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Family Life Among Soldiers

Commemorative photographs from a family album showcasing interactions and daily life of military personnel and their families in post-war Indonesia.

House, Jeep and Staff, Anonymous, 1946 photograph Album magazine with six photos of the Vonk family after the war, in 1946, at the house, with a jeep and a group photo of the Indonesian staff 'De Oude Gerrowuen'. Part of the family album by Jet Vonk from Celebes. Celebes photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print family life at home. anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. house personnel, servants. modern forms of military vehicles (with NAME) Celebes

House, Jeep and Staff, Anonymous, 1946 photograph Album magazine with six photos of the Vonk family after the war, in 1946, at the house, with a jeep and a group photo of the Indonesian staff 'De Oude Gerrowuen'. Part of the family album by Jet Vonk from Celebes. Celebes photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print family life at home. anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. house personnel, servants. modern forms of military vehicles (with NAME) Celebes

Description: Major-General Perrott drives through the rows of Malay Spearmen. Location: Khota Bharu, Malaya Date: July 1909 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Three soldiers on the roadside of a road in France, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support land forces France

Location: Peking, China Date: 1900 china, asia, boxerrebellion, asiathroughalens

Description: Alafin Oyo & Sir Walter Egerton africa

Audience at the mayors of Amsterdam, 1653; An audience at Burgemeesteren van Amsterdam, 1653. Lieuwe van Aitzema on audience among the mayors of Amsterdam, 1653. Part of the Staalgravures group to the paintings of the historic Gallery of Society Arti et Amicitiae.

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "Soemut, Sait Subroeg". Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 832_12. 1936. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Description: Company on patrol. Location: Nyasaland, Somaliland Date: 1922 Description: Company on patrol. Shows me on pony and Lieut, E.P.N.Shirley, Royal Irish Fusiliers, standing by his pony. Location: Nyasaland, Somaliland Date: 1922 Description: Company on patrol. Shirley and myself and senior NCOS. Location: Nyasaland, Somaliland Date: 1922 Description: Company on patrol. Shirley and self busy in the company headquarter shelter. Location: Nyasaland, Somaliland Date: 1922 africa

Description: W Whigham, Administrator Porter, Dr Foreman, President Cameron. Taken at Tortola. October 1887 Location: Tortola, Virgin Islands Date: October 1887 caribbean, britishvirginislands, caribbeanthroughalens

Soldiers participating in agricultural activities at Camp Dix, New Jersey. The image shows soldiers plowing the soil using horses. This photograph, with the identification number 60,573, was taken by a Signal Corps photographer and received the description "Agricultural activities at Camp Dix, New Jersey." There are additional notes indicating the image as 60573.

Description: 97. Ossberg. Officers' mess. Location: Ossberg Description: 98. Kroonstad. Trek oxen in the drift. Location: Kroonstad Description: 99. Ossberg. Sick parade. Location: Ossberg Description: 100. Ossberg. Draining biscuit rations. Location: Ossberg Description: 101. Veresniging. Vaal R. Ant Leaps. Location: Veresniging Description: 102. Outside Johannesburg. Capt. Boosker. kroonstad, africa, ossberg, veresniging

Destroyed bridges, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with three photos of destroyed Dutch bridges, a group photo of German soldiers and a photo of graves of fallen German soldiers. Part of the photo album 'Kriegszeit in Holland', about the service in the Netherlands by Hans Heinemann from a Flak Regiment of the Luftverteidigungskommando of the Luftwaffe. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare). bridge. grave, tomb Netherlands

Front view of machine gun nest in the Bois de Chaume.. Photographs. 1917 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Military facilities , France

Description: Photograph album donated by Philip Barlow depicting various scenes from life in the Leeward Islands. Location: Leeward Islands, West Indies Date: 1948-1950 sailors, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

German warships, Anonymous, 1940 - 1941 photograph Album magazine with three photos of German warships in Dutch waters, near the artillery setup. Part of the photo album 'Kriegszeit in Holland' about the service time in the Netherlands by Hans Heinemann from a Flak Regiment of the Luftverteidigungskommando of the Luftwaffe. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print division of armed forces (+ artillery). navy. steamship, motorship Netherlands

Description: Garden Party at Government House. 6th August 1902. Location: Victoria, Seychelles Date: 06 August 1902

Public and anglers behind a seawall to the French coast. Part of photo album from a army exercise in Southwest France in 1902.

