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Historical Military Gatherings

Archival photos depicting military exercises and gatherings from the early 20th century, featuring soldiers and historical events in diverse settings.

The Trieste flag in Beijing, China, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 35, September 1, 1918.
The Trieste flag in Beijing, China, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 35, September 1, 1918.
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French Foreign Legion, soldiers relax during rest time by watching a theatre production, at a caserne, or military barracks in a garrison town. Algeria, 1910
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Persia, 1490-1907. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Iran
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Unlinked photo, soldiers while washing laundry.
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"ESFERA"RECONQUISTA DE NADOR:ABANDERADO Y GRAL BERENGUER DETRAS-1920 - DESASTRE DE ANNUAL. BERENGUER GENERAL.
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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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New Zealand forces hoisting the Union Jack at the courthouse, Apia, 1914, Apia, by Thomas Andrew. Gift of Alison Beckett and Robert McPherson, 1996.
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Taken from land, a view of the cargo ship "SS Dumra"across the water. Original manuscript caption: SS "Dumra" Kilindini.
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Djibouti Fighters, East Afrca Date: circa 1904
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Guerra de Cuba. Tren militar conduciendo tropas españolas. Grabado de 1898.
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War album 106, picture 32386.
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An explosion at the Universal colliery rocks the village and local people rush to the scene. 82 miners die, the precursor to an even greater disaster there in 1913. 24 May 1901
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Japanese admiral Shimamura visiting the Italian Navy exhibition at the International exhibition in Turin, Italy, photograph by N Fornari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 35, August 27, 1911.
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Elsevier photo collection. Visit Governor Dutch East Indies, D. Fock, Medan. Finally top stairs Lieutenant sea class J.B. master, navy judant Fock. 1925. Indonesia, Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Symbol of light: The shipment party opened with a torch parade by Hollandia city. February 1955. New Guinea
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Colour photograph of Mohammed Yusef and the Ameer's Guard at Chaman. By William Henry Jackson (1843-1942).
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Investiture by the Duke of Connaught, in Barracks Square, Jerusalem, March 19th, 1918. 1918, Israel
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Xiamen students strike of the Anti-American Support For Japan Movement. The Anti-American Support for Japan Movement was a patriotic movement against the resurrection of Japanese militarism by US imperialism.
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Artillery of Germany, 4. Königlich Sächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 48, König-Georg-Kaserne, 1901, Dresden, Feldartillerie, Kaserne
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Shows five Bicharin, indigenous to the Beja. Four of them are riding camels. They are dressed in traditional clothing, one of them carries a shield and holds a spear above his head. Photograph taken by the Zangaki brothers. Caption inscribed on negative: Zangaki. No. 522 Nubia? & Bicharim en camp. Handwritten caption reads: Arabs mode of Locomotion.
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Yanbu, gendarmes Arabia of the Hedjaz kingdom , 1918 - Near East, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (January 9 -October 6) (French - Yanbu , Arabie Gendarmes du royaume du Hedjaz). Costume, public civil architecture, group portrait, moucharabieh, accessory, door, weapon, hairstyle , headgear, man, Clothing, housing , architecture, human beings, Arabia, Yambo, native gendarmes
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Spanish civil war: General Sanjuro in the courtyard of Dueso with other inmates
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Wounded in New Guinea
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First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese Army Health Service, Tokyo Military Hospital. Japan. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
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Algerian soldiers
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A group of Tuareg Horsemen and foot soldiers - Timbuktu, Mali Date: 1931
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Guerra civil española (1936-1939). Zona nacional. Tropas nacionales entrando en Morón de la Frontera (Sevilla).
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Kisaeng (also spelled gisaeng), sometimes called ginyeo, were female official prostitutes or entertainers. Kisaeng are artists who work to entertain others, such as the yangban aristocracy and kings. First appearing in the Goryeo Dynasty, kisaeng were legally entertainers of the government, required to perform various functions for the state. Many were employed at court, but they were also spread throughout the country. They were carefully trained, and frequently accomplished in the fine arts, poetry, and prose, although their talents were often ignored due to their inferior social status. Women of the kisaeng class performed various roles, although they were all of the same low status in the eyes of yangban society. Aside from entertainment, these roles included medical care and needlework. In some cases, such as at army bases, kisaeng were expected to fill several such roles. Kisaeng, both historic and fictional, play an important role in Korean conceptions of the traditional culture
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Final of the English expedition against the Ashantis. Governor Maxwell returns to Cape Coast Castle, from Cumasia. Engraving. Colored.
