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1914-1918
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Cannon Abandoned by Germans in Retreat at Acy, France
Two men stand in a field on either side of an abandoned German 77-mm. field gun, left from the first battle of the Marne.
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Shell Bursting in the Grand' Place, Ypres, Belgium
An explosion goes off in the central plaza of destroyed Ypres, Belgium, surrounded by ruins of crumbling buildings.
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Serbian Trench -- Awaiting Phone Call from Listening Pcst to Fire Rocket for Illuminating "No Man's Land."
Serbian soldiers wait in a hidden shelter for a call from a sentinel. When he calls, they will fire a rocket to illuminate potentially advancing enemy troops.
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Watching an Airplane Combat over the Italian Lines.
Italian civilians and soldiers look up, watching a battle take place in the sky. In the background there are buildings, trees, and mountains.
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Looking E. on Italian Font. Foreground, Italian Trenches of Resistance Built after Territory Was Won from Enemy.
A soldier is concealed in a concrete machine gun trench with hinged iron portholes in a field. These trenches were constructed by the Italians in the Vallone ridge.
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1915
British Battle Cruiser Indomitable, Which Sunk the German Battle Cruiser Bluecher.
The British battle cruiser "Indomitable" at a harbor. This ship sunk the German battle cruiser "Blucher" at the Battle of Dogger Bank on January 24th, 1915.
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Light Railway and Hillside Dugouts near La Harazee, Argonne, Forest.
A view of houses built into a hillside and horses pulling supply carts along the light railway in La Harazee, a small hamlet on the edge of the Argonne Forest in France.
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"And They Did Not Pass" -- Main Entrance and Gate into City of Verdun, France.
A view over the river of the main fortressed entrance to the city of Verdun, France. Beyond the gate, there are buildings and cathedral steeples visible.
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Entrenched Highlanders on the Lookout Using Mirror Periscope.
Two Scottish soldiers in a trench use a periscope to look out into No Man's Land above. There is a horn nearby, which is used to warn their fellow troops in the case of a gas attack.
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Ruins of Famous Church at Albert, France.
A view of the partially ruined brick Church of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, France. The village was only a few miles north of the Somme River. In the foreground, there are large piles of collapsed bricks.
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The World Renowned Cathedral at Reims, France, Ruined by the Germans.
A view of the buttresses and steeples of the Cathedral of Reims, which was shelled by German troops as they left the city. The cathedral was used as a hospital during wartime.
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Fort Pompelle near Reims, France.
A view of destruction at Fort Pompelle, a French fort near Reims built into hillside. In the background, a dark silhouette walks along the top of the hill above the fort.
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1917-1918
Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement
A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.
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French Artillery in the Village of Perthes les Hurlus.
French artillery outside Perthes village. There are horse drawn artillery pieces in the background. The final battle for this location had a French victory.
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1918
Repairing Field Telephone Lines During a Gas Attack at the Front.
Two men wearing gas masks repair field telephone lines at the front line during a chemical attack. The background is hazy and clouded with gas.
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The 48th Highlanders of Toronto
Parade of uniformed Canadian soldiers marching in ranks on a field.
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Belgian Refugees Housed in Alexandria Palace, London
A group of Belgian refugees, mostly women and children, sit amongst row of beds inside Alexandria Palace, on the outskirts of London.
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French Reserves from U.S.A. -- Some of the Two Million Fighters in the Battle of the Marne
Many Frenchmen who had been residing in the United States returned to Europe to fight. Here, a group of them sit on a field looking at the camera.
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Inspecting a Nearly Completed Pontoon Bridge in the French Sector of the West Front
On a river in France, inspecting officers walk across a constructed pontoon bridge flanked by pontoon boats each carrying three soldiers.
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Historic First Landing of Allied Troops at Dardanelles.
A fleet of boats bringing British soldiers to storm the beaches of Turkey in an ultimately unsuccesful attempt to re-open the Dardanelles. This would have once again allowed the transportation of food and munitions between Russia and Great Britain.
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West Beach, Gallipoli, Scene of British Landing and of Terrible Battles
A beach at Gallipoli swarmed with British troops and supplies, where began a months long attempt to drive the Turkish forces further into Turkey. The campaign resulted ultimately a Turkish victory and huge casualties on both sides.
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Great Naval Gun and its Protecting Fort of Sand Bags on the Saloniki Front
A heavy fortification of sandbags protecting one of the naval guns the British placed in Thessaloniki, Greece, for long distance bombardments.
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Loading a Trench Mortar in a Hillside Dugout on the Serbian Front.
A soldier loads a mortar in a hillside trench while two others look on.
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View in a Trench Kitchen Underground on the Salonika Front.
Three French soldiers preparing soup in a protected underground trench kitchen on the Thessaloniki Front in Greece.
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View from Stage of a Serbian Army Audience in an Outdoor Theater at the Front -- Prompter in the Foreground.
View from the stage as Serbian soldiers watch their fellow men perform plays for the rest of the army during a rare moment of downtime. In the foreground, a concealed prompter feeds them their lines, and in the front row, men play instruments to...
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