Location: Borneo Date: 26 April 1921 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Location: China Date: 1920-1940 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Winter 1946-1947, anonymous, 1946 - 1947 photograph Album magazine with six photos of a friend in nature with snow and ice during the harsh winter of 1946-1947. Part of the family album 1940-1947. Netherlands photographic support. paper gelatin silver print playing with snow and ice - CC - adult(s) ~ snow and ice. open-air recreation. enjoying nature. severe winters Netherlands

Factual caption: Photograph of Army Exhibit showcasing Balloons. The balloon identified as NUM 49,943 belongs to the Signal Corps. The description mentioned is 'RECO'. The photograph was taken as part of the army exhibit. There is a symbol next to the number indicating it has been issued. The caption notes that this image is labeled as *49943 3-0.

Men at Buitakten heavy weapons in Pretoria; 18 Guns Captured From Jameson. State Artillery Guarding them .. Part of album with 191 photos from a trip to and through South Africa.

Soldiers and children, Anonymous, 1946 - 1949 photograph Album magazine with four photos: group portraits of Dutch and Indian soldiers and some groups of children. 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

SHIP OF THE Kriegsmarine, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with a photo of the crew on a small ship of the Kriegsmarine. Part of a small album from the Kriegsmarine in the Netherlands. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. navy (+ motor ships) Netherlands

Union teamster or hostler with horse, probably with the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia. In album: Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead, page 78, Photograph probably by G. H. Houghton, photographer of other photographs in this album and fellow resident of Mead's in Brattleboro, Vermont. Houghton worked as a photographer at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia, and in the Tidewater area of Virginia during the time that Larkin Goldsmith Mead spent there with the Army of the Potomac as an artist for Harper's Weekly and making topographical drawings for Brig. Gen. William F. Smith in 1861 and 1862, Title devised by Library staff, Attribution of 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment based on number 2 on horse's blanket and presence of photographs of Vermont regiments in album, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Accession box no. DLC/PP-1975:071. United States, Army, Vermont

Soldiers look at something in a field in France. Part of photo album from a army exercise in Southwest France in 1902.

Sailors and houses, Anonymous, 1941 - 1945 photograph Album magazine with five photos of sailors from the Kriegsmarine and Van Huizen on a street. Part of the photo album Kriegsmarine. Netherlands (possibly) paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. sailor

are looking at a photograph taken on May 20, 1918, showing Lieutenant Fleming of the 304th Field Signal Battalion during a practice session in the field at Camp Meade in Admiral, Maryland. The image captures a section of the wire company, mounted and in transit.

Description: Flying Squadron. Location: Tasmania, Australia australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

French soldiers in a trench, Anonymous, 1914 - 1918 stereograph cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print trenches. private soldier

"Image of a convalescent camp looking east in Mars sur Allier (Allire), Nievre, France during World War I. Taken by photographer PVT. Clyde Eddy on March 29, 1919. This photo is part of the official collection with the issued number TAKER-19. Please note the reference number 45225."

Stereoscopic views of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Gettysburg (Pa.), Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)

Visit of Prince Hendrik to Military Post, Jan Willem Arnold, 1901 - 1915 photograph The Hague photographic support. cardboard albumen print The Hague

Under Fire at Tarawa. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen and Marines protecting a supply-laden vessel during the invasion of Tarawa, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Ken Riley.

War album 99, Figure 29972A-C-2.

