Franklin D. Roosevelt, the assistant Navy secretary, takes time out from his Washington duties to visit a firing range in Maryland, as the United States prepares for war. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
Teddy Roosevelt, America’s foremost advocate for war, headed to Florida in March to hunt manta rays. Here he poses with his guide, Russell Coles. Overweight and 58 years old, TR was itching to take a division to France and get into the fight. Courtesy of Library...
Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to the United States Congress, wanted to fight for women’s issues but was immediately confronted with the question of war and peace. Courtesy of Library of Congress
These paperboys in Oklahoma City are ready to spread the news from Europe and around the country. This photo, by Lewis Hine, shows Jack Ryan, 6, Jesse Ryan, 10 and Onem Smith, 12 (left to right). Courtesy of Library of Congress
In early March 1917, residents of the Lower East Side of New York protest food shortages and high prices. Courtesy of Library of Congress
