An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant
An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing the commissioning date of William Caitlin. Caitlin was commissioned by the state in the National Guard of Pennsylvania [NGP... More
Tommy enjoys possession of newly captured Hun trench
British soldiers at the old German Front Line, during World War I. In front of a mound and standing in a network of trenches are groups of soldiers, mostly smiling and laughing. They are all wearing large ponch... More
One of the many temporary bridges made by the R.E.s over the Somme
Bridge over the Somme, France, during World War I. Seven soldiers stand on a temporary bridge over the Somme. According to the photograph's original caption the bridge was built by the Royal Engineers. The brid... More
West Indian regiment in their camp, France, during World War I
West Indian regiment in their camp, France, during World War I. Half a dozen soldiers are standing in a group in the space between their tents. The tents are canvas cones, most of which have their sides rolled ... More
Soldiers and locals outside a German grafittied building, during World...
Soldiers and locals outside a building with German graffiti, during World War I. A large group is lying in a dirt road up against the wall of a building. The door of the building is daubed with "Gott strafe Eng... More
Thanksgiving service in the Cambrai Cathedral for the deliverance of t...
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > Canadians..Page:X.25016..Title:Thanksgiving service in the Cambrai Cathedral for the deliverance of the Town..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74549224 ( http://digital.n... More
German prisoners, Western Front, during World War I
In this photograph, an Allied soldier watches as German prisoners are escorted along a path beside the trench in which he is standing. Several of the prisoners are carrying a wounded man on a makeshift stretche... More
Wilhelmina Armstrong, arrested for stealing dresses
Name: Wilhelmina Armstrong.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 11 July 1916.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-266-Wilhelmina Armstrong..For an image of her accompli... More
[Littlefield Fountain, University of Texas at Austin]
Title: [Littlefield Fountain, University of Texas at Austin]...Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984...Date: February 4, 1949...Part of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection...Place: Austin, Texas..... More
British cavalry passing the ruins of Albert cathedral, France, during ...
British cavalry passing the ruins of Albert cathedral, France, during World War I. World War I provided endless striking subjects for a photographer as skilled as Tom Aitken. There is something very funereal ab... More
French Kite Balloon with ground party.
ID number: H18111.Photographer: Unknown.Place: France: Vosges..French Kite Balloon with ground party...Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions..This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collect... More
South African officers having lunch
South African officers pausing for something to eat and drink. They are gathered round a makeshift table, sitting on whatever has come to hand. The countryside surrounding them is covered with snow. It is a rel... More
Where Tommy's footwear is repaired
This view of the corner of a workshop for repairing army boots shows men using machines to mend calf-length boots. The machines have the logo and brand name of the American Singer Company, who produced both dom... More
Messenger dog with its handler, in France, during World War I
Messenger dog with its handler, in France, during World War I. This collie dog worked as a messenger in the front line under constant gunfire. A scrolled up message can be seen attached to the dogs collar. Dogs... More
Railway engine in difficulties - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Railway engine, during World War I. A group of soldiers stand around a large railway engine. Some of them hold spades, while others are lined up next to the engine. More soldiers stand on the embankment, ready... More
Stacks of food, etc. during World War I
Boxes of food supplies being piled up. The number of boxes is so vast that the men working there are dwarfed by the sheer size of the stores. Boxes are being unloaded from two horse-drawn carts and a truck. In ... More
Led horse lagging behind during World War I
Two horses jumping fences during a show, one rider less. The picture is taken from below the height of the jump and the rest of the fences are visible in the background all at odd angles to each other. The firs... More
Car in trouble after the thaw during World War I
Car being towed, France, during World War I. This image shows a car being towed through thick mud. As the car in front tries to pull the other free, a soldier lends a hand by pulling on the tow rope. A group of... More
Observation balloon ready to ascend
ID number: E01254.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..An observation balloon ready to ascend over Ypres...Rights Info: No known cop... More
Canadian officers examining German machine guns
