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1916-1918
Keystone View Company
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
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...
GLC09584.123
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...
GLC09584.125
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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Provisioning an Immense Army- British Transport Wagons in France
This photograph shows wagons used to transport various supplies during the war. Everything from fod to ammunition had to be carried to the soldiers. The staff that took care of this were very organized.
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Modern Artillery Transport by Auto in France
This photograph depicts a man driving a wagon that carries artillery. The auto truck took the place of the horse drawn wagons during the war and were capable of driving on all terrain.
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French Gunners Adjusting Large Cannon Mounted on Railway Track--France
Two French artillery soldiers adjust the aim of a large cannon. All but the gears and mount of the weapon are obscured from view.
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A British "Archie" in Action--Note Range Finders
A group of British soldiers man an anti-aircraft gun known as an "Archie" during a battle.
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A British 9.2-In. Howitzer Under Camouflage
Two British soldiers man 9.2-Inch Howitzer gun which has been covered in leaves and branches to disguise it from afar.
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Feeding "Grannie"--Shell Hoisted into Position.
Soldiers use a pulley to load the twelve-inch howitzer, one of the largest guns used in the war, which they affectionately nicknamed, "Grannie".
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Feeding "Grannie"--Twelve Men Lowering Shell into Breach
Twleve British soldiers use a pulley system to properly load the twelve-inch Howitzer, affectionately known as "Grannie".
GLC09584.137
1940s
[Collection of photographs of African American soldiers]
10 panoramic photographs of various WWII black units of the armed forces, including that of General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.; Company "G" 11th QM Training Regiment, Camp Lee, Virginia; and others.
GLC09407
1857-1864 ca.
Unknown
[Carte de visite of Owen Lovejoy]
Signed carte-de-visite of Radical Republican congressman Owen Lovejoy from Illinois. Lovejoy's Princeton, Ill. homestead was an important Underground Railroad station.
GLC09410
1865
Hammond, Cyrena (fl. 1865)
[Journal]
One hundred and thirty three pages of diary entries and handwritten notes. Fourteen pages with preprinted text, including a title page and printed calendars. Previous research indicated that this is a "journal of Western New York teenager;" the title...
GLC09413
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