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Public Gatherings and Military Parades

Photos depict large crowds at significant events, showcasing military ceremonies and public engagements from the late 19th to early 20th century.

Soldiers in gas masks gathered around a machine gun during World War One.
Soldiers in gas masks gathered around a machine gun during World War One.
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Ceremonies of dedication of the Worth Monument. (Nov. 25, 1857) Scene d'hiver dans Broadway.. Eno, Amos F., 1836-1915. Prints. 1857-11-25 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Monuments & memorials , New York (State) , New York, Soldiers , New York (State) , New York , 1800-1899, Horse-drawn vehicles , 1850-1859, Dedications , New York (State) , New York , 1890-1899
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The battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro' / sketched by A.E. Mathews, 31st Regiment, O.V.I.. Title from item, Caption continues: Representing General Palmer's Division, and General, Rousseau's Division, on the 31st of December, 1862; as seen from the position of the 15th and 19th Regulars while supporting Guenther's and Loomis' Batteries, Imprint statement taken from other views of this battle sketched by Mathews and lithographed and printed by Middleton, Strobridge & Co, Cincinnati, Ohio, Library has two impressions with varying text, one of which was submitted for copyright in 1900. Artillery (Troops), Union, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, 1860-1870, Military personnel, Union, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, 1860-1870, Campaigns & battles, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, 1860-1870, Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn, 1862-1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Greetings from Vienna I, The castle music, handover of flags , Carl Karl Ledermann jun, Producer
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08/01/1919. Valencia: appearance of the Bullring during the Musical Competition: 1. Presentation of the Lisbon Republican band in the Bullring. 2. The band from Alicante, Winner of the Contest, on the stage.
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Funeral of G ener Al Galliéni: the crowd in front of the grid. Crowd gathered in front of the grids of the invalids during the national funeral of General Joseph Galliéni, 7th arrondissement, Paris, June 1st, 1916 Anonymous. Funeral of General Galliéni: the crowd in front of the grid. Crowd gathered in front of the grids of the invalids during the national funeral of General Joseph Galliéni, 7th arrondissement, Paris, June 1, 1916. Draw at the gelatino bromide of silver. 01 June 1916-01 June 1916.
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The Fire Men's First Climbing of New Year..
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Battle of Aspern, Century celebration in front of the Heldenplatz monument, Verlag or k, University bookstore R, Lechner Wilh, Müller, photographer, publisher
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Soldiers participating in Independence Day exercises at City College of New York. The photo was taken on July 4, 1918, by a Signal Corps photographer for documentation purposes.
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War album 107, picture 32861.
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World War 1 - Grenadier Guards marching up to the Hohenzollern Bridge during their occupation of Cologne.
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German delegation signs the treaty of Versailles 1919
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Alicante, March 1907. Inauguration of a monument. Act of unveiling the Monument to the Martyrs of Liberty of March 8, 1844.
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Photograph showing the shooters homage on June 26, 1898, by Rudolf Lechner and Wilhelm Müller, depicting assembled shooters in ceremonial attire outdoors.
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Detachment from Benson Polytechnic School Army Training Detachment in Portland, Oregon, parading in honor of Registration Day for the National S.A.T.C. The picture shows the commanding officer, staff, medical and quartermaster officers, detachments, and the band. Taken on October 1, 1918, by photographer RECO with the description number AU BENSON POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL ARMY TRAINING IENT.
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Paris (8th arr.), France soldiers of the colonial army at the foot of the cenotaph dedicated to the dead for the fatherland place de l 'Etoile , (French - Paris ( VIIIe arr. ) , France Soldats de l' Armée coloniale aux pieds du Cénotaphe dedié aux morts pour la patrie place de l' Etoile). Political celebration, commemoration, colonial army, place, monument to the dead, post-war period, flag, Festival, World War II, Colonial History, France, Paris, the guard of honor at the foot of the cenotaph
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Revolt in Castelvetrano, 1894. Fasci Siciliani dei Lavoratori (Sicilian Workers Leagues), Italy, 19th century.
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Military festival in France. Unknown maker, French
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Ossuary of the Fallen in Pianto Romano. 1924
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Photo collection First World War. Red cross exercise at the water under great public interest. 1914-1918}. The Netherlands
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The Star Spangled Banner Flag. This image depicts a 30 by 42 foot replica of the "The Star Spangled Banner" flag, hoisted at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.