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > Canadians..Page:X.25019..Title:Canadian officers examining German machine guns..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74549228 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74549228 ) ..Description... More
[Littlefield Fountain, the Tower, University of Texas at Austin]
Title: [Littlefield Fountain, the Tower, University of Texas at Austin]...Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984...Date: February 4, 1949...Part of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection...Place: Aust... More
Winston Churchill inspecting Canadian troops, during World War I
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > Canadians..Page:H.226..Title:Winston Churchill inspecting Canadian troops, during World War I..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74548564 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74548564 ... More
British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I
British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I. A British soldier holds three dogs which were trained to carry messages between the lines and command during World War I. Usually the dogs ... More
Scene in the mud during World War I
Soldiers standing in mud, France. The picture has been taken from the end of a ditch facing a large group of soldiers who tail away. The soldiers in the background are all lined up, carrying spades and waiting ... More
British soldiers arriving in a village, during World War I
British soldiers arriving in a village. They are surrounded by women and children. One soldier has lifted a young girl onto his bicycle. They are all walking along a muddy road through the village. The building... More
An observation balloon preparing to 'spot' for artillery
ID number: E01260.Photographer: Hurley, James Francis (Frank).Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..An observation balloon making an ascent near Ypres to 'spot' for the artillery operating... More
Postcard: Dunkerque - Vue generale de la Ville et des Bassins
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Postcard: Dunkerque - Station de la Defense Mobile
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Moving our guns to an advanced position
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > Canadians..Page:S.2825..Title:Moving our guns to an advanced position..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74545848 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74545848 ) ..Description:Holt tra... More
Triumphant dog sitting atop a gun surrounded by gunners, France, durin...
Triumphant dog sitting atop a gun surrounded by gunners, France, during World War I. Proudly perched on top of what looks like a howitzer, this pet dog was the regimental mascot of the artillery gunners also ga... More
Captain R A Little during World War I
ID Number: A05200 ..Captain R A Little, DSO and Bar; DSC and Bar: Croix de Guerre and star - top Australian fighter ace of the First World War. During his service with the RNAS he was credited with 47 air ... More
Soldiers and local kids telling stories, during World War I
Soldiers, many of them with children on their knees, have formed a semi-circle around a soldier who looks like he is telling a story. There is a building and bicycle in the background and they are in a dirt squ... More
Australian troops marching along a road, France, during World War I
Australian soldiers marching along a dusty tree-lined road in France. They are all wearing soft hats and are fully armed and equipped. Most of the men have noticed the photographer and are looking at the camera... More
Great proof that the Boche did not expect to be pushed back is that th...
Captured German weaponry, France. In the background the muddy field is visible along with horse-drawn guns and tree stumps. Ariel torpedoes or what the soldier calls 'pine apple The picture is dominated by a h... More
Daylight reconnaissance during World War I
Royal Scots in No Man's Land, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a party of soldiers from the Royal Scots Regiment creeping along between a field and a hedge. The caption indicates they were adva... More
Interior of a ward on a British Ambulance Train in France
Interior of an ambulance-train ward, France, during World War I. This image is very striking due to the lighting and the tunnel effect of the train carriage, which is emphasised by the parallel lines of the woo... More
In Beaumont Hamel during World War I
A German graveyard at Beaumont-Hamel, France, with makeshift wooden crosses marking the graves. (The caption for a similar photograph of the same graveyard informs us that this monument was erected for those Ge... More
Soldier's comrades watching him as he sleeps, Thievpal, France, during...
Soldiers are standing in a very deep, narrow trench, the walls of which are entirely lined with sandbags. At the far end of the trench a line of soldiers are squashed up looking over each others' shoulders at t... More
Signallers working at the headquarters of R.E.S.S. in France, during W...
Just like a team of operators working at a busy telephone switchboard, this image shows the network of communications at company HQ that was required to co-ordinate an armys activities. The object immediately i... More
Who said that the Canadian Service Corps have 'cushy jobs'?
