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Setting Up Large Searchlight in Advance Lines, Vosges Sector

In this photo, soldiers are setting up a searchlight in a trench in the woods. Searchlights were important pieces of technology because they provided visual on enemy movement much further than the eye can see.

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Sharpshooters in Protected Position near Enemy Lines

This photo depicts sharpshooters hiding in the trenches, waiting to attack. They fashioned creative hiding places, using everything from bushes to shell crates for protection. New recruits died frequently because of these sharpshooters.

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In a French Tench, Sandbag Protected, Showing Dart Bombs

Depicted in this photograph are three men, hidden in a trench and protected by sandbags. They have in their possession signal rockets and hand grenades. Signal rockets were used to call for help on the battle field. Different colors and designs...

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French Soldiers Resting in the Trenches

French soldiers lie, crowded, in a Communicating trench, waiting to relieve those on the front lines.

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The Dog in War--Reporting to First Aid Squad with Helmet of Wounded Soldier

Three medical soldiers stand in a ditch as a Red Cross dog approaches, holding in its mouth the helmet of a wounded soldier.

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