Telling Tommies' tales Description: Correspondence from a staff member at the Great Western Railway office in Paddington, London, who went to war.

Château-Renault, anonymous, 1940 - 1945 photograph Album magazine with five photos with cityscapes in Château-Renault and from a shot in English fighter plane. Part of the photo album 'KriegSerinnerungen' 1940-1945. France cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print troop movements, transportation. aircraft, aeroplane (+ accident, collision, crash ~traffic and transport) France. Château-Renault

Anefo photo collection. Destruction. Westkappelle. November 8, 1944. Westkapelle, Zeeland

Soldiers in a statement in France. Part of photo album from a army exercise in Southwest France in 1902.

Reproductory van Les Tirailleurs Door Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour, Goupil & Cie., Goupil & Cie., After Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour, 1875-1880 photomechanical print paper painting, drawing and the graphic arts. military service

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

Photo archive Salwega 1921-1934. On the inner leaf of the album

Image showing an incinerator at Camp Hospital 15 in Coatquidan, France during World War I. The photograph was taken on April 14, 1919, and the description was issued by DMC Surber on January 19, 1919. The image is assigned the subject number 51834.

"Sergeant Morris Fineberg from the American military overlooking the Woevre plain in Herbeuville, France. The photograph was taken on November 22, 1918. It shows Combres and a hill in the background near St. Remy. This image was censored by the A.E.P. censor, and its issuing notes do not specify a date."

Description: The Nigeria Regiment of the West African Frontier Force. Location: Nigeria africa

Fort Sumpter i.e. Sumter, Charleston Harbor. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs . Boats, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Charleston Harbor (S.C.), 1860-1870, Sandbars, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.), 1860-1870, Charleston Harbor (S.C.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Union, South Carolina, Charleston.

Image of Russian peasants during World War One. This photograph was taken by the Signal Corps photographer and is part of a collection of 50,103 images. The description states that it captures Russian peasants. The accompanying note indicates that it has been assigned the symbol E and the number 50103 in a series ranging from 1 to 1000.

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: Company SAIT SEBERANG. Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 828_44. 1930. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Pilots whose roof collapsed by an explosion of an ammunition factory in Oosterweel near Antwerp in 1889, 1889 photomechanical print Oosterweelbelgium printer: Antwerp Publisher: Antwerp paper collotype ruin of a building ~ architecture. hangar. the soldier; the soldier's life Oosterweel

Labor Day 1939 ,. Messenger Collection

Standing soldier, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with a photo of a military standing in the doorway of the home of the Kriegsmarine in the Netherlands: Dienststelle 23 443. Part of a small album from the Kriegsmarine in the Netherlands. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. occupation ~ war. shelter ~ military service Netherlands

Civilian Conservation Corps - Camps - West Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Cavalry amid the public in France, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support land forces (+ cavalry, horsemen) France

Various topics, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with four photos of German soldiers on the beach, captured guns, a sunken ship and a group photo on a square in Bruges, June 1940. Part of the photo album of the Wehrmacht 1938-1941. Belgium photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. beach (as place of recreation). firearms. steamship, motorship. shipping accident; sickness and death at sea Belgium. Bruges

"American engineers building a temporary bridge on the banks of the River Aire in the Argonne region during a US advance northwest of Verdun. Photograph taken by Signal Corps, US Army. Date and location details not provided. Released by A.E.F Censor. Image number: 111-SC-25034."

Waiting for the Command.. B. L. Singley (American, 1864 - 1938)

Description: Travelling in comfort, Yellua Yelwa, Bautchi Province. A group of native soldiers and carriers with two white men seated in a mosquito netted enclosure. Location: Nigeria Date: c1920-1929 africa

Hannonville showing twenty-one American graves along the road ; Panorama of St. Maurice ; Wash day in Hannonville.. Photographs. 1917 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , France, Cities & towns , France

Photo archive Salwega 1921-1934. On the inner leaf of the album

Woods on the left wing, Battle of Gettysburgh sic; Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, 1862 - 1902); July 1863; Albumen silver print

The "Michel Le Brave", Julius Balloon Durruof, swells in La Villette in March 1874, 19th arrondissement, Paris The "Michel Le Brave", Julius Balloon Durruof, swollen to La Villette in March 1874, Paris (19th arrest). 1847-1910. Photograph of Tournachon Gaspard Felix, says Nadar.

