0118: Jane Adams Dingess Collection, 1906-1976

Huntington, West Virginia, clubwoman and educator. Papers consist primarily of scrapbooks of school days at Huntington High School, West Virginia University, and Washington and Lee University; also included are resource materials related to conservation and social studies and items concerning the Junior League, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, and garden club activities. Photographs of Italy in WWI, papers from the Marshall University plan crash in 1970, extensive newspaper clippings from circa WWII and conservation resource material.

The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Jane Adams Dingess Collection, 1906-1976. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Jane Adams Dingess Collection, 1906-1976.

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(Armistice Day) The Bersaglieri Corps entering Italian town 11 Nov. 1918

WWI view: (Armiistice Day) The Bersaglieri Corps entering Italian town 11 Nov. 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy. The Bersaglieri Corps was a sharpshooters unit in the Italian Army.
WWI: Action and trench on the Montello, June 1918

WWI view: Action and trench on the Montello, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: After 4 attacks(?) by the Italians, May 1918

WWI view: After 4 attacks(?) by the Italians, May 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: After the battle on the Piave, its wounded and dead, Aug. 1918

WWI view:After the battle on the Piave, its wounded and dead, Aug. 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: After the fall of an Italian Caproni at Padua, 1918?

WWI view: After the fall of an Italian Caproni at Padua, 1918?, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy. This was probably a Italian Caproni Ca3 bomber.
WWI: Austrian Army left to destroy her airplanes on the Piave, Aug. 1918

WWI view: Austrian Army left to destroy her airplanes on the Piave after the Italian advance, Aug 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI:Austrian soldier and Italian corporal dead after encounter, June 1918

WWI view: Austrian soldier and Italian corporal dead after encounter near Nervesa, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Entrance of the Italians from L. Movatorre Taglia after the Piave, 31 Aug 1918

WWI view: Entrance of the Italians from L. Movatorre Taglia after the Piave, 31 Aug 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: House at Nervesa during the action of Montello, June 1918

WWI view: House at Nervesa during the action of Montello, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Italian troops after the actions on the Montello,, June 1918

WWI view: Italian troops after the actions on the Montello, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Monte Cornone trenches, August 1918

WWI view: Monte Cornone trenches, August 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Observatory on the Piave, May 1918

WWI view: Observatory on the Piave, May 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: ---of the 210 English by the Italians on the mountain, May, 1917

WWI view:---of the 210 English by the Italians on the mountain, May, 1917, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: ---of the routes built by the enemy, April-May 1918

WWI view:----of the routes built by the enemy, April-May 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: On the Montello: an Austrian officer who fell to Italian troops, June 1918

WWI view: On the Montello, an Austrian officer who fell to Italian troops, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI:On the Mount Cornone after reinforced by the troops, Aug., 1918

WWI view: On the Mount Cornone after reinforced by the troops, Aug., 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI:Return of pilots from Vienna with d'Arrnyis(?) , Aug. 1918

WWI view: Return of pilots from Vienna with d'Arrnyis(?) Aug. 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Ruins of Castleviero on the Piave, June1918

WWI view: Ruins of Castleviero on the Piave, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Ruins of Cittadella after the Austrian bombardment

WWI view: Ruins of Cittadella after the Austrian bombardment, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Ruins of Nervesa after the Italian & Austrian bombardment, June 1918

WWI view: Ruins of Nervesa after the Italian & Austrian bombardment, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy. A note adds: "after 4 actions."
WWI: Ruins of San Pietro Rossa, May 1917

WWI view: Ruins of San Pietro Rossa, May 1917 , b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Ruins of the church of San Pederoble(?), after bombardment, July 1918

WWI view: Ruins of the church of San Pederoble(?), after bombardment, July 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI:Soldiers advancing to the grand battle at Jossaeta(?), June 1918

WWI view: Soldiers advancing to the grand battle at Jossaeta(?), June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Soldiers fleeing in proximity of Nervesa, June1918

WWI view: Soldiers fleeing in proximity of Nervesa, June 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy.
WWI: Soldiers that made the charge on Monte Grappa, Aug. 1918

WWI view: Soldiers that made the charge on Monte Grappa, Aug. 1918, b&w This is a set of images all made in 1917 & 1918 on the Italian front of WWI. Some captions in French, some in Italian. The mountains are probably in the neighborhood of Mount Grappa, Italy. Also on back: "Large bombshell" "Bombarde of 420"