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Men in Punjabi dress crossing a railway line. Caption reads: Sir Sikander Hyat Khan, WW2 Recruitment Drive, in his home constituency Attock 1939 - 40.
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David Livingstone memorial in Blantyre; Livingstone bidding farewell to Stanley. Photoprint.
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Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina four dancers from the Royal Ballet, in warrior costumes (leftist soldiers, right -wing officers) , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Palais royal , Phnom Penh , Cambodge , Indochine Quatre danseuses du ballet royal , en costumes de guerriers ( soldats à gauche , officiers à droite )). Woman, dance, spectacle costume, costume, king , queen, mask, carpet , hanging, group portrait, jewelry, palace , castle, Human beings, art, clothing, housing , architecture, Indochina, Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Palais, Royal Dancers
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10/04/1964. Aviation accident in Granada. A French Dc 6 crashes on the Sierra Nevada drip peak. Relays of Mules with the Bodies of the Victims before the church of San Antonio in Trévelez.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of Arab women in Basra.
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Indian troops in Salonica during WWI. Date: 1916
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España. Campaña de Marruecos. Tetuán. Autoridades españolas y moros notables esperando la llegada del jalifa en la plaza de España. Año 1916. Tarjeta postal.
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The Italian minister of the colonies Pietro Bertolini inspecting the first Benghazi Ascari company, Libya, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIX, No 52, December 29, 1912.
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Snake characteristics, Tunis, Tunisia, around 1895, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4795524
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07/27/1936. Militias from the Hospital and Inclusa Districts, Moments before leaving Madrid to Join the Troops and Militias of Somosierra.
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Description: Photos taken in connection with the Unveiling of the North Borneo War Memorial. May 8th 1923. See Dossier No. 332/5. Location: Borneo Date: 08 May 1923 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens
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Photograph of Chinese soldiers with their weapons. Dated 19th Century
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Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the 'sleep-bringing poppy', referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.
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United States Army Signal Corps constructing lines in the Philippines ca. 1916.
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Spanish Civil War: 19th July 1936, Republican casualties after the capture of the mountain headquarters near Madrid by nationalist forces
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NASA Astronauts During Desert Survival Training
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David Livingstone memorial in Blantyre; Livingstone facing African men. Photoprint.
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200,000 Guangdong and Hong Kong workers strike for more than a year to support Shanghai's anti-imperialist movements. Pictured are workers holding protests and demonstrations. This happened during the May Thirtieth Movement. The May Thirtieth Movement was a major labour and patriotic movement against imperialist powers led by the Chinese Communist Party.
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Aden - Somalia - Somali Soldiers Date: circa 1910
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Haitian police officers, Andries Augustus Boom, 1912 photograph Three Haitian police officers pose next to each other, Port-au-Prince, January 1912. Part of the photo album of the Boom-Gonggrijp family in Suriname and Curaçao. Port au Prince photographic support policeman, constable Port au Prince
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Policeman in uniform from Bombay (Mumbai), India Date: circa 1910s
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Excursionists in Tripoli. 1931
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Military training grounds of Germany, Military use of horses, Military facilities of Germany, Buildings in Königsbrück, 1914, Landkreis Bautzen, Königsbrück, Truppenübungsplatz, Ställe beim Pferdeputzen
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Peking, China: c. 1928 China's war leaders are in conference during the latest Chinese-Russian crisis. L-R are: General Yen Hsi-shan, Shansi commander; General Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Nationalist Government of China; and General Chang Hsiao-liang, war lord of Manchuria.
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French Foreign Legion Troops occupy the town of Taza, in northern Morocco, which occupies the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, 1914
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The Camp of the Foreign Legion, Taza, Morocco, 1904. Artist: Unknown
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March past at the Proclamation Parade, Peshawar (then Northern India, now in Pakistan) Date: 1933
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Malay military regiment on parade in Kuala Lampur Malaysia (Malaya) - 1953