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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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Army Supply Depot

Date: 1918
Description: View from street towards the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps Supply Depot. There is a small group of soldiers standing in the open doorway of the supply dep...
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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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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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Log Ramp and Platform

Date: 1918
Description: A ramp constructed of logs leads up to a platform in a heavily forested area. An American soldier is standing on the platform.
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Machine Gun Emplacement

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow-covered ground towards a machine gun emplacement and its three man crew on the roof of a shed.
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Camouflaged Machine Gun Emplacement

Date: 1918
Description: Two men stand behind a heavily camouflaged machine gun emplacement in a forested area. On the far right a uniformed solider is sitting up in a tree.
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Blockhouse No. 8

Date: 1918
Description: Three uniformed soldiers in the process of constructing Blockhouse No. 8 with logs and earth. The area appears to overlook a ravine.
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Bomb-Proof Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: Four soldiers standing around a bomb-poof shelter, which received four direct hits from Bolshevik artillery without any damage.
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Soldiers Posing in Field

Date: 1918
Description: Group portrait of a lieutenant, (first on the left), and other soldiers in uniform from the 310th United States Army Engineers, standing, posing in a field...
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Mess Hall and Tents

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers standing around portable stoves at the mess hall for American troops. Also shows the bench seated tables and tents used by soldiers.
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Blockhouse No. 1

Date: 1918
Description: View looking up hill towards Blockhouse No. 1 that is constructed from timbers and earth. The fortification appears to be partially constructed into the to...
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Hand Sawmill

Date: 1918
Description: Two men working outdoors using a hand saw to saw a piece of timber. In the background other people are working among stacks of timber. There is a large bui...
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Russian Woman Sleigh Driver

Date: 1918
Description: Portrait of of a Russian woman wearing heavy furs. She is standing near the construction of a wooden bridge. In the background are men standing near and on...
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Blockhouse in the Snow

Date: 1918
Description: An eight-man blockhouse fortification in the snow, with a built-up wall of logs surrounding it. Soldiers inside the fortification are looking out of some o...
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Parade Down City Street

Date: 1918
Description: View down street of an approaching column of American officers and soldiers parading through the downtown of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia.
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U.S. Army Artillery Position and Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: A group of soldiers and officers pose next to an artillery piece within a sheltered area. The shelter is fortified with sandbags and camouflaged with branc...
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Artillery Position and Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: Two Canadian soldiers pose in front of a piece of artillery that is underneath a shelter constructed out of timbers. The shelter is also reinforced with th...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: View down side of street of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. Many of the participants carry large crucifixes and ban...

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