Ambulance 255 Donor Card, 1916-1918
This ambulance donor card was kept internally by the American Field Service (AFS) in order to monitor and track the…
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Chewing Gum, February 1944
The Allied forces in World War II launched an amphibious landing in the areas of Anzio and Nettuno on January…
Multicultural Sleigh, 1949
This holiday card, which was sold to raise funds for the American Field Service International Scholarships Program, was designed for…
American Ambulance Hospital, circa 1914-1918
Veterans Day is an American federal holiday honoring veterans of all wars on November 11th each year. Initially, this holiday…
Hollywood Movie Star Robert Montgomery, June 1940
This image shows Hollywood movie star Robert Montgomery standing with fellow ambulance driver Stuart Benson in front of an American…
Welcome Home, 1965
The picture shows Marketta Mattila (second from right), an AFS Participant from Kankaanpää, Finland, standing with her new host family…
Morning Exercise, 1917
This image shows Philip Glorieux of Irvington, NJ, boxing an unidentified French mechanic one morning in 1917. Glorieux served alongside…
High Jump, 1945
Toward the end of World War II, American Field Service ambulance drivers in 567 Company were stationed at an embarkation…
Playwright and AFS Driver Sidney Howard, 1916
This photograph of famous playwright and screenwriter Sidney Coe Howard (1891-1939) was taken in France during World War I, and…
President John F. Kennedy’s Speech to AFS Students, 1963
This photograph shows President John F. Kennedy walking to the microphone before addressing AFS students at the White House in…