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Archive images showcasing military personnel and logistics from past conflicts, featuring scenes of transportation, gatherings, and humanitarian efforts.

Soroka, Russia: September 1919 The last Americans to leave northern Russia. Much of the population of Soroka on the White Sea came to see them off.
Soroka, Russia: September 1919 The last Americans to leave northern Russia. Much of the population of Soroka on the White Sea came to see them off.
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Kuma class cruiser taking...
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German soldiers stand guard as Polish prisoners of war are forced to mine rock. Taken in Warsaw, shortly after the invasion of Poland in 1939.
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Fort McPherson, Georgia: c. 1918 These two German sailors, now prisoners of war, spend their time building beautiful models of ships. The sailing ship flies the standard "W.P.Frye".
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Undersecretary of Fine Arts, Dujardin-Beaumetz, over the sandbags to protect the museum from flooding of the Seine, Quai du Louvre, flood in Paris, France, photo from L'Illustration, No 3493, February 5, 1910.
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Team accommodation in Tolmein.
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With the swastika decorated enemy plane providing an appropriate contrast, 9th Air Force soldiers prepare to exercise one of the most important functions of a democracy: The casting of ballots in the presidential election. Lt. Robert L. Heaton, Los
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Barcelona, 02/04/1912. Magazine of firefighters in Barcelona. The mayor, Mr. Sostres (x), examining the fire material during the extraordinary review in the Park.
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Spanish American War, 1898.
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Poll photo collection. Visit to Munich. Soldiers make tram rails snow free on the Maximiliansplatz. December 1, 1958. Bavaria, Germany, Munich, West Germany
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Primera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Alemania. Fábrica de cañones Krupp.
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Anefo photo collection. Ring steken Middelburg. August 25, 1949. Middelburg, Zeeland
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World War I - survivors of RMS Arabia a P&O passenger liner torpedoed on 6 November 1916 by the German submarine UB-43. It was on a homeward bound journey from Fremantle to England when it was sunk without warning by a German U-boat 300 miles off the coast of Malta. Eleven of the crew were killed in the sinking. 187 Australians were on board the Arabia, and the sinking helped surge volunteer enlistment in the Australian armed forces
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Red Cross - Magazine a. d. Isonzofront. .
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Refugees from Merville
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Departure of the Court of Hof on 25.8.1916 Archduke Karl was from June 1916, upper-commander of a sub-section of the Eastern Front and commanded several armies between Brody and the Carpathians. As part of this commander, Archduke Karl inspected his associated units.
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Army Printing and Stationery Section First World War Collection
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Franciszek Dembek with nn men unknown
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The Fighting Sixty Ninth Off to camp - A last goodbye to sweethearts and wives as the train pulls out of the station. World War I USA
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Monument of the Soviet Red Army Martyrs, Shenyang, Manchuria, China, 1945. Artist: Unknown
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U.S. Bombing Accuracy Drove Germans Underground The accuracy of U.S. bombing attacks on German industrial plants in the Paris area led the Germans to seal off a two and one-half mile (four km.) section of the Paris subway to house the remnants of their aircraft industry in occupied France. In this Porte de Lillas section, officers of the Eighth U.S. Army Air Force on an inspection tour found $15,000,000 (M) worth of machines for making propeller shafts. October 20, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Office Of War Information Picture).
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Soldiers of the Automotive Section, Council of National Defense, photographed in May 1918. This image was taken by P.N. B572 and is marked with the description number 29292. It is labeled "For Official Use Only." The soldiers are shown with various vehicles, possibly conducting testing or other military activities.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Car park at the 7th Divisional Horse Show, Tressino. 5th September, 1918.
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Deputy for 10.5 cm cannon
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05/31/1917. On the Western Front. Machine gun against airplanes, located in the park of the castle of Soupir (Aisne).
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This Is The Life For Them -- One of the many popular classes enjoyed by the boys of the Camp School Herts is that of gardening. There some of the boys are seen enjoying the turning over the ground after lifting the potatoe crop. September 11, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.)
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German injured soldiers in Haparanda during the First World War, on their way to the train.
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Archangel, U.S. soldier & Russian peddler
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Soldiers from the U.S. Engineer Department are seen working diligently to construct bunkers or fortifications during World War One. Their purpose was to provide cover and defense mechanism for the military activities taking place. These engineers played a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the troops on the front lines.
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''Les Romanof a Tsarskoie-Selo; Les grandes-duchesses Tatiana et Anastasie poussant un tonneau d'arrosage', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Customs station during the War Time
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Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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The picture shows a group of German marine pilots who have taken up for photography at a seaplane .. The picture shows a group of German marine pilots who have taken up for photography at a seaplane.
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Artifacts are shown at the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center on Aug. 5, 2022. The History Center is part of the installations Commemorative Area. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings — an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks — are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all of the men a
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German railway troops Landbrücke under constructionGerman railway troops Landbrücke under construction
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Proclamation of King George
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Goodby to 1st field artillery
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Sacks of Socks, Sweaters, etc., which have been mended for American soldiers by Refugee Women under the auspices of the American Red Cross, Tours, France, Lewis Wickes Hine, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, September 1918
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Bilbao. 08/21/1910. Cavalry forces patrolling in the vicinity of the Altos Hornos during work.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train trip Departure 2-7 R.I (the Amsterdam Battalion). Buy soldiers on the platform a boy. 13 July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang
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Vom Osten : Beim Früstück in einem polnischen Bauerngehöft.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Military personnel , Poland, Swine , Poland, Farms , Poland
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Lacépède Street. In the middle of the road, we improvised forges we work with a lot of enthusiasm. Mobile Forges Installed Street Lacépède, 5th Arrondissement, Paris, October 6, 1914 WAR 1914-1918. Mobile Forges Installed Lacépède Street. Paris (Fifth arrest), 6 October 1914. Photography of Charles Lansiaux (1855-1939).
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09/30/1919. Valencia. The cabinetmakers' strike. Workers in a Furniture Factory, Protected by Security Guards, Delivering Orders to Home.
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Wounded WW I soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital participate in a 4th of July wheel chair parade circa 1919 .
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Soldiers conducting artillery training during World War One.
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K. and K. Machine Gun Department in Fire OfficeTheresienstadt. Fire battle with machine guns
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Dublin Easter Rising - view behind the barricade - British troops under fire on Talbot Street, holding a barricade against a rebel charge - May 1916 Date: 1916
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War-free bridgeWar-free bridge
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Munkfors use. Two firearms and their assistance (permanent) (during the 1860s) at Munkfors use. The keys belong to the spray house.
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Raising Xmas fund for Salvation Army
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German railway troops - KraftzentraleGerman railway troops. Grafting
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Trinkwasser-Fassungsstelle an der Isonzofront. Mittels Autos wird das Wasser den verschiedenen Truppenteilen zugeführt.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Equipment and supplies , German , Isonzo River Valley (Slovenia and Italy), Water supply , Isonzo River Valley (Slovenia and Italy), World War, 1914-1918 , Transportation , German , Isonzo River Valley (Slovenia and Italy)
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The history test in the military school stables, candidates for the admission contest to the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr, France, photo by Neurdein from L'Illustration, No 3407, June 13, 1908.
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Photograph inside of the lifestyle magazine La Vie au Grand Air; the Russian-Japanese War. A soldier cyclist whose job is to carry the news between superiors on the front line.