Walk through the doors of the C. Burr Artz Public Library in downtown Frederick and you’ll step back in time 100 years.
The exhibit that lines the interior walkway of the library transports viewers to the American experience during World War I. Black and white photographs, telegram messages, propaganda posters and newspaper clippings depict life at home and abroad during a pivotal but oft-forgotten time in history.
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