Library of Congress -- First World War Rotogravures

The Library of Congress's Serial and Government Publications Division
is pleased to announce the release of a new digital collection,
"Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures," available on the
American Memory Web site at:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/

During the World War I era (1914-18), newspapers published pictorial
sections that provided readers with access to images of current events,
domestic life, classic artwork, and advertisements. The popularity of
the pictorial sections increased both readership and advertising revenue
for the newspapers. Many of these sections were produced using the
rotogravure printing process, which produced richly detailed, high
quality illustrations.

The three titles digitized for "Newspaper Pictorials: World War I
Rotogravures" represent the variety and diversity of pictorials
published in Sunday pictorial sections by two of the most prominent U.S.
newspapers of the day: the New York Times and New York Tribune. Shortly
after the armistice, the New York Times published a book, The War of the
Nations: Portfolio in Rotogravure Etchings, with images selected from
its Mid-Week Pictorial section. This volume also contains thirty-two
maps that describe military engagements throughout the war and a
three-page appendix that provides a chronology, statistics, treaty
excerpts, and information about significant wartime events.

The images in this collection track American sentiment about the war in
Europe, week by week, before and after U.S. involvement. They document
events of the war alongside society news and advertisements touting
products of the day, creating a pictorial record of both the war effort
and life at home.

American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 8 million digital items from more than 120 historical collections.

Please use the American Memory web form:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-memory2.html
to submit any questions you may have about this collection.

Thank You!!

Laura Gottesman
Reference Specialist
Digital Reference Team
The Library of Congress