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Trenches

Date: 1918
Description: Trenches constructed for American forces to defend against the Bolshevik "Red" forces. In the background are possibly barracks and other buildings for the ...
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Dugout Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: A dugout under construction, showing the timber frame and planks of wood over the top. On the left of the dugout is a large pile of timbers covered with sn...
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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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Village on the Dvina River

Date: 1918
Description: View across the Dvina River towards a village on the opposite shoreline. There is a Russian Orthodox Church with onion domes directly across the river, and...
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Damaged Log Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View of field with a damaged blockhouse constructed of logs, and a smaller outbuilding in the distance. It appears the roof of the fortification has sustai...
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Radio Station

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of a wooden radio station building and a small shed, with other outbuildings in the background on the right. In front of the main building...
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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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The Kodish Road, Camouflaged

Date: 1918
Description: View of the snowy road leading to the village of Kodish, during the Allied intervention in Northern Russia. There is a wire fence and trees in the backgrou...
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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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Floating Drydocks in Ice

Date: 1918
Description: View over pier made of pilings towards a floating drydock, now embedded in the ice, near Solombola, Russia. There are tall buildings behind it on the oppos...
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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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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, with buildings, dwellings and yards. Pedestrians are walking on the street below. In the distance are fie...
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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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Church of Uspenanski Bogoroditski

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of the Church of Uspenanski Bogoroditski. This building also served as an American hospital in Archangel [Arkhangelsk], Russia during the All...
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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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Russian Firemen Extinguishing Flames

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view over fence of a group of soldiers looking on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly us...
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Group of Army Men

Date: 1918
Description: Group portrait of men posing in tall grass in front of a wooden fence. On the left, standing, is a lieutenant, and the rest of the men are sergeants and pr...
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Army Unit Marching Down Road

Date: 1918
Description: View of an approaching group of soldiers coming up a road. A captain flanked by a lieutenant on the right is leading the group of soldiers from the 310th U...

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