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Barracks of Army Units from Michigan

Date: 1918
Description: View from snowy road towards a group of men standing among barracks occupied by Army units from Michigan.
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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: View across snow and barbed wire fence of a group of soldiers constructing a log blockhouse.
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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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"Welcome Arch" and American Troops

Date: 1918
Description: American troops with a band march underneath the "Welcome Arch," while flanked by other sailors and troops.
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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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American Commissary

Date: 1918
Description: View across wooden walkway towards a group of soldiers around the open doorway to the entrance of an American commissary. The supply officer was from the 3...
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Drafting Room

Date: 1918
Description: The map drafting room for the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps, with both civilian and British and American soldiers in the room.
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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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Blockhouse interior

Date: 1918
Description: Interior of blockhouse No. 2 looking out, showing use of timbers to reinforce the fortification's construction. There is a partial image of a soldier stand...
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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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Group of Men

Date: 1918
Description: Group portrait of either British or American uniformed soldiers sitting in a dugout. Fabric, either curtains or clothing, is hanging down from the low ceil...
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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, Standard Hut, and Kitchen Building

Date: 1918
Description: View over barbed wire fence towards men standing outside a blockhouse and barracks. Immediately outside of the barracks is a horse-drawn mobile kitchen and...

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