1917-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.

The skeleton of a British soldier lies on the site of the battle at Chemin des Dames in France

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Weird Desolation of Berry au Bac, after Four Years of Fighting, France

The destroyed countryside of Berry au Bac at the end of the war.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: "Through it all like horror, runs the red resentment of the guns." Oise, France.

French soldiers man enormous field guns from a ditch near the Oise, in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.

Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Searching the Ruins. "Somewhere in France."

French soldiers search the wreckage of a razed French village, attacked by German forces. No buildings remain, only rubble.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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

Keystone View Company

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Title: Dug-outs and Shelters-Cantonment in the Race Course at Flirey, France

Dug-outs and shelters used during trench warfare in Flirey, France. These dug-outs were better constructed than most were during the war. Flirey villlage was destroyed during the war. It was in No Man's land for four years before American occupation, even though the French had a hold on it for a portion of the war.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front

During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Alincourt, France; German Ammunition Camp Destroyed by Allied Airmen

The image depicts destruction after an an airstrike. There are dead horses, destroyed train cars, and broken wagons in the background. Alincourt was a small village in France. It was occupied for a while by the Germans until the Allies launched a successful airstrike later in the war, leaving behind death and destruction.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: German Ammunition Depot, after Visit of French Airmen, Alincourt, Ardennes, France

This image depicts destruction done by French airman. There are many dead horses, broken train cards, and debris.

GLC09584.106

1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Supplies Left by the Germans in Their Retreat from Soupier, Alane, France

This image depicts the supplies that the Germans left behind during their hurried retreats in the final months of the war. It also shows French soldiers taking inventory of what was left behind. There is some destruction in the background. The Germans left behind everything from helmets to rifles and clothing. In Soupier, France, they left behind a large sum of supplies.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: "On all sides round a great furnace flamed" German Attack, North Compiegne, France

This photograph depicts men waiting for the signal to go "over the top" and attack from the trenches. There is smoke in the distance, as well as destroyed fields.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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 indicated a specific need for assistance.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Red Cross "Dog Encampment" Behind the Lines in the French Sector.

Military dogs, used for numerous purposes by the army, amble amongst their barracks in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Red Cross Dog and Soldier for Whom He Got Help

A dog wearing a Red Cross collar stands beside a wounded soldier. Red Cross dogs would find wounded soldiers and lead medical and rescue teams to the site.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Picking up the Severely Wounded from among the Dead; Battlefield Scene, France

Two French soldiers carry a wounded comrade on a stretcher across a field.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Rendering First Aid to the Wounded in the French Trenches

Two soldiers look on as three medical personnel tend to a wounded soldier in a trench in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Bringing in Wounded on French Front after Battle Ablain St. Nazaire

Soldiers surround a wounded man lying on a stretcher at a first aid camp near Albain St. Nazaire in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Bringing in the Wounded "On Stretchers Stiff and Bleared with Blood"

Four wounded men lie on stretchers at a first aid station, awaiting medical attention.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: British Red Cross Ambulance in French Service, Northern France

Two French soldiers exit a Red Cross ambulance while five others stand outside it, one with a bandage around his head.

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1916-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Taking Away the Wounded in Motor Ambulance (Somme)

Three soldiers load a wounded man on a stretcher into a Red Cross ambulance.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: French Field Hospital--Locating Bullet With X-Ray Machine

Two army surgeons use an X-Ray to locate a bullet in a wounded soldier at a French Field Hospital.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Allied Soldiers Binding up the Wounds of Their Prisoners after the Battle

This photo shows the French caring for wounds of the enemy who are prisoners of war. The soldies during WWI were known to have been able to humanely treat each other. A soldier appears to have a wounded leg that is being treated with some of the many advancements in medical technology that were made during this time.

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