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Log Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: A tall blockhouse constructed of logs behind a wood and barbed wire fence.
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Scene near Dvina

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Description: A wintry scene near the Northern Dvina River close to Archangel [Arkhangelsk], Russia.
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Barbed Wire Fence and Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: Two timber constructed blockhouses in the snow behind a barbed wire fence.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers Officers Quarters

Date: 1918
Description: Officers quarters of the United States Corps of Engineers.
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Governor General’s House

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior of the governor general's house of the U.S. Army's North Russian Expeditionary Force.
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Town Hall

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior of the governor general's house of the U.S. Army's North Russian Expeditionary Force.
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Toboggan Slide and Skating Rink

Date: 1918
Description: A toboggan slide and skating rink next to a large building.
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Barbed Wire Installation

Date: 1918
Description: Three soldiers installing barbed wire as a defense against Bolshevik forces.
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Russian Eastern Orthodox Church

Date: 1918
Description: View from frozen river of a Russian Eastern Orthodox church with three onion domes.
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Camouflaged Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View over slashed timber towards the edge of the defenses, with camouflaged blockhouse in the background.
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District Administration Building

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view across plaza of the Archangel District Administration Building.
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Church of Rojdestva Kristova

Date: 1918
Description: View across square of the Church of Rojdestva Kristova (Nativity of Christ) near Archangel [Arkhangelsk], Russia.
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Blockhouse, Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow and barbed wire fence of a group of soldiers constructing a log blockhouse.
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Windmills in a Village

Date: 1918
Description: Four large wooden windmills along a wooden fence. Behind the windmills are the buildings of a village.
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Blockhouse Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: Blockhouse fortification under construction in a forested area. There are two uniformed soldiers standing on the right.
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Blockhouse No. 4

Date: 1918
Description: Looking up at Blockhouse No. 4 while under construction. Trees around the constructions site are being used to provide camouflage.
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Woman Posing Outdoors

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of a woman wearing a long dark dress standing in front of a birch tree and a wooden fence.
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Soldiers Posing by Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View through stumps and trees of a group of soldiers, possibly French, posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs.
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Soldiers Posing by Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View through stumps and trees of a group of French and British soldiers posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs.
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U.S. Army Engineer Corps Unloading Lumber

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers from the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps unloading lumber from barges.

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