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Snapshots of soldiers and their interactions during World War I and II, highlighting everyday moments, housing, and military facilities in various locations.

The photograph shows American military personnel arriving in France during World War One. The image likely depicts soldiers who arrived early in the war effort, possibly in 1919. This recreation photo captures the scene of their arrival. The building in the background has a symbol indicating it is a military or government facility.

Farm and housing, Anonymous, 1940 - 1944 photograph Album magazine with five photos of cows and the residents of a farm and the housing of the German soldiers. Part of the photo album surveillance bunkers. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. cow. farmers. farm (building) Netherlands

The photograph shows American military personnel arriving in France during World War One. The image likely depicts soldiers who arrived early in the war effort, possibly in 1919. This recreation photo captures the scene of their arrival. The building in the background has a symbol indicating it is a military or government facility.

Vrouw, Anonymous, 1941 - 1942 photograph Album magazine with three photos of a German officer of the Wehrmacht and one (his) wife, inside and on the beach. Part of the photo album ABRECOMSINTENTENDANTur van de Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Netherlands photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print beach (as place of recreation). interior of the house Netherlands

Zagreb, anonymous, 1943 photograph Album magazine with two photos of a German soldier with two young women in the Maksimir park in Agram (Zagreb), July 25, 1943. Part of the ABRECOMSENTENTENDANT photo album of the Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Zagreb photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. leave ~ the soldier off duty Zagreb

Entrance view of American Military Cemetery No. 32 located at Suresnes, near Paris, France. The photograph, taken by Yol E. Photographer from the Signal Corps, is dated 7-6-19. The photograph, named 58433, was issued and highlights the entrance of the cemetery. The accompanying notes reiterate the location of the cemetery as Suresnes, near Paris, France.

Strand, anonymous, 1941 - 1942 photograph Album magazine with three photos of a German Wehrmacht officer with wife, on the beach and in shopping street. Part of the photo album ABRECOMSINTENTENDANTur van de Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Netherlands photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. outing, pleasure trip. the soldier off duty Netherlands

Painting on a donkey, George Hendrik Breitner (Possible), c. 1885 - 1898 photograph In the painting cavalryists. Page 63 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam paper the soldier; the soldier's life (+ cavalry, horsemen)

Soldiers of the Coast Artillery Mines march in a victory parade in New York City. The photograph was taken on May 3, 1919, by Lieutenant Geo. H. Lyon.

Montfaucon : Destroyed entrance to tunnel used by the German crown prince to reach the tower of the church ; View thru porthole of machine gun nest, shown in centre of picture four ; Ruins of church used as observation post ; Machine gun nest upper centre of picture.. 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

Description: Indian Camp. Location: Canada; United States of America Date: 1876 canada, americas

Description: The Royal Guards. Location: Tonga Description: Anjae Day Commemoration. Parade of School Children. Location: Tonga tonga, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens

A Signal Corps apparatus, specifically the BB-23 Battery number 48,276. The photograph is taken by a Signal Corps photographer and is labeled as "Signal Corps Apparatus. BE-23 Battery. H Symbol A." Additional notes mention the 38-23 Battery with a serial number of 9048276.

Patients being loaded onto a D. Train at Royat, Base Hospital No. 30 in Royat, Puy de Dome, France. The photograph was taken by Lt. Strohmeyer, S.C. on March 29, 1919 and issued with the notes 46017 5719.

Soldiers participating in the Victory Parade in New York, NY. The parade took place at Camp Mills and Warehouse No. 9. The photograph was taken by photographer Geo.H.Lyon and is part of a collection of American military activities during World War One.

Location: Borneo Date: 1923 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Location: Borneo Date: 1923 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Sailors, Anonymous, 1943 - 1944 photograph Album magazine a photo of a few sailors from the Kriegsmarine. The remaining four photos that were originally inserted on this magazine are missing. Part of a photo album about the German Werner Neufang of the Kriegsmarine and the Dutch Thea Driesen. paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service

Description: Captain Burton Innalister africa

Various topics, Anonymous, 1946 - 1949 photograph Album magazine with five photos: landscape, fishing soldiers, batikiking women and Dutch soldiers with motorcycle and Indonesian 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

Group photos, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with four photos of the soldiers inside a dining room and outside for a building, May 1940. Part of the photo album of the Wehrmacht 1938-1941. Germany photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. military training. the soldier off duty Germany

Infantry NCO in dress uniform, and artilleryman in service dress, cir. 1908 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Bulgaria

FAP 30-B. Original caption: FAP 30-B, Looking south across the two caissons. State: Puerto Rico.

