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Robert Colton Johnson

Date: 1918
Description: Seated portrait of Lieutenant Robert C. Johnson, adjutant.
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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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Army Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: A blockhouse fortification built using a timber frame and large stones, with sandbags stacks near the entrance. There appear to be a wires strung along pol...
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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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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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Corps of Engineers Letterpress

Date: 1918
Description: Paper from feeder entering the letterpress of 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps.
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U.S. Hospital and Army Headquarters

Date: 1918
Description: View across snowy ground towards the United States hospital and Army Headquarters for American forces deployed as a part of the Allied Intervention in Nort...
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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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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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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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Officers Quarters

Date: 1918
Description: Officers quarters of the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps. Above the fireplace is a framed portrait of President of Woodrow Wilson.
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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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Drafting Room Decorated for Dances

Date: 1918
Description: The drafting room of the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps, cleared and decorated for dances.
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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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Log Blockhouse, Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: A log blockhouse under construction to support the Allied Intervention in Northern Russia. The fortification is surrounded by a forested area covered in sn...

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