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > Canadians..Page:X.25015..Title:Who said that the Canadian Service Corps have 'cushy jobs'?..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74549222 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74549222 ) .... More
Wintry scene on the Western Front
Young soldier surrounded by icicles, France. The soldier in the middle of this photograph is wearing a cloth wrapped round his head under his helmet. He has a thick sheepskin waistcoat over his ordinary uniform... More
Major Syd Addison and Lieutenant Hudson Fysh in a Bristol Fighter airc...
ID Number: B02040 ..Place: Mejdel Jaffa Area, Mejdel ..Major Syd Addison and Lieutenant Hudson Fysh, of the Australian Flying Corps, in a Bristol Fighter aircraft at Mejdel. ..Rights Info: No known copyri... More
Attack on Hindenburg line during World War I
With 'land battleships (tanks) in the background, this image shows infantry advancing during the attack on the famous Hindenburg Line. As the Hindenburg Line was finally overrun by the Allies in the autumn of 1... More
Postcard: Dunkerque - Le Bassin du Commerce et le Quai des Hollandais
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Outside captured German dugout during World War I
Some soldiers are jammed in the brick door way of a dugout while one man stands outside smoking. The two clearly visible soldiers look cocky and are wearing big grins. The dugout itself is half derelict with th... More
A German observation balloon fitted with a long distance camera
ID number: H13497.Photographer: Deutsche Reichsarchiv.Place: Unknown..A German observation balloon fitted with a long distance camera about to ascend with one observer in the basket. The observer's escape parac... More
A German soldier jumping from his observation balloon
ID number: H13483.Photographer: Deutsche Reichsarchiv.Place: Unknown..A German soldier jumping from his observation balloon. German observers followed this procedure when their balloon was attacked by Allied ai... More
[Texas Capitol Building from Littlefield Fountain, University of Texas...
Title: [Texas Capitol Building from Littlefield Fountain, University of Texas at Austin]...Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984...Date: February 4, 1949...Part of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collect... More
Some shell cases on the roadside in the front area, the contents of wh...
Lone soldier surrounded by a mountain of empty shell cases, France. This lone British soldier up to his knees in spent shell cases, offers a striking impression of the destruction that took place on the Western... More
Dismantling an aeroplane, during World War I
A few soldiers gather round an aeroplane. Three of them are looking at the cockpit, while three others perch near the tail. According to the original caption, these men are dismantling the plane. There are no w... More
Five soldiers recuperating in the sun, during World War I
Five relatively young soldiers are lying in beds on a gravel path. The beds are made from pieces of metal tubing and look fairly compact. Each man has a number of pillows to prop him up and is holding a bamboo ... More
Soldier books world war 1, people.
Wartime images: Free images of war, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required. A poster with a man carrying a stack of books
An accident on Savy Aerodrome during the German offensive in 1918
ID Number: E01882 ..Place made: France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Savy ..An accident on Savy Aerodrome during the German offensive. A powerful factor in weakening the German thrust across the old ... More
Moving big guns up to the front by hand
Soldiers struggling to pull a big gun through mud. The gun has been placed on a track created for a light railway. The soldiers are pushing a device, attached to the gun, that possibly slots into the tracks. So... More
Women cooks at the Front, during World War I
Six flues from a group of Agas, which are arranged in a square in the middle of a wooden shed. On top of the Agas are big square metal tins with food piled over the edge of the dishes. The women all have implem... More
Officer going up to find positions for his guns
Scene on the Amiens-St Quentin Road. An officer on a motorbike, travelling along a muddy and deserted road. Once tree-lined, all that remains of the trees are splintered and lifeless trunks. The fields on eith... More
Officers' quarters in reserve line, France, during World War I