Soldiers, cars and horses at a mill in France, Anonymous, 1902 photograph Part of photo album of an army exercise in Southwest France in 1902. France paper. photographic support automobile. horse. windmill. manoeuvre ~ military training France

Location: Borneo asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Montfaucon.. 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

In the door, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with a photo of four soldiers 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

Brig. Gen. Preston Brown, commander of the Third American Army, is photographed with soldiers who are part of the army's mission in Germany during the occupation. The image was taken by an official photographer on January 31, 1919. The photo was released by the American Expeditionary Forces censors on February 1, 1919.

Playground, Anonymous, 1941 - 1942 photograph Album magazine with eight photos of an outing with family and friends to a playground near a forest. Part of the photo album ABRECOMSINTENTENDANTur van de Wehrmacht 1941-1943. Netherlands photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. the soldier off duty. wood and park (as places of recreation). playground Netherlands

Photographs depicting nurses washing laundry, the company street, nurse and soldier, nurses on the water wagon, wearing gas masks, company majors. 1919. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918, Military life

Breaking and loading coal in mines after a blast has knocked it down, Scranton, Pa., U.S.A. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1905. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Scranton (Pa.)

Battery of American gas mortars ; Tube, foundation, gas container and propelling charge ; Bursted gas container.. Photographs. 1917 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Ammunition, World War, 1914-1918 , Equipment and supplies, Gas warfare

Public Relations - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Meat is weighed for the supply of the French troops, Anonymous, 1914 - 1918 stereograph cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print weighing. food supply

Boogie Woogie Aboard. This image depicts Coast Guardsmen and Marines playing music aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Ken Riley.

Group sailors on their ship, 1940 - 1943 photograph Group of German sailors on the deck of their ship. Part of the group of loose photos belonging to the photo album about the Kriegsmarine 1940-1943. France (possibly) photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. sailor France

Description: The Telok Tikus and Tanjong Tokong Party's Submarine "Crampus" which came out second under ""Navy."" Location: Penang, Malaya Date: 1937 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Chemical Warfare Service conducting activities at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland during World War One. The photograph was taken by the Signal Corps, with the assigned symbol "AU." The image presents a view of the Chemical Warfare Service in action at Edgewood Arsenal, documenting their work during this time. Notes mention the identification number 60380.

First Daylight Photo of - What Are They. A U.S. Coast Guard photographer at the Salem, Mass., Air Station made this phenomenal photograph at 9:35 a.m. on July 16, 1952, through a window screen. He was in the station's photo lab preparing to clean a camera, when he noticed several brilliant lights in the sky. He watched them for 5 or 6 seconds, then called another Coast Guardsman in the nearby sick bay to come and see the strange sight. In these few seconds, the brilliant white of the lights has dimmed somewhat, but when it suddenly brightened again, he grabbed the camera, clicked the shutter, and this photograph is the result. Notice the bars of light that seem to extend in front of and behind the round "objects", which appear in "V" formation. The picture was taken on super xx cut film with a 4/5 camera set at infinity, 1/50 of a second, at f4.7. Shell R. Alpert, seaman, was the photographers, and his companion was Thomas E. Flaherty, hospitalman first class. Added 1/64 - eas. Please

Servants at quarters of Prince de Joinville in front of Yorktown, May 3, 1862. No. 444, Civil War Photograph Collection , Original glass negative is: LC-B815-444. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Servants, 1860-1870.

Mill at Vosges Mountains near Alsace Border operated by the 6th Co., 20th Engrs. Snow-covered quarters of men can be seen. The mill has a capacity of 20,000 feet in 10 hours. Located in Le Brasse, Vosges, France. Photograph taken on December 21, 1918. Photographer: Lt. Sears, S.C. Photograph Number Reco 4-14-19.

Naval Stores - Florida. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Servants at quarters of Prince de Joinville in front of Yorktown, May 3, 1862 | Library of Congress

Graves of Union soldiers on Belle Isle, Richmond. April 8, 1865. Photographic incidents of the war. No. 890.. 1861 - 1871. Photographs, Stereographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865, Richmond (Va.), Cemeteries

War damage in Rotterdam, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with two photos of bombarded Rotterdam. 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. Rotterdam paper. photographic support gelatin silver print devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) Rotterdam

Col. Charles B. Lambo...three men on with the Mississippi River and St. Louis in the background. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1867. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Mississippi River, Saint Louis (Mo.)