Collection 558 pH. C. Visser. Photo album fisherman: Dutch East Indies, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, 1930. Album leaf with four photos, top left and bottom left: Japanese miniature garden in Kyoto in Japan; At the top right: Channel in Kyoto; At the bottom right: Mr Libert's house, agent of the Java, China and Japan line in Amoy Emoi. 1930/11/28. Amoy, China, Emoi, Japan, Kyoto

Headquarters of the divisional medical department and Red Cross at Thierville.. Photographs. 1917 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Destruction and pillage , France, World War, 1914-1918 , Medical aspects , France

Description: Lagos races. Location: Lagos Description: Coronation 1911 Lagos W.C.A. Review of Troops. Location: Lagos Date: 1911 africa

University of Texas, U.S. Army Training Detachment, Austin, Texas. A formal inspection of truck train as part of the training for truck drivers and Motor Transport personnel. The photograph was taken by the S.A.T.C. University of Texas on April 27th, 1919. The image includes subject number 58961 and was issued by the University of Texas Army Training Detachment. It is labeled for official use only and serves as a historical documentation of Army activities during World War I.

Senais on the Sutlej. .

Group of men and women standing on rocks on the French coast, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support rocks (+ landscape with figures, staffage) France

Uniformed man holds horse on a forest path, possibly a camera in his hand, presumably at Pontoise, 1897 photograph Part of photo album of a French amateur photographer with recordings of trips in France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the first cars and car races. Bridge paper. photographic support riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. (military) uniforms. road, path. camera ~ photography Bridge

Soldiers in cars in France, in the background wooden houses, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support automobile. barracks (+ land forces) France

Soldiers operating electric elevators during World War One. This photograph was taken by photographer Reco and it features the 188UED symbol of Albro-Glenn Manufacturing Company. The image is marked with the number 39066 and the notes indicate it was taken with a 3-3008 camera.

Anefo photo collection. Reproduction Marvo. February 14, 1950

Description: Moka. Mon Desert S.E. Location: Moka, Mauritius Date: January 1945

Scenes at West Point and vicinity 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.)

Kriegsjahr 1940. Album leaf with two photos in Fort Bocklemünd (Cologne) in 1940. Above a meal of officers, under the compiler only in the photo on the occasion of his promotion on August 30, 1940 to attachment (here the photo album ends). Part of a German military album World War II 1939-1940.

Corporal wasters soldiers in the Camp de Chlons; Camp de Chlons 1857 ..

Diary entries : October 26, 1918 Staden, Belgium; photographs depicting nurses holding loaf of bread, soldiers and troop train.. 1918. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918, Military mobilizations

Major General Sir R. Dacres and Staff.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

Panorama of Kote 235 north Jamiano, 15.10.1916. .

Hunting company, presumably in Central France, 1899 photograph Part of photo album of a French amateur photographer with recordings of trips in France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the first cars and car races. France paper. photographic support hunter France

Soldiers from the American military engage in training activities during World War One. The soldiers are seen participating in various drills and exercises, demonstrating their physical prowess and preparedness for combat. These training activities were crucial in preparing the soldiers for the challenges they would face on the battlefield.

Loran Unit Showing Vertical Antenna. Electronics - Aerial view of the typical Loran Unit showing vertical antenna in the foreground with the equipment hut containing Loran times and transmitter immediately behind it. The cleared area in the foreground contains the extensive ground system which serves to give better Loran transmission.

