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1914-1918
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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.
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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...
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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ghastly Glipse of Wounded Belgians in Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
In this photpograph is a man who is very seiously injured. He has bandages covering his face and hands. There is a nurse sitting by his side and two other wounded soldiers who look like they are in a better condition in the background. Women who...
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French Convalescents, Nicknamed "The Cripples," About to Return to the Front
In this scene there is a large gathering of men who are recovering from various wounds from the war. Some of them are standing and others are sitting. Some are eating and smoking. They are about to return to "the front" to fight once more.
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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...
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Sacrificed on Altar of German Militarism- Arrival of Dead at Military Cemetary, Villers au Bois, France
This photograph shows men pushing a wagon that is meant to carry the dead. There also lies a man who died in battle. The description on the photograph mentions that after WWI there were many fatherless children and widows.
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Internment of the Fallen Brave in the Cemetary at Villers au Bois, France
In this photograph are men gathered, including a priest, around a grave with dead men. Fallen men more often than not were put into mass graves. The region of Villers-au-Bois saw a lot of fighting during the war.
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Sanitary Work of the Battle Line- Disinfectin the Ruins with Patent Spray
This photograph shows a medical worker spraying disinfectant on the battle field. He has a red cross band on his arm. There is a lot of rubble and destruction in the background. With all the death and destruction, battle fields were breeding grounds...
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Section of Many Miles of French Field Kitchens
In this photo is a field kitchen with many men and tents. The system to get food to the men on the front was advanced and systematic, with thousands of rations having to get to the front each day.
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Making Bread for British Troop; Camp Scene, France
This photo shows the men who were responsible for cooking food for the soldies. It appears that they had just made bread, a food staple during the war.
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