1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "And the Trench Was a Reeking Shambles," German Dead in the La Bassee Area.

German soldiers lie dead and dying behind a trench in La Basse, part of the Battle of Flanders.

GLC09584.037

1917

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Strong Concrete German Position and Victims after the Battle of Menin Road

Dead German soldiers lie behind the damaged fortification of a trench in Flanders, Belgium at the Battle of Menin Road.

GLC09584.038

1917

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: British Soldiers Gleaning in the Fields of War, Menin Road.

A British soldier uses a long plank to move a piece of wood aside on a ravaged battlefield at Menin Road, likely to pick up a valuable left behind by a fallen German.

GLC09584.039

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Where Hell Was Loosed; War's Indescribable Desolation and Unburied Victims, Lens.

A desolate, ravaged battlefield with the bodies of dead soldiers in Lens, France.

GLC09584.040

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: No Man's Land near Lens, France.

A scene of torn up countryside, dead soldiers, and destroyed trees outside of Lens, France.

GLC09584.041

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Family Living in Their Ruined House Lens

A woman and a young boy stand amongst the ruins of their home in Lens, a city in northern France that was occupied by the Germans for most of the war. Just behind them is an entrance to the basement of their home, where they are still living.

GLC09584.042

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Temporary Homes in Devestated Lens, Long Occupied by the Germans, France

Two families stand amongst the hastily constructed homes where they now live after returning to the city of Lens, in Northern France, occupied by Germans for most of the war.

GLC09584.043

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Proud Men of the North Who Fought on Flander's Fields.

Two dead Scottish soldiers lie on the battlefield.

GLC09584.044

1917

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "Down in a Shell Crater, We Fought Like Kilkeeny Cats"--Battle of Cambrai.

Four German soldiers in a trench at the end of the Battle of Cambrai. In the background is the ruins of a tank, which were used for the first time on a large scale during this battle.

GLC09584.045

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Steel-helmeted Scots Entrenched and Cheerily Awaiting a Counterattack

A line of Scottish soldiers man a trench waiting for battle.

GLC09584.046

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Turks Eager for War--Germany's Most Distant Ally Mobilizing Her Army.

A parade of Turks (possibly soldiers) march through the streets holding flags.

GLC09584.047

1915

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.048

1915

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.049

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Serbian Reserves in the Balkan Mountains Awaiting Orders to Advance

A division of Serbian Reserves stands ready for battle against a backdrop of mountains.

GLC09584.050

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.052

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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 accompany them.

GLC09584.061

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Serbian Cavalry Ready for Battle on the Balkan Plains

A group of Serbian Calvary soldiers on horseback, ready to battle invading Austrian and German forces on the Balkan Plains.

GLC09584.051

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: British Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action on Balkan Front, Camouflaged and Mounted on Auto.

A British gun crew on the Balkan front maneuver their anti-aircraft gun from within a screened trench.

GLC09584.053

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: In a British First Line Trench in the Balkans

Two British soldiers in a trench in the Balkans, near the end of the war. One is using a periscope to observe enemy lines, while the other stands by his machine gun.

GLC09584.054

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: No Man's Land, Sea of Barbed Wire in Front of Bulgarian Lines, Saloniki Front.

A countryside of "no man's land" covered in barbed wire on the Thessaloniki, Greece front.

GLC09584.055

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Rifle Grenade in a British First Line Trench in the Balkans.

A British soldier in a trench in the Balkans mans a rifle grenade to shoot explosives at a large range while remaining safe.

GLC09584.056

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.057

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.058

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

GLC09584.059

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Serbian Rest Camp Back of Front Line Trenches in the Balkans.

A view of a Serbian army camp away from the front lines where men would be sent for a break from the constant destruction, death, and gunfire. Several men are seen smoking pipes.

GLC09584.060