Photo of Midshipmen Drilling With Dahlgren Boat Howtizers at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (1860's)

 

Photo of midshipmen drilling with Dahlgren boat howitzers at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1860s/1870s. The dormitory named Stribling Hall is said to be building visible in the background. Originally published as a stereoview.

Source: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

View of Native American US Army Cavalrymen During Saber Exercises at Fort Custer in Montana (1892)

View of Native American US Army cavalrymen during saber exercises at Fort Custer in Montana, 1892.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

American Soldiers of the 6th US Cavalry Regiment Training Horses in Fort Bayard, New Mexico (1880's)

American soldiers of the 6th US Cavalry Regiment training horses in Fort Bayard, New Mexico, c. 1885.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

A British Machine Gun Platoon Guarding a Road Possibly During a Training Exercise During World War 1 (1910's)

A British machine gun platoon guarding a road possibly during training exercise during World War 1. By Paul Thompson. From the book The World War a History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict published in 1915.

British Soldiers in Skirmish and Regimental Line Formations Posing During Drilling (1861)

British soldiers in skirmish and regimental line formations posing during drilling, 1861. By Edward Dyne Fenton.

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British Soldiers Posing Having a Mock Skirmish (1861)

British soldiers posing having a mock skirmish, 1861. By Edward Dyne Fenton.

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American Soldiers Undergoing Gas Mask Training

American soldiers undergoing gas mask training, c. 1918. Animated stereoview.

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French Soldiers Awaiting a German Assault?

French soldiers in trenches near Compiègne said to be awaiting a German attack but probably taken during training. The lack of any ground torn up by shell holes and the exposed position of the cameraman are good indications that this was taken during training. The closest that stereoscopic cameras seemed to have really come to photographing combat in World War I was capturing artillery shells exploding. Animated stereoview.