Fort Greble, R.I. - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: PC 183..Description: Postcard photograph of 4 12 in. mortars at Fort Greble during World War I...Photographer: Unknown..Source: Donated by Jean Brannum Nichols..Size: 3x5..Medium: Print... More
King & Queen and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
King George V, Queen Mary and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, taken during a visit to the Western Front in France. They are positioned in front of a large brick building with French windows. The King and Queen are ... More
![The Maharaja of Barwani with ambulance cars [Merville, France]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMTIvMzEvdGhlLW1haGFyYWphLW9mLWJhcndhbmktd2l0aC1hbWJ1bGFuY2UtY2Fycy1tZXJ2aWxsZS1mcmFuY2UtcGhvdG9ncmFwaGVyLWgtMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "The Maharaja of Barwani with ambulance cars [Merville, France]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.")
The Maharaja of Barwani with ambulance cars [Merville, France]. Photog...
Reference: Photo 24/(219)..From the Girdwood Collection held by the British Library..This image is part of the Europeana Collections 1914-1918 ( ) ..Date: 2 Aug 1915..See also:.- View this at the British Libra... More
Cathedral - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand
Public domain photograph of cathedral, church, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wilson at Marchinnes-au-Pont, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 985..Description: President Wilson at Marchinnes-au-Pont, near Charleroi, Belgium, where five blast furnaces were set up to replace some of those destroyed by the Germans...Photographer:... More
Picnic in Houthoulst, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 289..Description: King and Queen, President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Presidential party, pose for the camera after a basket lunch served in the midst of the battle swept stumps in the for... More
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 292..Description: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Queen Elizabeth on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... 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
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 293..Description: President Wilson and Mr. Brand Whitlock on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... More
Wilson and King Albert in Adinkerke, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 1801..Description: President Wilson and King Albert walk alongside the train in Adinkerke...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 06-18-1919
American Soldiers with Photographer
Local Accession Number: CTG 00011..Description:Photograph of unidentified American soldiers with a photographer...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, ... More
Brussels, Belgium - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 296..Description: President Wilson and King Albert leaving after the President made a speech before the Belgian Chamber of Deputies...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Si... More
American Soldiers with Photographer
Local Accession Number: CTG 00011..Description:Photograph of unidentified American soldiers with a photographer...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, ... More
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 293..Description: President Wilson and Mr. Brand Whitlock on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... More
Brussels, Belgium - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 296..Description: President Wilson and King Albert leaving after the President made a speech before the Belgian Chamber of Deputies...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Si... More
Adinkerke, Belgium Railway Station
Local Accession Number: 291..Description: President Wilson and King Albert leaving the station at Adinkerke...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 06-18-1919
Passing Through Belgium - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 286..Description: President Wilson passing through the devestated agricultural districts of Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..D... More
Wilson's with the King and Queen of Belgium
Local Accession Number: 987..Description: President and Mrs. Wilson photographed with the King and Queen the Amusement Garden in Brussels...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 8x10, 7x6.75..... More
Picnic in Houthoulst, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 289..Description: King and Queen, President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Presidential party, pose for the camera after a basket lunch served in the midst of the battle swept stumps in the for... More
Baruch and Grayson - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 290..Description: Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, Head of the War Industries, and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, special aide and medical advisor to President Wilson at the King's Palace in Brussels, Belgi... More
Adinkerke, Belgium Railway Station
Local Accession Number: 291..Description: President Wilson and King Albert leaving the station at Adinkerke...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 06-18-1919
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 293..Description: President Wilson and Mr. Brand Whitlock on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... More
Baruch and Grayson - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 290..Description: Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, Head of the War Industries, and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, special aide and medical advisor to President Wilson at the King's Palace in Brussels, Belgi... More
Passing Through Belgium - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 286..Description: President Wilson passing through the devestated agricultural districts of Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..D... More
Picnic in Houthoulst, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 289..Description: King and Queen, President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Presidential party, pose for the camera after a basket lunch served in the midst of the battle swept stumps in the for... More
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 292..Description: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Queen Elizabeth on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... More
Passing Through Belgium - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives
Local Accession Number: 286..Description: President Wilson passing through the devestated agricultural districts of Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..D... More
Wilson and King Albert in Adinkerke, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 1801..Description: President Wilson and King Albert walk alongside the train in Adinkerke...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Date: 06-18-1919
Wilson at Marchinnes-au-Pont, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 985..Description: President Wilson at Marchinnes-au-Pont, near Charleroi, Belgium, where five blast furnaces were set up to replace some of those destroyed by the Germans...Photographer:... More
Wilson's with the King and Queen of Belgium
Local Accession Number: 987..Description: President and Mrs. Wilson photographed with the King and Queen the Amusement Garden in Brussels...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 8x10, 7x6.75..... More
Nieuport, Belgium Battlefield - Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Ar...
