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Showing posts with label first world war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first world war. Show all posts
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Portrait of a Group of German Soldiers Posing With Three Sitting Allied Prisoners of War Somewhere in Germany During World War 1 (1910's)
Portrait of a group of German soldiers posing with three sitting Allied prisoners of war somewhere in Germany during World War 1. One of the prisoners is identified as Private P. Robertson who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Source: Wellcome Images.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Map Showing the Possible Routes Which German Zeppelins Could Use to Bomb England Published Near the Start of World War 1 in August 1914
Map showing the possible routes which German Zeppelins could use to bomb England published near the start of World War 1 in August 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.
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1914,
belgium,
cologne,
first world war,
german air force,
german zeppelin,
germany,
harwich,
london,
map,
netherlands,
north sea,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi,
zeppelin
Monday, November 27, 2017
Map of a Russian Redoubt at the Start of World War 1 (1914)
Map of a Russian redoubt at the start of World War 1. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.
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barbed wire,
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fort,
fortifications,
fortified,
machine guns,
man-traps,
map,
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russia,
russian fort,
russian history,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Map of French Forts Surrounding Paris Published Near The Start of World War 1 in September 1914
Map of French forts surrounding Paris published near the start of World War 1 in September 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.
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1910's,
1914,
europe,
european history,
first world war,
fortifications,
fortified,
forts,
france,
german invasion,
map,
paris,
seine river,
versailles,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
Friday, November 24, 2017
Propaganda Composite Photo Postcard Showing a Smiling German Who Has Captured Three Allied Soldiers and Put Them in Chains Which Was Published During the Early Months of World War 1 (1914)
Propaganda composite photo postcard showing a smiling German who has captured three Allied soldiers (British, Russian, and French) and put them in chains which was published during the early months of World War 1 in 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
“German Winter Watch in the Vosges. Firing a Heavy Howitzer.“ German Soldiers in the Vosges Mountains of France During World War 1 (1910's)
“German winter watch in the Vosges. Firing a heavy howitzer.“ German soldiers in the Vosges Mountains of France during World War 1.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Monday, November 13, 2017
German Sailors Drilling With the Deck Gun of a U-boat Docked in a Port During World War 1 (1910's)
German sailors drilling with the deck gun of a U-boat docked in a port during World War 1.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
“Captain Franz Von Papen, Former German Military Attache at Washington, Who Was Persona Non Grata to the U.S. on Account of His Unfriendly Activities" (1915)
“Captain Franz von Papen, former German military attache at Washington, who was persona non grata to the U.S. on account of his unfriendly activities. He was recalled December 1915.”
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
“The First Photograph From the Front: German Cavalrymen, Wounded During the Advance on Liège, Being Bandaged” (1914)
“The first photograph from the front: German cavalrymen, wounded during the advance on Liège, being bandaged.” Taken during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914. From The Illustrated War News magazine published in 1914.
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1914,
belgium,
casualties,
cavalrymen,
first world war,
german army,
german cavalry,
german cavalrymen,
german soldiers,
horses,
liège,
medic,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
wounded,
ww1,
wwi
Monday, August 28, 2017
French Soldier Raoul Berthelé Playing With His Dog Named Goli in Berzy-le-Sec, France (1915)
French soldier Raoul Berthelé playing with his dog named Goli in Berzy-le-Sec, France, 1915. Attributed to Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
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1910's,
1910's fashion,
1915,
berzy-le-sec,
dog,
first world war,
france,
french photographer,
french soldier,
glass negative,
goli,
kepi,
raoul berthelé,
truck,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
British Filmmaker Geoffrey Malins Showing How He Carried Reels of Film While Making Films Covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France (1914-1915)
British filmmaker Geoffrey Malins showing how he carried reels of film while making films covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France, c. 1914-1915. From the book How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles Etc published in 1920.
Labels:
1914,
1915,
belgium,
british history,
cigarette,
film reels,
filmmaker,
first world war,
france,
outside portrait,
portrait,
posing,
smoking,
vosges mountains,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
Thursday, July 13, 2017
A French Soldier Posing at the Entrance of an Aid Station in a Trench During World War 1
A French soldier posing at the entrance of an aid station in a trench during World War 1. By Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Portrait of a Group of French Ambulance Officers Playing a Card Game in Cuperly, France, During World War 1 (1915-1916)
Portrait of a group of French ambulance officers playing a card game in Cuperly, France, during World War 1, c. 1915-1916. By Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Portrait of Three French Soldiers Posing in a Bunk Room in a Dugout or Barracks Building Probably Somewhere in Northeastern France During World War 1
Portrait of three French soldiers posing in a bunk room in a dugout or barracks building probably somewhere in northeastern France during World War 1. By Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
French Soldier Raoul Berthelé Posing With a Row of Captured German Artillery Pieces in Mercin-et-Vaux, France (1918)
French soldier Raoul Berthelé posing with a row of captured German artillery pieces in Mercin-et-Vaux, France, 1918. Attributed to Raoul Berthelé.
Source: City Archives of Toulouse.
Monday, May 29, 2017
German Soldiers Tending to an Injured Dog at a Field Hospital For Dogs During World War 1
German soldiers tending to an injured dog at a field hospital for dogs during World War 1.
Source: Royal Library, Denmark.
Friday, May 26, 2017
A Group of Italian POWs in a Prison Camp During World War 1
A group of Italian POWs in a prison camp during World War 1, location unknown.
Source: Royal Library, Denmark.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
View Possibly Showing Dead, Dying, or Pinned Down Soldiers in No Man’s Land During World War 1 (1910's)
View possibly showing dead, dying, or pinned down soldiers in no man’s land during World War 1, location unknown.
SourceSan Diego Air and Space Museum.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Portrait of American Soldiers From Company C of the 115th Infantry Regiment in Camp McClellan Near Anniston, Alabama (1918)
Portrait of American soldiers from Company C of the 115th Infantry Regiment in Camp McClellan near Anniston, Alabama, April 1, 1918. By Novelty Photo Company.
Source: Library of Congress.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
View of a Mock Charge by Ottoman Lancers in Palestine During World War 1 (1917)
View of a mock charge by Ottoman lancers in Palestine during World War 1, 1917. Attributed to the American Colony in Jerusalem.
Source: Library of Congress.
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