Erecting a Belgian village set for the picture 'Lest We Forget,' Westchester County, N.Y., August 18, 1917.

Negatives, ca. 1905-ca. 1939, were produced by Fritz E. Bjorkman and most likely collected by Herman Blumenthal for visual research. A small number of nitrate negatives may have been produced by Bjorkman's father Herman. Photographs depict a large number of places, including New York, Ohio, Maryland, Florida, California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico. One particular focus of the collection is parades, including photographs of an Armistice Day parade, a Liberty Day parade, parades commemorating the second and third Liberty Loans, and a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Along with many family pho... Mehr ...