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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Letter Illustration, 1944

World War II Driver James Henry Brewster volunteered as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service (AFS) between 1943…

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AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Christmas Eve, 1917

Many of the 2,500 ambulance and camion drivers who served with the American Field Service (AFS) during World War I…

IOM-November-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Jordanian Cultural Exchange, 1982

International Education Week (IEW) begins on November 12, 2013. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State…

IOM-October-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Teddy the Goat, 1917

The AFS Drivers from the First World War enjoyed each other’s companionship in between the difficult and often dismal hours…

IOM-September-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

AFS “Fashionistas,” Spring 1965

When we think of the cultural differences that an AFS participant faces on an AFS program, many things come into…

IOM-August-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Letter Illustration, 1943

This comic strip was published in the September 1943 issue of The American Indian: Bulletin of the American Field Service in…

IOM-July-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Empty Trenches, 1917

This photograph shows a French soldier walking away from the camera through an empty trench. This image was taken in…

IOM-June-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Summer Picnic, August 1970

This photograph shows four AFS Participants and Returnees enjoying live music and fresh watermelon, a typical summer treat in the…

IOM-April-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Chaung Crossing, Spring 1945

This picture shows American Field Service (AFS) ambulances crossing a chaung (stream bed) north of Sinthe in Burma during the…

IOM-March-2013
AFS Archives, Archival Spotlight, History

Many Faces, One Smile, 1973

The picture depicted above shows five AFS Participants from different regions of the world sharing a happy moment during their…

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