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World War Two: Preparations for the siege of Leningrad (St Petersburg). The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation undertaken by the German Army against Leningrad. The siege started on 8 September 1941and was finally lifted on 27 January 1944
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Scene In Square In Brussels, Belgium On Day Following Liberation By The British Troops.
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Victor-Emmanuel. (1918) WAR 1914-1918. "Victor-Emmanuel.". Waiting for military in front of the Arc de Triomphe de Paris for the official visit of the King of Italy Victor-Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III) in December 1918. Photography of Charles Lansiaux (1855-1939).
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United State war Senate, 1898 | Library of Congress
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Madrid, 01/26/1939. Spanish Civil War. A national company of battle tanks arriving at the Gran Vía in Madrid.
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Image of a motorcyclist in the Nachtegaalstraat in Utrecht during the entry of the Allies; In the background the Huizen Nachtegaalstraat 54 (right, partly)- lower.
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Major Jenkins receiving South Carolina's sword from President Roosevelt, Exposition Auditorium, Charleston, S.C., US, USA, America, Vintage photography
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Recruiting for the United States Navy, c1917 (1919). Artist: Press Illustrating Service.
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Germans Sell Out To Poles In Danzig -- The crowded scene in a market square in Danzig as the Germans dispose of chattels to the poles. The Germans dispose of chattels to the poles. Building smashed by German attacks and allied bombings are seen in back ground. Germans, former residents in Danzig, now ordered to evacuate. To the rich, are selling most of their belongings to the poles - now masters of the Baltic port - before leaving for the Fatherland. October 18, 1945. (Photo by Associated Pres
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Description: The Governor-General arriving at the Dais Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: 23 March 1932 australia, australasia, oceania, australasiathroughalens
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Telling Tommies' tales Description: Correspondence from a staff member at the Great Western Railway office in Paddington, London, who went to war.
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General Ferrero and staff, Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Virginia. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is available: LC-B811-3333. Ferrero, Edward, 1831-1899, Military service, Military officers, Union, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Virginia, Petersburg.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral procession enters the gate at Hyde Park, NY. April 15, 1944. Photo:Abbie Rowe
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Battlefied of Tientain (during the battle July 13, 1900) from German Club (W.) to West Arsenal, Tientain, China, 1900, China, by James Ricalton, Underwood & Underwood.
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London, England paraded from allied troops in the British capital , 1919 - England - Fernand Cuville - (July 18-23) (French - Londres , Angleterre Défilé des troupes alliées dans la capitale britannique). Political celebration, military parade, crowd, commemoration, peace, street , neighborhood, flag, army, Festival, First World War, Habitat , Architecture, Society, England, London, Panorama s, kmgdsbridge Street during the Allied troop parade
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The 59th Lustrum of Utrechtsche Hoogeschool
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Near Smolny, Petrograd, Saint Petersburg Russia 17th July 1920, during the IInd congress of the IIIrd International, History of the Russian Revolution
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01/01/1950. The hospital square At the arrival of the pilgrimage of the schism of chivalry.
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New York's Crack Regiment, Inauguaration Parade. 1898 - 1925. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (D.C.), cadets , United States, Parades & processions, Presidential inaugurations
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Anefo photo collection. Command Col. Film: Small Gartmanplantsoen. March 24, 1959
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'A Metz; L'empereur Frederic III', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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The "Michel Le Brave", when he was inflated, March 1874. The "Michel Le Brave", when he was inflated, March 1874. Photograph of Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, said) (1820-1910). Draw on albuminum paper.
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Dresden. Cases of the K. S. Protection - (Fusilier -) - Regiment No. 108
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War 1914-1918. Mobile forges installed on rue Lacépède. Paris (5arr.), September 1914. Photograph by Godefroy Ménanteau. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 78007-6 Arrondissement, team, store, carrier, key, horse, trade, stack, anvil, child, brand, mobile forge, blacksmith, blacksmith, boy, great war, group person, war 14-18, war 1914-1918, man, install , Store, metalic, battery, first world war, rue lacepede, bucket, dyeing, metal stem, 5th 5th 5th 5th, animal
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Famous London clubs in Pall Mall illuminated for the Coronation of King George VI on 15 May 1937. Illustration shows crowds in the street and the dome of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in the distance. Clubs visible in the drawing are (from left to right), the Army and Navy (extreme left corner), and Junior Carlton, on the north side of Pall Mall and on the south side, the United Service, Athenaeum, Travellers' (with searchlight above), Reform, Carlton and Royal Automobile Club.
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Victory Night scene on the Thames at Westminster, during the flood-lighting and firework display Date: 8 June 1946