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World War I Historical Images

Historic images of soldiers in challenging conditions during WWI, highlighting their experiences and the landscapes of battlefields.

This image titled "Ravine and Rau de la Fontaine au Suzon, 1 kilo north of Very, Meuse, France" was taken on February 20th, 1919 by Sgt. Seabrook from the Medical department. The photo has the issued number 3798-9.
This image titled "Ravine and Rau de la Fontaine au Suzon, 1 kilo north of Very, Meuse, France" was taken on February 20th, 1919 by Sgt. Seabrook from the Medical department. The photo has the issued number 3798-9.
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Oblique of NAF Wake Island
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Photo collection First World War. German Machine Gunners Retreaming (Belleau Wood). 1918. Chateau Thierry, France
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Field camp of cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. The photograph was taken on July 22, 1918, by Photographer Red. It is Subject number 55922, received from the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Military Academy. The photo was issued for official use only.
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Personnel from the Bureau of Mines listen to the sound of solid blows struck by a miner on a coal rib. The Bureau of Mines offered their experimental mine near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and trained personnel to the Chief of Engineers for the development of instruments that could detect enemy mining operations during World War I.
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Heroes' Haven. This image depicts white crosses marking the graves of American heros who fell in battle capturing a desolate Pacific Island somewhere on the long road to Tokyo.
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American patrol taking cover from shellfire in Exermont during the U.S. advance northwest of Verdun during World War One. A dead German soldier can be seen lying in the street. This photograph was released by the A.E.P. Censor, but the specific date of the image is unknown.
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Exploded bomb / airborne troops, Anonymous, 1940 - 1945 photograph Album magazine with two photos of the remains of a displaced bomb and of the landing of German parachutists near The Hague, 10 May 1940. Part of the photo album about the destruction of Dutch cities and infrastructure at the start of the Second World War. Netherlands cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print projectiles, explosives, etc. (with NAME). (military) attack Netherlands. The Hague
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American soldiers on duty at a cantonment in France during World War I. The soldiers can be seen acting as sentinels, providing security for the camp. This photograph was taken on January 11, 1918, as part of a series documenting American military activities during the war.
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Wreckage Of Innsbruck Marshalling Yards In Austria.
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The Chinese men-of-war firing in reply to the attack of a portion of the Japanese squadron. .
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Excerpt from the Leipziger Illustrated Zeitung No, of May , page , Austrian-Hungarian Defense in m in Tyrol, Unknown
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Fort Halleck, on Overland Trail, Wyoming, 1863, Elk Mountain in the Background. Original caption: Fort Halleck, on Overland Trail, Wyoming, 1863. Elk Mountain in the background. (From drawing by Bugler C. Moellman, Co. C., Eleventh Ohio Cavalry, in 1863.) Photo from Signal Corps. War Department. Copied by H. H. Ritter - April 1938.
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President pays visit to Italy during World War One. The presidential party stops at a station in the Alps on their way to Italy. Italy can be seen in the background. Photograph taken by the Signal Corps on February 1, 1919.
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Description: Koro Koro Dam. Alwyn Bisschoff. Location: Basutoland Description: Contour Ridges. Alwyn Bisschoff. Location: Basutoland Description: Basutoland Mounted Police. Mons Baker. Location: Basutoland Description: The Resident Commissioner, Mr. A.G.T Chaplin, C.M.G., Inspecting Mounted Escort. Mons Baker. Location: Basutoland Description: Off Duty. Mons Baker. Location: Basutoland Description: A B.M.P. Drummer. Mons Baker. Location: Basutoland Description: At the Bank. Les Ramsden. Location: Basutoland Description: An Outdoor Cookery Lesson. James Walton. Location: Basutoland Description: Dancing at a Wedding. James Walton. Location: Basutoland Description: A Mosotho Priest. Perigny. Location: Basutoland Description: School Sports. Mons Baker. Location: Basutoland Description: Events of 1956. Location: Basutoland Date: 1956 Description: The Resident Commissioner, Mr.E.P.Arrowsmith, C.M.G. presenting the award to the Senior Police Recruit. Les Ramsden. Location: Basutoland Descript
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Military Road. Original caption: On Military Road. State: Puerto Rico.