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Downed German Plane

Date: 10 04 1918
Description: German plane shot down between Montfaucon and Cierges, France.
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Volunteer Unit

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Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring four women in brown coats, pants, and hats walking along a field. One of the women is leading a team of two horses, two of the...
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Volunteer Unit

Date: 1914
Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Volunteer Unit

Date: 
Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Road Behind the Yankee Line

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of the road behind the U.S. line of advance into Saint-Mihiel, jammed with troops and supplies.
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Mustering Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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War Zone Road

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Elevated view of a well-paved road in a war zone, surrounded by piles and fields of hay. Captioned: "A typical road in the War Zone. Wild, smooth, well gra...
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Camouflaged Weapon

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field towards a well-camouflaged military weapon.
Poster

Women of Maine Are You Helping? Heroic Women of France. We Must Win The War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of three women, in a field, leaning over and pulling an agricultural implement in a field. Text above photograph reads: "Hero...
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First Aid Dogs

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Description: Dog being trained to assist in rendering first aid.
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Soldiers Fortifying a Battleground

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Description: Soliders are fortifying the banks of a river with barbed wire.
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Eddie Rickenbacker-Ace of Aces

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Description: Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker, who earned the title "Ace of Aces" for his 27 victories during World War I. In this photograph he is posed against a plane ...
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Training Recruits

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded German officer training recruits who are still in civilian clothing.
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Russian Village on Fire

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Description: The ruins of a totally destroyed Russian village.
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Readying the Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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Uncle Sam Plowing

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Description: Man wearing an Uncle Sam costume plowing with a team of horses for an agricultural extension demonstration. It is likely the event took place during World...
Poster

Good Bye, Dad, I'm Off To Fight For Old Glory, You Buy U.S. Gov't Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a young man in uniform shaking hands with an older man. Behind them is a painting of an aerial view of farms and fields...
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Artillery Explosion on the Russian Front

Date: 1914
Description: Impact of an Austrian 305mm mortar shell in a Russian position. Taken with a telephoto lens.
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Bavarians in Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Supply column on the road.

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