German soldiers en route to Austria, 1940 - 1944 photograph Album magazine with four photos of German soldiers traveling by train from Heidelberg via Prague to Austria. Part of the photo album 'KriegSerinnerungen' 1940-1945. Germany cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print troop movements, transportation. the soldier off duty Germany. Heidelberg. Prague

Pulling Stumps out with Small Tractor. Original caption: Soldiers wrapping cable around stumps to pull them out with a small tractor during clearing operations for camp roads. Section C. October 5, 1942. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Militair is decorated in a field in France, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support land forces. military honours. manoeuvre ~ military training France

Visiting the bombed Middelburg, 1941 - 1942 photograph Album magazine with five photos of some German officers of the Wehrmacht with a woman visiting the destroyed Middelburg. They pose for the ruins of the town hall. Part of the photo album ABRECOMSINTENTENDANTur van de Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Middelburg photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare). outing, pleasure trip Town Hall (Middelburg)

Queen Wilhelmina visits armyrevue on the Renkumer Heide, Barend Groote (Possible), 1898 photograph Part of photo album with fifteen recordings of the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina and the inauguration parties. Renkum photographic support installation of a ruler - BB - female ruler. ceremonial celebration of installation of a ruler. public festivities on the occasion of royal events. review, inspection (of company, unit, troop). riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. dress, gown. head-gear: top hat. horse. (military) uniforms Renkum

Hercules prostrate, 325 ft. long, 97 ft. in circumference.. Attributed to Thomas C. Roche (American, 1826/1827 - 1895)

Ft. Mason refugee campers and their belongings saved from the flames of burning San Francisco. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1906. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California, San Francisco (Calif.), Earthquakes , California, San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906, Tents, Fort Mason (Calif.)

Location: Peking, China Date: 1900 china, asia, boxerrebellion, asiathroughalens

The Tripoli Monument with cadets in foreground. American Views: U.S. Naval Academy, Anapolis, Md. 1868. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Maryland, Annapolis (Md.)

Description: The Palestinian A.M.P.C. Unit in France. A special series of pictures illustrating their work and also the conditions under which they live. "One of the men attending to his ornamental garden" Location: Palestine; France Date: 1939-1940

Army Barracks.. Capt. Henry Craigie Brewster (British, 1816 - 1905)

Landing and pontoon bridge on the Potomac River 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Raid in the Netherlands, 1940. Album leaf with five photos of the raid in the Netherlands, May 1940. The photos show the advance of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands, troops and weapon transport by horse and carriage over the road and over a geimpprovised bridge. Part of the photo album of the Wehrmacht 1938-1941.

Dijk, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with a photo from the water of a dike, possibly at the Afsluitdijk. Part of a small album from the Kriegsmarine in the Netherlands. Netherland Preminder: the HELDER paper. photographic support gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. dikes, levee Netherlands. Afsluitdijk

Project 24 - Operation Hardtack (Enewetak/Bikini/Johnnston Island Area) Test Activities. LML area and personnel on Enewetak Isl. (9 of 9). Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Queen Wilhelmina gets off her horse in military exercise, Anonymous, 1901 - 1910 photograph unknown photographic support. cardboard

Interior of the Malakoff, - Guns flanking the Little Redan. G. Shaw Lefevre, photographer (British, 1831 - 1928) negative September 8, 1855, print 1856 View inside the Malakoff after the French and British capture of the Malakoff and the Redan during the siege of Sevastopol. Cannons line the fortification on the left side of the image, in between stacked sandbags and wicker gabions that form dividers and create the walls of the fort. Debris covers the ground around the guns. (Recto, mount) lower center, handwritten in pencil: "Interior of the Malakoff - Guns flanking / the Little Redan." Lower left, handwritten in pencil: "8 circled"

90th Penn. Inf., Reynold's Ave., Gettysburg, Pa. Gettyburg battlefield. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Gettysburg (Pa.), Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)

Group portrait of the members of the Dutch corps in Zandpruit; Holl. Corps Zandpruit. Part of album with 191 photos from a trip to and through South Africa.

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