1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Camp Pontanezen, at Brest, France, from Which American Soldiers Were Returned to the United States.

A view of railways, barracks, and other buildings at Camp Pontanezen, in Brest, France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Camp Pontanezen, Brest, France.

A field of tents connected by duck board walkways at Camp Pontanezen, in Brest, France

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Troop Kitchen -- 21 Ranges Each Burning Cord of Wood Daily -- Brest, France.

Soldiers working in a large kitchen at Camp Pontanezen, in Brest, France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: American Barracks and Railroad Yards near Bordeaux, from Tower No. 2

A view from the top of an American-built steel tower outside of Bordeaux, France. Below, there are army barracks and railroad tracks. A soldier stands on the tower, at the joint of four steel beams.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Lafayette, We Are Here! First American Soldiers that Marched in Paris.

Rows of American soldiers march down a street in Paris. The sidewalks and balconies are thick with civilians watching the parade.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: Entrance to Dugout, Y.M.C.A. Station at Badonviller

This photograph is of a Y.M.C.A dugout during WWI. According to the photograph, the Y.M.C.A provided a lot for soldiers during the war. There is a forrest in the background.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: An Interesting Scene in the Social Room of a Y.M.C.A Army Camp Hut

In this scene men are sitting in a social room of the Y.M.C.A. Some are reading and others and socializing. Many of them, according to the photographs, are writing letters home.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: General De Puydraguen Coming Out of a Trench near Lac Blanc in the Vosges Section

In this photograph soldiers walk through a trench. Close to where this photograph was taken there was fighting between the French and German armies.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: Wrecked Building in Amiens, France

This photograph shows absolute destruction of buildings. There are a couple men in this shot. Shells used during the war were strong enough, according to the photograph, to bring entire buildings crumbling down.

GLC09584.218

1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: German Gun Guarding the Mole, Zeebrugge

This photograph depicts a gun by a German base. There is a body of water in the distance. Around the time of this photograph, the British attacked the Germans by way of sea.

GLC09584.219

1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: Wrecked Submarine at Bruges, Belgium, a German Submarine Base

There is a wrecked submarine floating atop water by the bay. The submarine proved effective during wartime.

GLC09584.220

1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: One of the Notorious U-boats Stranded on the South Coast of England after Surrender

This photograph shows people on rowboats and on land, surrounding a U-boat after British victory against Germans. There are also people standing on the boat.

GLC09584.221

1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: Looking South over Chateau-Thierry from the Ramparts of the Old hateau

This photograph is a scene of a town in France. There are various buildings and streets in view. There is also a small body of water and a bridge in the distance. There was a battle in this town that caused much destruction.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: Famous Bridge Over Marne, toward Hotel de Ville and Heights of Old Chateau

There is a village in the distance and soldiers and men are standing on a wooden bridge, looking over a body of water. The bridge, according to the photo, is a temporary structure. Despite German advancement, the Allies won the battle in this town of Chateau-Thierry.

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1914

Keystone View Company

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Title: In Belleau Wood where Americans Gave Germany Her Fatal Check

This photograph is of a forrest, totally destroyed. There is a man standing in the middle of it. The battle that took place here was won by the Allies, and resulted in pushing the Germans back.

GLC09584.224

1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Strong Dugouts in Holes Under Huge Rocks, in Belleau Woods, France.

A German soldier crouches with his machine gun in a dugout under a rock in Belleau Woods.

GLC09584.225

1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Maison Banc, Headquarters of the Marine Brigade, Near Belleau Wood

A dilapidated, white farmhouse near Belleau Wood after the battle.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: "Miracle of Lucy." France--Unharmed Crucifix Amidst Total Ruins

The interior of a destroyed church in the town of Lucy-le-Bocage in France. The arch has remained intact and on it hangs Jesus on the cross, unharmed.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Looking from Belleau Village South across the Valley to Belleau Wood

An American soldier stands on the remaining wall of a destroyed building looking at what is left of Belleau Wood after the battle.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Grave of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, Buried by Germans where He Fell

An American soldier stands mourning at the grave of Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: General Gouraud Bestowing Medals Upon French Heroes, Chalons sur Marne, France.

A crowd of French soldiers stands underneath the archway of the Forte Sainte-Croix recieving medals for valor after the battle at Chalons sur Marne.

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May 16, 1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: Partners of Americans in Marne Counter-Offensive French Moroccan Troops on Villers-Cotterets Road.

French Moroccan troops march up the National Highway to the Second Battle of the Marne. In the background, an American military policeman directs traffic.

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October 19, 1915

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: 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.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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.

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1918

Keystone View Company

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Title: 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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