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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors during land training on boat hauling at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Military buildings stand behind the men.
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Austrian Water Mine Sappers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian sappers (military engineers) checking on underwater mines on a lake in South Tyrol on the Italian front.
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Torpedo Illustration

Date: 1943
Description: A military airplane drops torpedoes on a boat floating in a body of water in an illustration titled: "A Kid from Kansas."
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Austrian Water Mine Sappers

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Description: Austrian sappers either laying or removing mines or other obstacles. German caption states: "Military fishing on the southwestern battlefront."
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Austrian Water Mine Sappers

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Description: Group of Austrian sappers either laying or removing mines or other obstacles. Original German caption states: "Military fishing on the southwestern battlef...
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Danube River

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Description: Building the pontoon bridge over the Danube River.
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Engineers Learning Bridge Building

Date: 07 02 1917
Description: ROTC engineers, probably at Fort Sheridan, learn bridge building during their training at Fort Leavenworth.
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A group of sailors sit in a sailboat while others steer during a sailboat and steering drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Others observe th...
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Crossing the Sava River

Date: 1915
Description: Hungarian hussars crossing the pontoon bridge over the Sava River in Serbia.
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Serbian Prisoners

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Description: Serbian prisoners being loaded onto ships in the bay, Montenegro and Albania.
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Hospital Ship USS Samaritan

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Description: Deck of the hospital ship USS Samaritan at sea. There are various forms of bedding and mattresses airing out on the railings and on the deck.
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors rowing ten boats toward the shore during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon.
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Soldiers Crossing the Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers crossing the floating war bridge over the Save River during World War I.
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Military Bridge Opened for Passing Steamer

Date: 1914
Description: Rough translation: Bridge between Sabac and Klenak military bridge opened for passing a steamer.
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors in boats going toward the docks during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Boathouses are seen on the shore.
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The Bosporus Straits

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Description: Boats at dock in the Bosporus.
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Loading Equipment at Pongani Beach

Date: 1942
Description: Lacking other equipment on the beach, native canoes were pressed into service to transfer equipment to larger boats.
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View of the Bosporus

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Description: View of the Bosporus from a boat on the water.
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Lake Skutari

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Description: On Lake Skutari (Skodar) in Albania. Austrian troops being loaded onto boats.
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of three boats during a boat drill at the Naval Station Newport, established in 1883. They row past the shore on which other formations of sailors e...

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