Three officers of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) are sitting around a table. The table is laid with a vase of flowers, plates and mugs, but there is no food visible. The bottle appears to be la... More
Highland Regiment on its way to the trenches
A long line of soldiers from a Highland Regiment marching along a road. They are all wearing kilts and steel helmets, and are carrying rifles. They are being led by a kilted man on a horse. Most of the men have... More
Street in Villers Carbonnel during World War I
A wide street lined with snapped lamp-posts is littered with debris. Down either side of the road are single-storeyed cottages with their roofs and windows blown out. The street is deserted...A lot of French ar... More
A row of spherical barrage balloons used for suspending aerial nets
ID number: P08160.005.Photographer: Unknown.Place: Italy: Brindisi..Inscription reads "Air Mines at Air Sheds." Part of a collection of images belonging to a crew member on HMAS Huon during the First World War.... More
Cyclist scouts travelling along a road, France, during World War I
Cyclist scouts travelling along an extremely muddy road. None of them are actually riding their bicycles, they walk alongside them. All the men are wearing steel helmets and are fully armed and equipped. The co... More
Captured German dug-out Headquarters, France, probably 1918
This photograph shows how well-engineered some of the German trenches were. The caption notes that there was10 feet of concrete on top and the image shows a great depth of concrete and sod below the corrugated ... More
Captured German aeroplane during World War I
A captured German aeroplane. It has been strapped onto a trailer. Sitting on the trailer alongside the aeroplane are five soldiers. Directly in front of the aeroplane is a canvas-topped truck. Both are parked o... More
Spectators and competitors at a Black Watch sports day, during World W...
A crowd of onlookers at a sports day organised by the Black Watch Regiment. The spectators include some of the competitors, members of the Black Watch who were not taking part and a number of women and children... More
View of the altar in Amiens Cathedral showing the protective measures ...
The wooden supports that were built to shield the altar at Amiens Cathedral from shell damage. In addition to these supporting planks, sandbags were also used to protect the interior furnishings and ornaments f... More
Members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, playing hockey, France
Context: RLS Haig "Official Photographs" > David McClellan..Page:L.494..Title:Hockey..Permanent URL:digital.nls.uk/74548620 ( http://digital.nls.uk/74548620 ) ..Description:Members of the Women's Army Auxiliar... More
Wiring a ditch during World War I
A soldier wearing his uniform, a tin helmet and a few bits of equipment is standing in the middle of a criss-cross of barbed wire. He is holding a huge spiral of it up in front of him and is winding it off the ... More
Wood is used for making up the roads on the Somme
Soldiers in kilts, possibly from a Highland Regiment, working in a wooded area. They appear to be wearing a protective covering or 'apron' over their kilts. The two men in the foreground are carrying a long and... More
British gun going to its position, Battle of Flanders, Ypres, Belgium,...
British gun going to its position, Ypres, Belgium. This shows a heavy artillery gun being transported along a road towards the Front. The gun, strapped to an eight-wheeled carriage, is being hauled by a tractor... More
Howitzer, during World War I during World War I
A howitzer, fondly known as 'Granny', being set up. The gun is surrounded by soldiers, most of whom appear to be involved in the preparation work. There appears to be a pulley or lifting mechanism to the left, ... More
Partner Patter Purveyors during World War I
This image shows two entertainers on a stage, apparently in the middle of a stand-up comic turn. Both are in dark suits. One has a red clown's nose and a bowler hat. He is wearing dancing shoes, so probably did... More
Derelict train with soldiers standing in it, France, during World War ...
Derelict train with soldiers standing in it, France, during World War I. The camera is face-on to the end of a blown out train carriage which is still sitting on its lines. The ground around the train is litte... More
The Officer Commanding ascends during World War I
ID number: E01190.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..The Officer Commanding A Company in the basket of an observation balloon abou... More
Postcard: St Omer - Le Canal pres de la Caserne de Cavalerie, sent Aug...