Picture of page 34 from a loose -leaf photo album of the Dutch Poundfinders Association (N.P.V.), Department Utrecht, with photos of: the summer camp of group 5 in Haamstede in July 1929 (517 to 523) including departure from Central Station in Utrecht (517); the 5th Troop meeting and dissolution of group 5 on November 3, 1929 (524 to 525); De Jamoree in Liverpool in 1929 (526 to 530) including Hopman Buysing Damsté (527), camp group C with the Utrecht department (529) and Lord Baden Powell that runs past the Utrecht camp (530) (identical to 625).

Reading emperor Wilhelm II in uniform in his cabin; Seine Majestät der Kaiser auf der Heimreise. Is part of the album "Erinnerungen an Norwegen Im July 1889

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

Smokejumpers: In Action - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

The Loneliest Hour. This image depicts a soldier reading from the New Testament before D-Day, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Robert James Tucker.

Return of Berry. Unknown maker

Amiens, anonymous, 1940 - 1945 photograph Album magazine with three photos of the consequences of the war in Amiens, France. Part of the photo album 'KriegSerinnerungen' 1940-1945. France cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) France. Amiens

Neighbors join in repairing a roof using thatch, mud and tile, mixed. Original caption: Harry P. Hart. June 1941. State: Peru.

Untitled (Group of Carpenters) Made 1855 United States. Daguerreotype .

Photo collection First World War. Western Front War Trophies Section. A room or museum showing german dummies. 1914-1918}

Radio installation and sunbathing, Anonymous, 1940 photograph Album magazine with three photos of soldiers sunbathing in shorts, and from the radio installation (Funkstelle), spring 1940. Part of a German military album Second World War 1939-1940. Germany photographic support. paper gelatin silver print recreation ~ the soldier off duty. communication (military). radiotelegraph, walkie-talkie Germany

Camouflaged road ; German observation posts ; German officers' rustic bungalows.. Photographs. 1917 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Military facilities , German, Camouflage (Military science)

Group portrait of men in uniform on board a ship, Anonymous, 1860 - 1870 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. photographic support. cardboard albumen print anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. historical persons

On deck, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Two German sailors sitting on the deck of a ship. Part of the photo album about the Kriegsmarine 1940-1943. Netherlands (possibly) photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. sailor Netherlands

Picture of page 40 from a loose -leaf photo album of the Dutch Poundfinders Association (N.P.V.), Department Utrecht, with photos of: the Easter trip of group 5 in 1929 (617 to 622) including the Night Logies in Deelen (617), Emppe at Lutten (618), On the shore in the ditch (619), Ginkel (620) de Boochhut ? (621 to 622); the Badvinders WaterpoloCoeg (623); the World Jamoree in Arrowe Park in Birkenhead in 1929 (624 to 625) including the camp of Group C (624) and Lord R. Baden Powell that runs past the Utrecht camp (625) (identical to 530); The summer camp of group 5 in Epen (South Limburg) in 1928 (626 to 635) including a wrestling party of Vaandrig van Hasselt (626), Jan Visser for the tent (627), The camp site (628), N. van van van van Lessons with a sheep (659), Potatoes Shells (630), Troeple leader Verburg in front of his tent (631) and the arrival of the luggage (632).

Description: The Nigeria Regiment of the West African Frontier Force. Location: Nigeria nigeria, regiment, waff, africa

Aviation. This image depicts pilots looking at a map. See 26-G-05-06-42(4) Box 26 for caption.

Four sailors in a garden, 1940 - 1943 photograph Four German sailors of the Kriegsmarine pose in a garden. Part of the group of loose photos belonging to the photo album about the Kriegsmarine 1940-1943. Germany (possibly) photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. sailor Germany

Soldiers from the American Signal Corps capture an image of a political demonstration taking place in Siberia during World War One. The photo is labeled as number 50,257 and was taken by photographer Reco. The demonstration appears to be large in size, with a significant number of people involved. The exact nature and details of the demonstration are not described.

An injured soldier from the 2nd Division is being transported and arriving at the 15th Field Hospital near Montreufel, France on June 7, 1918. The photograph was taken by Sgt. A.C. Duff and was approved by the A.E.F. Censor on June 24, 1918. Caption: "Wounded soldier arriving at 15th Field Hospital, France (1918)".

Installation of the Beeton Sultan. Album leaf with nine photos of the installation of the new Radja (Sultan) of Beeton in 1938. Some participants in the party in adat clothing from the time of the VOC. Part of the jet spark's family album from Celebes.

Portrait of a Wachter in Uniform, Anonymous, 1853 - 1863 photograph linen (material) historical persons. guard duty, keeping sentry. head-gear

Image depicting American soldiers marching in formation during World War One. The photograph is labeled as propaganda, presumably issued by the government to bolster public support and convey a positive image of military activities. It was taken by a photographer, possibly in 1919, and carries the symbol "AU" along with the note "14010."

