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Historical Military Ceremonies

Vintage images capturing military ceremonies and events, including youth gatherings and troop movements, showcasing historical military life.

Rebel attack on Bethlehem, Sept. 14, 1938 Arab youths hurriedly clearing out of gutted building on suspicion of approaching British troops, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

Captured Ottoman Turkish Shells, Baghdad Iraq - WWI era. Date: circa 1916

Parade of the Infantry Regiment No. 59 in front of Kaiser Karl in Trento.

A Jewish ghetto in Warsaw Poland. Taken after the invasion of Poland in 1939.

Excursionists in Suk el-Giuma. 1931

Lustrum parties in Utrecht 1906/ Maskerade in the Arena

Recruits below citadel hearing speeches by Mr. Edward Keith-Roach, the mayor & District Officer. 1941, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of more than 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the developed world. The Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25.6 million people, home to over half of South Koreans along with 632,000 international residents. During the Korean War, Seoul changed hands between the Chinese-backed North Korean forces and the UN-backed South Korean forces several times, leaving the city heavily damaged after the war. One estimate of the extensive damage states that after the war, at least 191,000 buildings, 55,000 houses, and 1,000 factories lay in ruins. In addition, a flood of refugees had entered Seoul during the war, swelling the population of Seoul and its metropolitan area to an estimated 2.5 million, more than half of them homeless.

Visit to the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Circa 1924.

Entry of Field Marshall Allenby, Jerusalem, December 11, 1917 British troops lining the streets of Jerusalem. 1917, Israel

Lugo. 1931

Toledo, 1915 (Ca.). water bearers.

Jordan fire in the 19th chase in 1916. In the doroke art. .

French Maréchal Pélissier, Full-Length Portrait in Uniform and Hat, Standing in front of Building, Crimean War, Crimea, Ukraine, by Roger Fenton, 1855

Belgian Bell Recovered; The victors of Messines were commanded by General Plumer; to transport and hand over the bell of the church of Wytschaete, found intact in the ruins of the building to King Albert's headquarters, a precious souvenir of the first Belgian ground liberated', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Benito Mussolini on horseback holding the sword of Islam in Tripoli, with Italo Balbo on the left, Libya, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, March 28, 1937.

Photograph of both Arab and Jewish soldiers protecting the Wailing Wall. Photograph taken during the Israeli War of Independence. Dated 20th Century

Photograph of British soldiers marching through Jerusalem past the David's Citadel after the collapse of Ottoman rule in Palestine. Dated 1917

Parade of the Infantry Regiment No. 59 in front of Emperor Karl in Trento.

Opening day of Shell at Haifa. 1934, Israel

Mexico. March 1924. The revolution defeated. Interesting photograph, obtained immediately after federal troops entered the town of Soledad, state of Veracruz, and at the time when the execution of a rebel soldier was being prepared. The execution was witnessed by children and women.

Nuns raising the flag of the Geneva Convention shortly before the opening of hostilities, Tripoli, Libya, Italian-Turkish war, photograph by Falvella, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 42, October 15, 1911.

Result of terrorist acts & government measures British soldiers patrolling Nablus, Middle East main street. 1938, West Bank, Nablus, Middle East

12/31/1909. The trip of the Minister of Public Works. Appearance of the Melilla pier upon the arrival of the Minister, Mr. Gasset.

08/21/1907. The Events of Morocco. White House. The Walls of the Portuguese Consulate, where the Spanish Soldiers Entered.

'The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924 .

Prisoner Italian in Tolmezzo.

12/31/1908. Soldiers making fire from the fort of Sidi-Guariach.

Soldier festival on the occasion of the birthday of Kaiser Karl on the Rattendorfer Alpe. .

Various results of the war. British guard at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 1917, Jerusalem, Israel

Visit to Beersheba Agricultural Station (Experimental) by Brig. Gen. Allen & staff & talks to Bedouin sheiks of district by station superintendent. Mr. Bell, Acting District Commissioner, Mr. Nashashibi, District Officers, & sheiks arriving guest room,. 1940, Israel, Beersheba

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Standman at the city wall for the Damascus port. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

Bedouins performing on horseback during the Feast of the Statute, Jefren, Libya, photograph by Vitale, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 28, July 13, 1913.

Arabia. Shiek's fortress in the desert with group of Arabs posed. (Alois Masil). Arabia, Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Fortresses.

Valencia, 03/10/1911. Fire in the San Miguel de los Reyes prison in Valencia. In the image, the Fire Department with its equipment in the outer courtyard of the prison during the extinguishing work.

CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer. 'Cervantes and his models'. Etching.

Return Ital.Beopkeeping to Motta 9.2.18. .

Letzte Ruhestätte fern der Heimat in den serbiechen Bergen.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Funeral rites & ceremonies , Serbia, World War, 1914-1918 , Military personnel , German , Serbia

Painting depicting a scene depicting a scene from the Battle of the Allia, fought between the Senones, one of the Gallic tribes which had invaded northern Italy and the Romans.