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Postcard: Malo-les-Bains [Dunkirk] - Rue des Ecoles, sent March 1915
On the reverse this has the message "This is road we live in. Officers quarters house on right with balcony - ours 4th down on left back of hospital the high point further on left. My wards are in separate buil... More
Australian soldiers watching the ascent
ID number: E01174.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..Australian soldiers watching the ascent of an observation balloon over Ypres.... More
Postcard: Paris - Abside Notre-Dame sent 1 May 1915
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Postcard: Dunkerque - La Rue de l'Eglise, sent March 1915
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Entering the basket of an observation balloon
ID number: E01175.Photographer: Hurley, James Francis (Frank).Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..An unidentified officer entering the basket of an observation balloon prior to ascending... More
A Balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section
ID number: E01278.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..A balloon of the 15th Kite Balloon Section about to ascend at Cafe Belge in t... More
Postcard: Dunkerque - Une division de la 2me flotille des Torpilleurs ...
Sent March 1915, and one assumes the image was taken not long before given that it contains navy vessels. But that aside, what a lovely image, and wonderfully coloured...For more details of the story behind thi... More
Postcard: Malo-les-Bains - La Place Turenne, sent May 1915
A further card of this square in Malo-les-Bains, now a part of Dunkirk. See map for others - whatsthatpicture/map?&fLat=51.0... ( whatsthatpicture/map?&fLat=51.0374&fLon=2.3841&zl=4&order_by=recent ) ..For mor... More
Postcard: Boulogne-sur-Mer - Porte des Dunes, sent June 1915
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Postcard: Bergues - Eglise St Martin, sent March 1915
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Postcard: St Omer - Quai du Haut Pont, sent July 1915
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A Royal Flying Corps observation balloon
ID number: E00755.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Dickebusch..View of a Royal Flying Corps observation balloon, fully inflated on the ... More
Postcard: St Omer - La Place Victor-Hugo, sent June 1915
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Postcard: Le Havre. L'Hotel de Ville et le Boulevard de Strasbourg, se...
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Inflating an observation balloon
ID number: E01248.Photographer: Hurley, James Francis (Frank).Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..A large group of unidentified soldiers inflating an observation balloon near Ypres...Rig... More
Postcard: Malo-les-Bains - Avenue Kleber, sent 30 April 1915
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Postcard: Dunkerque - Le Beffroi, sent April 1915
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The view from an observation balloon
ID number: P08577.003.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions..This photograph is from the... More
Boats carrying troops to shore, 25 April 1915
A01000 .Gallipoli, Anzac Beach, 25 April 1915 . .Boats carrying troops to shore on the morning of the Anzac Cove landing. General Bridges is in foreground. ..Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...T... More
Airplanes - Historical - Wright Brothers' Aeroplane. Dayton-Wright Air...
Date Taken: 1918 Photographer: Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Airplanes - Historical Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NY World War I history during World War I
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company G, 1st New York State Infantry gather outside their armory in Oneonta, N.Y. sometime in July , 1917 following their mobilization for duty in World War I. The... More
Unidentified soldier of the First AIF
ID Number: P06003.001 .Place made: Unknown..The photograph was probably taken in Australia, pre-embarkation, sometime between 1915 and 1918...Featured in the Memorial's 2008 exhibition Icon and Archive (/even... More
Australian S.E.5A fighter aeroplanes of No. 6 (Training) Squadron
ID Number: D00435 .Maker: Unknown .Place made: United Kingdom: England, Minchinhampton .Date made: March 1919 . .Australian S.E.5A fighter aeroplanes (serials B127; D351 and F9075) of No. 6 (Training) ... More
An observation balloon above the ruins of Ypres
ID number: E01125.Photographer: Unknown Australian Official Photographer.Place: Belgium: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres..An observation balloon above the ruins of Ypres...Rights Info: No known copyr... More
The Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to U.S. Army
The Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to U.S. Army Cpl. James Heriot for extraordinary heroism on October 12, 1918, while serving with Company I, 118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Vaux-Andigny, Fran... More
North Carolina National Guard, (NCNG) and the North
North Carolina National Guard, (NCNG) and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) dedicate a historic marker in Morehead City honoring the transformation of the state militia to... More