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Aviation History and War Efforts

Images depicting military aviation incidents, including destroyed planes and soldiers using captured artillery during WWI, highlighting war's aftermath and engineering.

Sergeant J.T. Seabrook, from South Carolina, is seen in this photograph taken on March 1, 1919. He is shown at the meteorological station located 1 kilometer east of Colomby les Belles, France. Also pictured are Private E.L. Keith and Sergeant B.R. Mess. The photograph captures Sergeant Seabrook inside the telegraph office.

Canadian women engaging in agriculture during World War One as part of their contribution to the war effort. This image showcases their dedication to supporting food production while the men were away at war.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

This photograph was taken on January 20, 1919, at the Dental Infirmary of the 1618 U.S. Infantry in Pontlevoy, France. It features Private Clyde I Eddy, along with Lieutenant A.H. Nolan on the left, and dental assistant M.C. Crouch. The photograph was issued on November 11, 1918, and was passed by the A.E.F. censor.

"Photograph taken in an aviation school field for American soldiers in Italy during World War One. Official Use Only, copyright 1804."

Description: A Police Guard. Location: Malaya Date: 1930-1940 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Caption: "Sgt. A.F. Price and Pvt. N.E. Campbell holding a Reel Carrier, a combined take-up and pay-out mechanism for French punched Steel Reels. The size of the carrier is 12" x 48" and the reel is 6½" x 22". Photograph taken on July 12, 1918."

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Fire Suppression: Ground Handtools - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Smokejumpers: Training - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

An American soldier in a trench in France operates a signal rocket gun. The photo was taken on February 7, 1918, and was assigned the number 4076 by the photographer S.C., USA. It was released by the War Office to the Photo Division, S.A. on the same date.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

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Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

A photograph taken on July 23, 1918, during the Fourth of July Parade in New York. The image captures military activities and may involve Scotch soldiers. The photographer is identified as C.P.I. The image was issued with the code number 111-SC-14443 and relates to the series of photographs taken during World War One.

Soldiers from the 30th Division posing for a photograph at Camp Lee, Virginia in June 1918 during World War I. The soldiers are enlisted personnel, part of the 30th Division. This photograph was issued by the Signal Corps (SC) and is numbered 12,805 in their collection.

Lt. Val. A. Browning, son of the Browning machine gun inventor, tests a water-cooled Browning gun in Lorraine. Weighing 30 pounds, it can fire 500-600 shots per minute. The gun is transported on a mule-drawn two-wheeled cart. Photo taken on November 9, 1918, and cleared by A.E.F censor. (111-SC-25482)

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Soldiers from the American military postal and express service are seen sorting mail for American troops at a sorting station in France during World War One. They are separating properly addressed envelopes from misaddressed ones. This photograph was taken on October 14, 1918, and the image has been approved by the A.E.P. censor on October 19, 1918.

Inside a store in Paris, a saleslady is seen showing a lampshade made from a flour bag to a soldier. The lampshades are handmade by Belgians using flour bags sent to them by the Belgian Relief Committee. Many American soldiers are purchasing these unique souvenirs to support the Belgians in their efforts to earn a living.

Sgt. G. Ryden, of the 8th Corps, is pictured at Building No. 346 A, one of six warehouses used by the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) to store personal baggage of officers and enlisted men. Officers in the field with troops were only allowed 52 lbs. of baggage. Location: Gievres, Loire et Cher, France. Date taken: December 1, 1918.

Coast Guard Assists Trans Airlines Flight 915. This image depicts a Coast Guard plane assisting in the rescue of Trans Airlines Flight 915.

Description: His Excellency and Mr. J.M. Pattinson escorting Sir Bernard Reilly into the luncheon tent. Location: Aden, Yemen Date: 03 February 1953 Description: Light refreshments. His Excellency and Mr. Pattinson. Location: Aden, Yemen Date: 03 February 1953

Group portraits, Anonymous, 1946 - 1949 photograph Album magazine with four photos: group portraits of Dutch-Indian soldiers with their family and friends. Part of the photo album on the service of Dutch soldiers in the Dutch East Indies, ca. 1946-1949. Dutch East Indies, The albumblad: cardboard. foto: photographic support gelatin silver print Dutch East Indies, The

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Soldiers participating in a telephone course on cable splicing at Dartmouth College Training Detachment, N.A., Hanover, N.H. The course is part of their practical training. This image was taken by a photographer from Dartmouth College and is intended for official use only.

Officer at podium , Military officers, Rites & ceremonies, Podiums, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Hunting - Utah. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Yugoslavia, April 1943, Anonymous, 1943 photograph Album magazine with six photos in Yugoslavia, probably April 1943: women in local gestation doing the laundry in a river. Part of the photo album ABRECOMSINTENTENDANTur van de Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Yugoslavia photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. folk costume, regional costume. laundering Yugoslavia

Soldiers learning the "Handkerchief Grip" technique during World War I. The technique teaches soldiers how to provide first aid to a wounded comrade and ensure their safety. This photograph is part of the Inter. Film Ser. 61792 collection from December 12, 1917. Official use only.

Station at Tucuman. Original caption: Station at Tucuman, Northern Argentina. June 1941. Harry P. Hart. State: Argentina.

