World War I
Browse the history of World War I through vintage photographs.
World War I photo of Dominick Rispoli
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A photo of John Sutherland who went by Jack, my Grandmother's young Brother Was in the Highland Light Infantry 1st Battalion
Father was Finlay Sutherland Mother Annie Rankin Sutherland from Wick. My Grandmother Marion Sutherland Cameron also from Wick.
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Alojz Markus in the serbian army in ww1
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The YMCA made these postcards available to American troops returning from World War I. The back provided room to put the soldier's name, date of arrival, unit, troopship, camp to which he was headed and mailing address of a family member. This was a way to let loved ones know that the soldier had returned safely to the United States and would soon be writing them a letter.
Well Done Men
America Greets
YOU
YMCA
(beneath statue)
STATUE OF LIBERTY, NEW YORK CITY
Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island in New York Bay 1 1/4 miles from the Battery, a colossal figure of Liberty enlightening the World. It lights the harbor with an electric torch held 306 feet above the water, the highest beacon in the world. Was presented to America by the French nation.
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Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field. (I no longer have the original image).
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Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field. (I no longer have the original image).
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(I no longer have the original image). Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field.
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(I no longer have the original image). A "realphoto" postcard showing a large number of French soldiers crossing a field in World War I. Number 69 in a series.
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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A "realphoto" postcard showing French soldiers in World War I. Number 66 in a series. (I no longer have the original image).
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An enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 24. (I no longer have the original image).
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A "realphoto" postcard showing French soldiers in World War I. Number 24 in a series. (I no longer have the original image).
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A badly damaged "realphoto" postcard showing a World War I soldier who died in action. The light color of his coat and other details make me think he may have been French.
Nobody will ever know who he was and his family would never know what became of him.
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A "realphoto" postcard apparently made from an aerial reconnaissance photo showing a World War I battlefield. Visible in the central part of the photo are straight lines and corners - the remains of buildings. This may be a whole town or village that was completely destroyed by shelling. A trench system is visible circling the destroyed town and the ground across the whole photo is covered with bomb and shell craters.
There is no writing anywhere on this postcard that would tell where the photo was taken. Wikipedia has a photo that strongly resembles this one in an article about the Belgian municipality of Zonnebeke, but there's no way for me to tell if it really is the same area.
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The photo shows the bow of a warship plunging into a big wave. Four large guns are visible at the bottom of the photo. The caption reads: "Heavy Seas coming over Foc'sl (forecastle). 12-8-13"
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Postcard showing a warship in rough seas. The ship's lattice masts are just visible behind a big wave. The caption reads: "Man-O-War -- when the seas are rolling high."
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A postcard showing an American battleship in rough seas. Caption reads "An American Battle Ship in heavy Sea." The ship's lattice masts are just visible behind a big wave.
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Detail of the background of the postcard showing U.S. Army ambulances.
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A "realphoto" postcard showing a howitzer firing a shell. The shell is faintly visible near the upper right corner of the postcard, just about to exit the right edge of the photo.
Caption says "Seven inch -- howitzer in action -- showing projectile"
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A damaged "realphoto" postcard showing German soldiers and big artillery shell sometime in winter. There is snow on the ground and "30.5" is written on the shell.
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Detail of postcard showing American troops (labeled "US") entering Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This closeup shows a Luxembourg military band as the troops enter the city. The Luxembourg band has either finished playing or is waiting for the Americans to finish before they start.
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Detail of postcard showing American troops (labeled "US") entering Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This closeup shows a U.S. Army band playing as the troops enter the city.
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Detail of postcard showing American soldiers (labeled "US") entering Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. There is a soldier operating what looks like a movie camera on a big sturdy tripod. He may be filming a newsreel.
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Written across the top: "Luxemburg City Luxbg"
center, on marching troops in road: "U S"
On right near horses: "Luxbg Band" and "Luxbg. Soldiers"
On left above caption: "U.S. Band"
Caption across bottom:
"L'Entrée des Troupes américaines a Luxembourg 21-11-18"
Google translate:
"The Entrance of the American Troops in Luxembourg 21-11-18"
I uploaded enlarged details of this photo separately.
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"L'Entrée des Troupes américaines a Luxembourg 21-11-18"
Google translate:
"The Entrance of the American Troops in Luxembourg 21-11-18"
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"German troops returning to Germany through Mersch (Luxembourg) 1918. An uninterrupted procession of German transport on the Arlon Road."
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Detail of the postcard showing German troops crossing a bridge on their way out of Luxembourg. There are two small children barely visible behind the bridge railing and the soldiers are smiling at them and talking to them as they cross the bridge.
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A postcard showing retreating German troops crossing a bridge on their way out of Luxembourg in 1918. The caption in French reads:
"La fuite des Boches
Luxembourg 1918"
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"The flight of the Boches
Luxembourg 1918"
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A photo of the Interior of Reims Cathedral after German shelling. A commercially published mass produced tinted postcard, probably part of a series. Caption reads:
"3. REIMS (1919). -- Interieur de la Cathédral
(au fond, trou causé par un obus de 380)"
Google Translate:
"Interior of the Cathedral
(basically, hole caused by a shell of 380)"
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A photo of Reims in ruins after the German retreat. A commercially published mass produced postcard, probably part of a series. Written on the back "22 May 1919" (I don't know whether that's the date this photo was actually taken). Caption reads:
"2. REIMS dans les ruines après la retraite des Allemands -- Place d'Erlon vers St. Jacques"
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"REIMS in ruins after the retreat of the Germans -- Place d'Erlon towards St. Jacques"
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A detail of the Reims aerial recon photo of Reims, France - Cathedral after German shelling. This is an enlarged detail from a recon photo that I uploaded separately.
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An Aerial recon photo of Reims, France after German shelling This "realphoto" postcard appears to have been made from an aerial reconnaissance photo of Reims, France, taken after the German shelling of the city. The German spelling of "Kathedrale" leads me to think this may have been a German recon photo. There is a lot of detail in this photo, but I don't think much will show up clearly after the Ancientfaces image processing. I've uploaded an enlarged detail of the cathedral separately.
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A photo of cattle being loaded aboard a French dreadnought. Caption reads: "French Dreadnought being stocked with live cattle from a transport."
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There is nothing written on this postcard, but I believe it dates from World War I. There are many civilians, including women, on deck among the sailors. The sailors appear to be wearing hats with pompons on top - probably French.
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A "realphoto" postcard showing an armored car. Along the bottom is written: "HILL PHOTO SHOP, LYNCHVILLE. MACHINE GUN ARMORED CAR"
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A "realphoto" postcard showing three British tanks in a forest during World War I. I don't know whether the scene really was that hazy or the photograph was just fogged.
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