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Ruins of Longpont Village and Abbey, France

A dirt road running through a destroyed town in Northern France. In the distance stands the the ruins of the Abbey Church of Longpont.

GLC09584.232

Artillery Observers Telephoning Headquarters from the Front, on the Marne

At an observation post in a ditch, French soldiers use a periscope to observe enemy lines while one telephones headquarters.

GLC09584.233

Captured German Machine Guns on Road from Villers-Cotterets to Soissons.

Two American soldiers man a German captured machine gun, kneeling behind a bush.

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Ruins of Soissons and Its Two Great Cathedrals.

The ruins of the destroyed cathedrals and town of Soissons. On the right, two silhouettes are seen on the winding road.

GLC09584.235

Bringing in 1900 German Prisoners Captured by American Forces, France.

A long line, stretching back into a crowd, of German prisoners-of-war captured by the American troops.

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German Prisoners Well Housed, near Belleau Woods, France.

German prisoners of war lined up against a barbed wire fence outside of their barracks in a prison camp.

GLC09584.237

The Place des Halles, St. Mihiel.

A streetview of crumbling buildings in St. Mihiel, France. The street is filled with debris and stones from the destruction.

GLC09584.238

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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German Battery of 150 mm. Guns, Captured by American Troops near Montfaucon.

Two American soldiers stand with a captured German howitzer gun on a grassy hill.

GLC09584.240

An American Division Headquarters at the Front.

A group of American soldiers sit or stand around a table at their division headquarters in France.

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An American Field Radio Outfit at the Front in France.

A group of soldiers man a portable radio station on the front lines in France. Two soldiers to the left stand guard with binoculars.

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German Pill Box in the Blanc Mont Sector, Champagne.

Two soldiers inspect a German machine gun emplacement in the Mont Blanc area of the Champagne region in France. Another soldier stands atop the emplacement, watching.

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General Pershing Awarding Congressional Medals to Brave American Boys, Chaumont, France.

A line of soldiers stand in a snowy field outside of the American General Headquarters in Chaumont, France. General Pershing pins them with Congressional Medals of Honor.

GLC09584.244

Our Doughboys at Work- Ordnance Repair Shop, Mehun-sur-Yevre, France

This photograph is of military men preparing guns for the soldiers. They were responsible for preparing everything from guns to clothing.

GLC09584.245

One of the Buildings of the American Ordance Repair Shops of Mehun-sur-Yevre, France

This photograph is of men at work preparing goods for soldiers on the front. This scene takes place in one of the many ordance repair shops. They were also responsible for repairing weaponry.

GLC09584.246

Eighth Illinois Regiment Now in France [half tone printed reproduction]

Black troops active in Europe during WWI. Two slightly different printed versions of the same photograph, one trimmed, and the other printed with a slightly grainer half-tone screen.

GLC07593

[Collection of Howard Chandler Christy posters] [Decimalized .01-.03]

Collection belonging to Howard Chandler Christy consisting of World War I posters dated 1919. One poster labeled "Clear the Way" including a mesage to buy bonds at Fourth Liberty Loan. and one poster labeled "Americans All," printed by Forbes dated...

GLC09676

Clear the Way

One poster illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy of a World War I poster labeled "Clear the Way" including a mesage to buy bonds at Fourth Liberty Loan. Imagery contains an allegorical female representing America and sailors loading a torpedo into a...

GLC09676.01

Americans All

One poster by Howard Chandler Christy related to World War I labeled "Americans All," printed by Forbes dated 1919, advertisement for Victory Liberty Loan. Imagery contains the female symbol of freedom, displayed with an American flag in the...

GLC09676.02

Americans All

One poster by Howard Chandler Christy labeled "Americans All," printed by Forbes dated 1919, advertising for Victory Liberty Loan. Imagery contains allegorical female symbol for America displayed with an American flag in the background. Printed with...

GLC09676.03

Welcome Home

One poster printed in 1919 by E.G. Renesch, of a scene by which a corporal returns home to his family. Other noticeable trait of the image is the portrait of Lincoln hanging in the dining room with an American flag positioned behind the frame.

GLC09744

[Photograph of three African American men in military dress]

One undated photograph of three African American infantrymen during World War I.

GLC09720.06

[German Reichsbanknote 20 marks]

German Reichsbanknote 20 marks with two crests on the front in a decorative design in blue. On reverse side the number twenty is in the center of a decorative circle.

GLC09620.357

Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man, I'd Join the Navy, Naval Reserve or Coast Guard

This is a lithographic poster featuring Howard Chandler Christy's iconic depiction of the female, would-be sailor. The poster is of a girl and states "GEE I WISH I WERE A MAN I'd JOIN THE NAVY, NAVAL RESERVE OR COAST GUARD." The poster was used as a...

GLC09648

Warning!

This poster warns about the effect of enemy propaganda disseminating on the home front during the war by giving examples of rumors and the truth side by side. For example "There are frequent suicides in cantonments, where men have to 'Pay for food...

GLC09652