Frederick Arthur Durno-Steele
(1892 - 1917)
London, Middlesex County, England
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1915 Lieutenant in the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
1917 Temp Captain in the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
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In 1892, in the year that Frederick Arthur Durno-Steele was born, on January 1st, Ellis Island opened to process immigrants. 700 passed through on the first day - in the first year, 450,000 were processed. The processing center was originally a 3 story wooden building - with outbuildings - that burned down a few years later.
In 1900, when he was only 8 years old, the U.S. population exceeded 75 million, rising about 13 million from the 1890 census. 87.9% of the population was white, 11.6% was African-American, 0.7% was Hispanic, and 0.5% was Native American, Asian, and other minorities.
In 1917, in the year of Frederick Arthur Durno-Steele's passing, "I Want You" became famous. James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracted thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty. Over 4 million posters were printed in 1917 and 1918.
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