The Lost Generation

Never send to know for whom the bell tolls

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The Three X Sisters, 1935

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Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore in radio version of Dickens's Christmas Carol

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Shu Min Wong Barbara Wright Auburn University Glomeratas 1917

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British and German soldiers did briefly stop killing, but there is little evidence to support story of a kickabout in no-man’s land

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Pilot Wm. C. Hopson, U.S. Mail Service Winter Flying Clothing From the National Archive

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Some of the colored men of the 369th (15th N.Y.) Who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. Left to right. Front row: Pvt. Ed. Williams, Herbert Taylor, Pvt. Leon Fraitor, Pvt. Ralph Hawkins. Back row. Sgt. H. D. Prinas, Sgt. Dan Storms, Pvt. Joe Williams,. Pvt. Alfred Hanley, and Cpl. T.W. Taylor

From the National Archives

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I was in Constantinople shortly before the outbreak of war, and while there had a lengthy discussion of the political situation with the Markgraf Pallavicini, our most efficient and far-seeing ambassador there. He looked upon the situation as being extremely grave... his diagnosis was as follows: that if a rapid change in the entire course of events did not intervene, we were making straight for war. He explained to me that he considered the only possibility of evading a war with Russia lay in our definitely renouncing all claims to influence in the Balkans and leaving the field to Russia. Pallavicini was quite clear in his own mind that such a course would mean our resigning the status of a Great Power; but apparently to him even so bitter a proceeding as that was preferable to the war which he saw was impending. Shortly afterwards I repeated this conversation to the Archduke and heir, Franz Ferdinand, and saw that he was deeply impressed by the pessimistic views of Pallavicini, of whom, like everyone else, he had a very high opinion. The Archduke promised to discuss the question as soon as possible with the Emperor. I never saw him again.

Count Ottokar Czernin from his memoir In the World War

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James Braddock Vs. Max Baer

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Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen: Read by Christopher Eccleston To see and hear more poems of Lost Generation Artists read by the likes of Sean Bean, Sophi Okondeo, and Stephen Graham check out Channel 4's playlist Remembering World War 1.

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The hotel was practically deserted, so I was somewhat surprised when two men, one a huge fellow built on a superdreadnaught plan, followed us in and got out with us on the fifth floor. The superdreadnaught sailed on into my room, which seemed a breach of propriety for an un-introduced stranger. He closed the door rudely behind him. I was prepared to resent this altogether high-handed intrusion, when my tall guest said, very simply, "I am representing the Imperial German Government."

"Part I: The Spy Hunters of Belgium," from Albert Rhys Williams's memoir of World War I In the Claws of the German Eagle

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"Tom Mix joined the army as a young man and was an artillery sergeant during the Philippine campaign from 1898 to 1901, though he never saw action. His first movie was Ranch Life in the Great Southwest (1910). He continued with Selig until 1917, writing and directing as well as acting. He was signed by Fox Films in 1917 and remained with them until 1928, averaging five or so films a year. His popularity eclipsed all other great cowboy stars (Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson and even the legendary William S. Hart) of the silent era and he earned--- and spent--- millions. In addition to Mix's riding and shooting skills, the films also showcased the talents of his amazing horse, Tony the Horse. Sound and encroaching middle age were not favorable to Mix, and after making a handful of pictures during the sound era he left the film industry after 1935's serial, The Miracle Rider (1935). After Tom Mix retired from making movies, he bought a Circus and toured with it for 5 years. See the Tom Mix Circus Rout Book." Download the full comic books: <https://archive.org/details/TomMixInTheFightingCowboy-BigLittleBook>.

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Parents kept room as it was the day he left, and stipulated when they moved that it should not be changed for 500 years

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For 35 years, Carrie Fulton Phillips kept a stash of love letters hidden away in her home.

“Phillips never sold the letters, never published a book and, as far as we know, she never showed the letters to anyone,” says Karen Linn Femia, an archivist at the Library of Congress.

Had she, President Warren Harding would have had some explaining to do.

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One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.

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Going to the movies in the '30s Photos from Kentucky Digital Library