American soldier offering tobacco to a Canadian soldier on the Western front during World War One. The Canadian soldier and his comrades are returning from the firing lines to make room for fresh troops. This photograph was taken on July 1, 1918 and was classified for official use only.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

American flour being unloaded from U.S.S. West Lake and stored in Quartermaster Corps warehouses as part of the Army of Occupation. The photograph was taken by Sgt. Ryden on May 21, 1919, and shows the operations of the Quartermaster Corps during World War One.

Freedom. "..that these dead shall not have died in vain.." U.S. Coast Guardsmen silently transfer the bodies of two American soldiers from an invasion barge to a Coast Guard transport. A short time before, these two soldiers were part of the first wave of invaders in the triumphant battle of Salerno, culminating in the Italian surrender.

Soldiers at Mechanical Bakery, Advance Section #1 in Is-sur-Tille, France, prepare bread for shipment. Sergeant Gyden and his team are seen sacking the bread in this photograph taken on April 14, 1919. This image is part of the collection showing American military activities during World War One, specifically in the Cote d'Or region of France.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Die ersten Frühlingstage in Polen : Fischfang im Karpfenteich an der russisch-polnischen Grenze.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Fishing , Poland, World War, 1914-1918 , Military personnel , Poland

Group of soldiers in homes, Anonymous, 1941 - 1945 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the soldier; the soldier's life. civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Wehrmacht officer with woman. Album leaf with four photos of an officer of the Wehrmacht (presumably the album compiler) and a woman who occurs on many photos. Part of the photo album AbrechNungSintendantur of the Wehrmacht 1941-1943.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Portrait of a commander of the Swiss Garde, Anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph photographic support albumen print guard of honour. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Lieutenant Colonel Ruby D. Garrett, Honorary Major Maude Radford Warren, and Major R.T. Smith from the 117th Signal Corps, 42nd Division (formerly composed of 1st Battalion, Mo. Signal Corps) are seen in this photograph taken in Bachem, Germany.

Description: Obedience tests Location: Cyprus Date: June 1953 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

Wounded soldiers at Debarkation Hospital #3, New York City, waiting to be admitted to the bath room after turning in their clothes. The photograph was taken by Sgt. Mogarrigle on May 1, 1919, and issued for official use only. The L.A. Official notes the identification number as 9847664.

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Portraits of German soldiers, 1940, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with four photos with portraits of German soldiers, comrades of the compiler of the album. Part of a German military album Second World War 1939-1940. Germany photographic support. paper gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service Germany

Anefo photo collection. The Spanish Civil War rebelling soldiers. April 8, 1964

Miss Archbold, the head of American Red Cross aviation canteen workers in France, is seen in this photograph from October 14, 1918. She was a prominent woman worker during World War One and the image was taken by the Signal Corps, U.S.A. She later passed by the A.E.F. cans on October 19, 1918.

Surveillers in the Dutch part of the World Exhibition of 1885 in Antwerp, Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print Antwerp paper world fair, world exhibition. guard duty, keeping sentry Antwerp

Portraits, Anonymous, 1949 photograph Album magazine with seven photos with portraits of Dutch soldiers in the camp in Tjikalonkelon (Cikalong-Kulon). The names are on the back of the photos. Part of the photo album 'My years in India' with photos about the military actions in the Dutch East Indies. Dutch East Indies, The cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. shelter ~ military service. historical persons Dutch East Indies, The

FROM AERIAL UMBRELLA TO CHINESE PARASOLS. four members of Maj. Gen. James Doolittle's Raiding Party that dropped bombs on Tokyo April 18, 1942 exchange smiles with Chinese soldiers under picturesque parasols. Photo was taken during interim

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Sergeant G. Ryden, an Army photographer, took this photograph on February 26, 1919, at Base Hospital No.6 in Bordeaux, France. The image shows soldiers receiving issued subsistence stores. The location is in Gironde, France. The photograph also bears the notation "Ros - INIT te 05 40744 10:10" indicating identification and date.

In Sight of the Tell. .

U.S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Fishing Industry poster ca. 1950-1955

Development of instruments for detecting sound of enemy mining operations. Miner picking on coal rib. Operator and observer stand 600 feet apart. Bureau of Mines, war work. French instruments already developed for this purpose. Photograph taken on November 14, 1918. Photographer number 56622 AU.

The equipment that soldier' had to carry when marching to the trenches, in their haversack, pockets and knapsack. 1915

A group of French officers visiting Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA. The photograph shows them standing in front of the Liberty Bell. The image is dated June 3, 1918, and the photographer is identified as The Public Ledger Co., Phila. It is marked for official use only.

Confederate Dead: W.O.B. Branch, Earl Van Dorn, J.H. Morgan, W. Barksdale, A.S. Johnston, J.E.B. Stuart, "Stonewall" Jackson, J.S. Bowen, Zollicoffer, L. Tilghman, A.J. Jenkins, Ben McCullough, Leonidas Polk, and G.J. Rains. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

War vegetable garden , war vegetable field of the boys school, III, Hörnesg, War School Garden, Unknown

Margaret Beavan (centre), the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, shaking hands with the Mayor of Birkenhead (right) at the meeting of the two halves of the Mersey Tunnel, 1928. Sir Archibald Salvidge (left) had just used his pick-axe to pierce the last barrier of rock, thus joining the two parts of the formative tunnel under the River Mersey. 1928

Surgical photograph ... prepared under the supervision of ... War Department, Surgeon General's Office, Army Medical Museum. Civil War Photograph Collection . Disabled veterans, 1860-1870, Soldiers, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.

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