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Iconic "I Want You" army recruiting poster.

This is the sheet music for the song "My Son, Your Country Is Calling" by Milton Charles Bennett. It was published by Bennett in Hartford, Connecticut.

This is the sheet music for the song "When You're Down in Old New Haven Town," which is about a soldier coming home from France and going to New Haven.

"Over There" is one of the most iconic patriotic songs written in the United States during World War 1.

This is the cover art for the sheet music for the iconic World War 1 song "Over There."

This is the sheet music for the song "We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall" by Henry Kenning. This song was published in Hartford, Connecticut.

This is the sheet music for the song "You're The Son of The U.S.A." by Bert Haft and Jack Altman. This song was published by H.A Music Publishing Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

This is the poster for the song "Your King and Country Want You." This song was popular in music halls in Britain during World War 1. Women would sing it in order to get men to sign up for military service.

The only anti-aircraft gun built for the United States army during World War 1. It was designed and built by the New Britain Machine Company.

A Browning Automatic Rifle Magazine produced at Stanley Works in New Britain, CT for soldiers in the US army during World War 1.