Soldiers from the Clothing and Equipage Division participate in the Victory Parade in New York City. Taken by LT. Geo.H.Lyon, this photograph shows the division marching alongside a float promoting food supplies, including Granam Crackers and Uneeda Biscuits. Each soldier's clothing costs approximately $100.

Dwarf bananas. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Florida, Agriculture

España. Catalunya. Visita oficial del rey Alfonso XIII a la ciudad de Girona. Años 1905. Fotografía de Amadeu Mauri Aulet (1862-1933).

Description: His Royal HIghness inspecting the Guard of Honour. (North Borneo Armed Constabulary.) Location: Borneo Date: 1922 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Albumin photograph showing a group of French line infantry soldiers in formation, taken between 1870 and 1871, mounted in stereo format.

HMS Hood at Auckland, 1920-1930 , Auckland, maker unknown.

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

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

Description: His Excellency the Governor Inspecting Guard of Honour at Victoria, Gozo Location: Gozo, Malta Date: May 1937 Description: Decorations in Victoria, Gozo Location: Gozo, Malta Date: May 1937 Description: His Excellency the Governor Inspecting Guard of Honour at Victoria, Gozo Location: Gozo, Malta Date: May 1937 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalens

John Sobieski Stuart. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Anefo photo collection. Red Cross. Hospitaal ship Orange. 1945

Wagon park. Wagon Park, Brandy Station, May, 1863.. 1865. Photographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865, Carts & wagons

German parachutist , from, The Leaves , Karl Wiener -, artist

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

Description: General Mei and his watch Location: China Date: 1903 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Sailor, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph German sailor on the deck of a ship on the quay. Part of the photo album about the Kriegsmarine 1940-1943. photographic support gelatin silver print the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. sailor

Coast Guard Debarks Troops Near Hollandia. This image depicts the massive jaws of a Coast Guard-manned LST swinging open on the beach near Hollandia.

Vorokhta. Olga Niewska in the company of three males (including one military man) with the monument of a legionist she made of snow, set at a cross erected in the year 1933, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Vienna.. Pikiel, Witold (1895-1943), photographer

Unidentified powder boy in Union uniform with cannon. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs . United States, Navy, People, 1860-1870, Sailors, Union, 1860-1870, Youth, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

Military access to a building (or a pavilion at the Exposition Universelle (world exhibition), Paris, France). Military access to a building (or a pavilion at the Exposition Universelle (world exhibition), Paris, France).

The shooting down of a German dirigible over London. H. Scott Orr (British, active about 1916)

Two soldiers, one on horseback. Unknown

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

Thunder and Lightning. Keeping keyed for battle, the gun crew aboard a Coast Guard combat cutter fires a 5 incher in the night gunnery drill somewhere along the North Atlantic shipping routes. Reflections from the gun flash etch an eerie picture along the stern of the fighter ship.

Unidentified photograph from the collection of Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One. Image number 6439 features a French official in military uniform. The photograph was taken by an unknown photographer and categorised with the description "ISSUED: TAKEN SYMBOL 30 NOTES F.0.739".

Photo collection Government information service. English troops at stew in Grave. 1944-1945}. Grave

Knights Hall at the Military Museum in Warsaw, building at address Podwale 15, with collection of military objects (visible are e. g. hussar pieces of armour). Photograph from the collection of Olga Niewska, which served the artist as the template for th???????????????????. unknown, photographer

Cadets at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, practicing boxing during World War One. This photograph, taken on July 22, 1918, shows cadets honing their combat skills as part of their military training.

Various topics, Anonymous, 1940 - 1943 photograph Album magazine with four photos of a German soldier (the compiler of the album), posing in uniform, with a parrot, with two women and at a steam engine. Part of the photo album German occupation of the Netherlands. Netherlands photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print the soldier off duty. the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service Netherlands

Buried. Infantry huts with men sitting at the stove, with a pipe in the mouth and cat on the knees; around 1915 (1915-00-00-1920-00-00);

Christmas 1942, 1942 photograph Album magazine with a collage of eleven photos and a drawing of the Christmas celebration in 1942 (Kriegs-Weihnachten 1942). Photos of the joint Christmas meal, Santa Claus, speeches, portraits, play with travesty and puppet show. Part of the photo album of the Luftnachrichten regiment 211,1942-1943. Breda photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print / drawing Christmas (non-liturgical celebration). the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service. man dressed as woman, travesty Breda

Battle of Aspern, Century celebration celebration in Aspern, Verlag or k, University bookstore R, Lechner Wilh, Müller, photographer, publisher

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