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1914-1918
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A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.
A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.
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A Battery of the Famous 270 Mortars (Howitsers), Mt. St. Eloi.
A Howitzer gun is positioned amongst the trees in a forest in France. Two soldiers stand nearby.
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Entrenched Highlanders on the Lookout Using Mirror Periscope.
Two Scottish soldiers in a trench use a periscope to look out into No Man's Land above. There is a horn nearby, which is used to warn their fellow troops in the case of a gas attack.
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President Pointcare and Marshall Joffre Visiting Officers' Quarters on the Somme Front.
President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visit the Officers' Quarters at the Somme camp. In the center, President Poincare and an aide are in conversation. Marshall Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces during World War I...
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1916
Tatoi Trenches in the Croisettes Wood Showing Officers in Consultation Just Half an Hour Before the Attack on the Somme Line.
A group of officers discusses military plans shortly before carrying out the first attack of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916.
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Serving Food from a Movable Kitchen in Ruined Curlu on the Somme.
French soldiers on the Somme front in France eat soup served from a movable kitchen. In the background, there are damaged buildings.
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Ruins of Famous Church at Albert, France.
A view of the partially ruined brick Church of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, France. The village was only a few miles north of the Somme River. In the foreground, there are large piles of collapsed bricks.
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Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.
Two soldiers stand on either side of Mademoiselle Marcelle Semmer, a young woman from Eclusiers, a village on the Somme. She was honored with the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the War Cross for putting herself at risk to air the French war effort.
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The World Renowned Cathedral at Reims, France, Ruined by the Germans.
A view of the buttresses and steeples of the Cathedral of Reims, which was shelled by German troops as they left the city. The cathedral was used as a hospital during wartime.
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Ruins of Once Magnificent Reims, France.
A landscape of destroyed buildings and bare frames of houses in Reims, France.
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"The Dogs of War Let Loose Are Howling" -- French 320's in Action, near Reims.
A row of four French railroad guns used to defend the city of Reims, France.
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Fort Pompelle near Reims, France.
A view of destruction at Fort Pompelle, a French fort near Reims built into hillside. In the background, a dark silhouette walks along the top of the hill above the fort.
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Once Fair Village of Coucy, near Reims, France.
Crumbling walls and stones that used to be buildings form a scene of total destruction in the village of Coucy, near Reims, in France.
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1917-1918
The Ruined Stronghold of Fort de la Malmaison, Chemin des Dames, France
Piles of dirt and stone that were once Fort de la Malmaison, a key element of the German defense of the ridge Chemin des Dames. The fort was destroyed by the French in a successful attempt to retake the region.
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Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement
A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.
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Desolate Waste on Chemin des Dames Battlefield, France
A soldier stands amongst the now desolate countryside and fallen trees after the battles at Chemin des Dames in France
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Camouflaged Trenches in Chemin des Dames Sector
A lieutenant of the Allied forces stands in a trench at Chemin des Dames. Behind him, chicken wire interwoven with pine and hemlock, covers the opening of the trench, to prevent enemy planes from spotting the trench from above.
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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
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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"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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"Out Where the Bombs are Bursting and the Canons Like Hell-doors Slam."
Soldiers on a battlefield, the back of the card describes the conditions of battle, but does not specify where the battle is or which army the soldiers belong to.
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The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.
Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.
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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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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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1916-1918
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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