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Black-and-white photos of military personnel at camps and landscapes, depicting historical settings and structures from World War I and early 20th century.

The Discovery  Claim at Anvil Creek, Nome,  Alaska, during the gold rush        Date: Summer 1900
The Discovery Claim at Anvil Creek, Nome, Alaska, during the gold rush Date: Summer 1900
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Riprap on #43. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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A revolving German gun-turret, revealed after constant bombardment of its trench by the French in September 1915.  The turret had a quick-firing gun served by three men, who were locked inside.  Before bombardment, only the domed top was visible above ground.     Date: October 30th 1915
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11/01/1915. Spanish Soldiers in Morocco. Aspect of the Kaddur camp during the mass celebrated in memory of the ill-fated Lieutenant Colonel Don Nicomedes of the church.
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Recovery camp for Italian troops near the sinkholes of the Karst region, Italy, World War I, photo by Aldo Molinari from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 8, February 20, 1916.
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Elsevier photo collection. Zeedijk Walcheren restored. Nollegat Zeedijk poem. September 1945. Nolle, Walcheren, Zeeland
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08/12/1917. On the Western Front - English Soldiers Passing Over a Bridge That Continued Bombing Failed to Completely Destroy.
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05/31/1913. From Recent Operations in Morocco. Forces of Hunters from Madrid and Barbastro and Engineers Protecting the Front Row Guerrillas from the attack of the Moors.
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11/30/1914. The Russians in Campaign. Troops of the Moscow Army Building Trenches in front of Krakow. Photo: R. Parrondo.
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12/31/1941. Italian tanks in action in the Tobruk sector.
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During the evacuation of Finnish refugees, autumn 1944.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pangandaran (Maurit Bay). Mauritsbaai, Z.Java: a patrol of 1-3 R.I. Passing a roll-up railway line at PangaDaran to west of Tjilatjap. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Zeeland Visit from the British minister Attee to the vandalism and inundations on Walcheren. Visit from the British minister Attlee to the war knit around Vlissingen at the Nollegat. March 10, 1945. Vlissingen, Walcheren, Zeeland
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Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1944-1945. Ground crew of No. 43 Squadron RAF eating their rations in an anti-blast pen faced with sandbags and wine barrels at Nettuno, Italy. From left to right, they are: Leading Aircraftman H Wiggins of Oxford; Flight Sergeant F Nunn of Enfield, Middlesex; Sergeant K Fackrell of Bexleyheath, Kent; Sergeant G Crolley of Ayr, Scotland, and Sergeant A L Rogers of Falmouth, Cornwall.
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China. Sinkiang (Xinjiang). Kunlun. Expedition in the crossing of the togthra-su (left minor ripple of Karakasch Darja)
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. Report to Pankelan. Isolated outpost of 1-4-8-regiment infantry. a ruin. March 12, 1948. Indonesia, Krawang, Dutch East Indies
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Showing Bulkhead before straightening by WPA crew , Maintenance & repair, Retaining walls, Billings Creek. Photographs of the First Naval District
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The Opening Up of a Continent (West Africa - Magazine Unit Story). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Overview and Jamborekamp from Helicopter. August 12, 1963. Greece
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Anefo photo collection. Leusderheide is burned down to destroy remaining ammunition. Costumes at the fire. August 19, 1947. Leusderheide
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02/16/1937. Rest during the advance to Malaga.
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10/28/1975. Aerial View of one of the Camps Installed at a distance from the Wire fences by the Spanish Army.
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General Kuropatkin and his staff on the march - The Commander in Chief in the leading carriage, Russo - Japanese War
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12/31/1939. Vintage images from the 1940s.
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Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection No. 3 Squadron R. N. A. S. Officer's Camp: Tenedos, Gallipoli, July 1915.
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Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.
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Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeerpolder. December 10, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Consolidated Liberator B Mark VIs of No. 99 Squadron RAF, with their attendant ground crews, lined up at Dhubalia, India.
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The Queen's Ships -- the Royal Navy of today displayed in a single panorama, showing all the principal fighting craft which keep the moat of Britain, and some of the innumerable auxiliaries necessary to maintain a modern navy in action -- a comprehensive display illustrating changes of composition.      Date: 1953
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The royal company on the new Zeedijk of Nickerie. November 2, 1955. Nickerie, Suriname
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Reading war laws to 12th Regt.
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Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949. Emergents (Oliem) in the St. Lucas transit camp at Haifa at their tents with laundry on the line. January 1, 1948. Haifa, Israel
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Natives remove the bodies of Air Force dead near Marrakech, North Africa for reburial at the Pax Cemetery at Casablanca. 4 August 1943.
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Black and white photograph entitled the "Italian stranglehold on Albany on Good Friday 1939"; a detachment of troops on bicycles disembarks at the port of Durazzo
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Marine artillery in an anti-aircraft coastal artillery position, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 9, March 4, 1917.
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Field fair at the Handl colony. .
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French soldiers in foxholes in France during the spring of 1918. World war one
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Second World War. After the fighting. Russia, Belgorod Oblast. Grab Cross for the Obergrenadier Josef Asang and three more fallen (well close to Jannoje, north of Tomarowka)
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The 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit from Service Support Group (MSSG) motor pool in operation during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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Criminal kneeling over his own grave - Japanese executioner beheading a condemned Chinese, Tientsin, China, 1901
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Patrol gang. An older Indonesian man with Peci is refilled by a Dutch soldier while he is kept by 2 others. Behind them a very long white wall (prison). On the right, other soldiers are along the road edge. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Destroyed Ital. Positions at St.Antonio 3.11.17. .
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Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Traverses. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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The Second Anglo-Afghan War was waged between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880. A consequence of the Great Game between Britain and Russia, the conflict was instigated by the latter sending an uninvited diplomatic mission to Kabul, despite the wishes and protestations of Sher Ali Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan. When a British demand for their own diplomatic mission was refused, the Second Anglo-Afghan War commenced.
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Curtiss Kittyhawks of No. 239 Wing RAF fly into Marble Arch landing ground, past the Arco dei Fileni, ('Marble Arch') a monument erected on the Via Balbia, the coastal road in Libya between the provinces of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, to celebrate early Italian Fascist victories.
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James River, Virginia View of the completed Dutch Gap canal. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Canals, United States, Virginia, James River.
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Japanese soldiers crossing a river near Nanjing City wall, China, 1937
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General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898 Arab civilian labourers stockpile wood under the supervision of an English officer, probably in Atbara, Sudan.
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The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 The Boer fortified camp at Mafeking.
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Members of the US Army (USA) 40th Division setting up for exercises at Camp Kearny, California (CA). Note: In the future this area became the US Navy (USN) Naval Air Station Miramar. (Exact Date Shot Unknown). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The royal company on the Nieuwe Zeedijk in the Nickerie district. November 2, 1955. Nickerie, Suriname
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Anefo photo collection. Parent day Wezep among officers school sky and army. November 23, 1951. Gelderland, Wezep
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DF-ST-87-03526. Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '86 Base: Mocoron Country: Honduras (HND)
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British troops going through the ruins of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 47, November 25, 1917.
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Iraqi soldiers surrender to advancing elements of the 1ST Marine Division during the third day of the ground offensive phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.
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