10/31/1923. Miscellany of News.Ceuta. The prestigious Caid Suliman ben Mohamed el Fatalei (X), who marches to Gomara to fight against the Hosts of Abd-El-Krim, at the farewell party held in his honor.

04/30/1912. After Mizzian's death. Truck Transporting To Segangan, from Melilla, the corpse of the leader of the Rifeña insurrection, accompanied by his father and his brother. Photo: Fustero -Approximate date.

12/31/1947. View of the international bridge in Irun. You can see the Spanish border post on the right of the image and the Spanish flag on the left.

Marinegeschütz 15 cm .

Victorious Russian cavalry entering Trabzon (Trebizonde). 1916. World War One.

01/31/1922. Morocco. The submission of the Moors. Indigenous Police Officers Collecting Weapons from Subjected Cabileños.

Spanish War 1936-1939 - General Scenes. November 12, 1934. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited.).

French 'zouaves' of the 'Armee d'Afrique' in their distinctive uniform. Date: circa 1900

Spanish Republican barricade during the Siege of the Alcázar in Toledo in the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War. The Alcázar of Toledo was held by a variety of military forces in favour of the Nationalist uprising. Militias of the parties in the Popular Front began their siege on July 21, 1936. The siege ended on September 27 with the arrival of the Army of Africa under Francisco Franco

08/25/1937. The population hails the troops in the vicinity of Santander.

Montenegrin soldiers at the monastery of Cetinje, Anonymous, 1880 - 1910 photograph Cetinje baryta paper. cardboard the soldier; the soldier's life. cloisters ~ monastery Cetinje Monastery

Greek soldiers at an artillery post, ready to defend Athens in World war One. 1916

From 1898-1907, Crete was under the control of The Great Forces with Chania controlled by the Italians. This card shows the departure in 1907 of the Italian Policemen. 1907

China-Japanese War From 1932, 1937,38,39. - China Military War Scene. January 24, 1938. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Disturbance 1938. Searching for arms at the Damascus Gate. 1938, Jerusalem, Israel

Sir Harold MacMichael His Excellency in Beersheba. June 1938. His Excellency the High Commissioner arriving in Beersheba & met by the District Officer and the Mayor, June 21, 1938. 1938, Israel

Archduke Franz Karl Salvator, Excellency General of Kövess, Colonel Zuber, Lutensional Nant of the General Stob Hittl at the blackboard in King Nikitas summer seat. In Rijeka. .

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing British tanks entering Messina, where they joined forces with American troops on 17 August 1943.

Infantryman on railway Description: "Photograph of Mounted Infantry man in fighting order on Railway." Photograph taken by Felice Beato on the Nile Expedition to relieve Khartoum. Date: 1884/5 horse, soldier, military, sudan, railway, historic, mounted, british, khartoum, victorians, copy1

French soldiers in combat in a chateau during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. After a painting by Edouard Detaille.

V.J. Day, sounding of the retreat in front of King David Hotel, Aug. 15, 1945, Jerusalem, Israel

España. Brigada de la victoria. Milicianos recibiendo instrucción militar en Barcelona. Interior de la revista Mundo Gráfico, editada en Madrid, agosto de 1936.

Egyptians Frisked At Road Block.A Cameron highlander searches a line of Egyptians at a road block on the Ismailia-Cairo road near Tel El Kebir during the current fighting there.Today, January 16, 150 Egyptian policemen, including a police general, were taken prisoner at Tel El Kebir and a neighbouring village. There is a large British Army ordnance depot at Tel El Kebir. January 16, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Visit to Selinunte. Circa 1924.

Soldiers guarding a bridge to block the passage of the rebels, April 13, 1909, Istanbul, Turkey, photo by Maurizio Galli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 18, May 2, 1909.

12/05/1961. Madrid Cuatro Vientos Airport. Military authorities unveiling a tombstone commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Manila-Madrid flight.

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Anefo photo collection. German troops indulge Haarlem (at Amsterdam gate). 16 1940. Haarlem

British troops at Moudros on the Island of Lemnos, Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. During World War I, the Allies used the island to try to capture the Dardanelles Straits, some 50 km away. In late October 1918, the armistice between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies was signed at Moudros. Date: 1915

Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a

Toledo, 10/25/1936. Spanish Civil War. A group of war correspondents who follow General Varela's troops.

Military officers, libya 1920-30.

''L'expedition des Dardanelles, les preliminaires; Une vue de Sigri, sur la cote Ouest de l'ile de Mytilene, une des mouillages de notre escadre pendant le blocus des Dardanelles', 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Aus der Champagne : Französische Motorbatterie auf der Fahrt zur Front.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Artillery (Weaponry), World War, 1914-1918 , Military personnel , French, World War, 1914-1918 , Equipment and supplies , French, World War, 1914-1918 , Transportation , French

Madrid, 01/20/1937. Spanish Civil War. Group of soldiers guarding the Cuesta de las Perdices.

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