Local Accession Number: 292..Description: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Queen Elizabeth on the battlefield at Nieuport, Belgium...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Size: 7x9..Medium: Print, Sepia..Dat... More
American Soldiers with Photographer
Local Accession Number: CTG 00011..Description:Photograph of unidentified American soldiers with a photographer...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Cary T. Grayson Collection..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, ... 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
General view of Queant where the Hindenburg and Wotan lines join
This photograph has been taken on the outskirts of the French village of Quant. The photographer has chosen to take the shot through a barbed wire fence, adding to the bleak atmosphere. The barbed wire fence ha... 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
Enemy of the Hun, Flanders
A small team of men stand to one side of a big gun. The gun is in position and ready to fire. Big guns with a high trajectory, such as the Howitzer, were favoured by both sides during the War. Its high angle of... More
H.M. on a bridge at Peronne
King George V and his entourage standing on a bridge in the French town of Peronne. Whilst the bridge remains intact, the street in the background has suffered extensive damage. Most of the buildings have been ... More
On Sunday October 13th 1918 a thanksgiving service in the Cambrai Ca...
Thanksgiving service in the Cambrai Cathedral for the deliverance of the Town. Troops at prayer in Cambrai Cathedral, France, during World War I. Allied troops kneeling at prayer in Cambrai Cathedral. The abb, ... More
View of Arras which has been wrecked by Boche shells
The French town of Arras, pictured here, was almost entirely destroyed by shellfire during World War I. Close to the River Somme, it was caught up in some of the heaviest fighting on the Western Front. The 12,0... More
Outside an Advance Dressing Station near the line, Flanders
The top of the photograph is dominated by the remaining shell of a fairly tall town house. The shutter anchors and some of the plaster work can still be seen. The bottom of the photograph is equally dominated b... More
Some of our latest bag in prisoners
German prisoners of war waiting in the 'cage', France. The sheer mass of confined, bored humanity evident in this image is quite overwhelming. The evidence of blankets and mud here, suggests that conditions as ... More
Laying down a line on the ground just captured from the Germans
Laying railway lines, during World War I. A track runs down the middle of a trench and teams of men are working to move and lay lines and sleepers. They are dressed in heavy coats and scarves. The battlefield i... More
H.M. the King of Montenegro and the Commander-in-Chief
King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro ( 1860-1918) has been photographed by John Warwick Brooke with Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces. They are standing on the steps of a brick-buil... More
British and American Officers enjoying a rest at a rest house in Franc...
Allied military officers relaxing away from the lines in France, during World War I. Soldiers sitting under parasols in deckchairs or on the grass, smoking and drinking bottled beer. Their demeanours as well as... More
Jocks having a well-earned rest after a heavy spell of stretcher beari...
Two Scottish soldiers having rest. Both men are wearing kilts with protective aprons, and steel helmets. According to the original caption they are stretcher-bearers, which would explain the armbands both men a... More
Troops receive many presents of cigarettes from various manufacturers ...
Soldiers posing for the camera, during World War I. They are standing in front of a large bank of earth. Two of the men in the front row are holding shells, with more shells positioned in front of them. Most of... More
Sandwich for one of our wounded at the Dressing Station
Two wounded soldiers are lying on stretchers at a Dressing Station. One of them appears unconscious. The other, who has a bandaged leg, is being offered a plate of sandwiches. Several Red Cross workers and othe... More
Ruins of the church at Ablain ST. Nazaire
British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - Ruins, Europe, World War One destruction, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Friend of a motor transport section placed in position by the roadside...
Charlie Chaplin scarecrow, France, during World War I. This rather bizarre and macabre photograph shows two soldiers, identified in the caption as members of a transport unit, laughing at a scarecrow figure dre... More
Queen visits an aerodrome
A row of biplanes are lined up at right-angles to a hangar and a man stands to attention at the side of each one of them. Queen Mary (1867-1953) is walking at the front of the picture with two officers. More of... More
Back for a rest after the heavy fighting at Monchy
With their machine-guns and rifles at ease, this image shows a group of British soldiers going back to their billets for a rest after the fighting at Monchy. Although the thick barrel of the machine gun in this... More
Though near the line the M.O.'s of a Dressing Station still have their...
Soldiers eating dinner at a makeshift table outside of their dugout. The photograph is taken from a higher point than the dinners and so the whole scene is at a slight angle. There is a dugout entrance in the b... More
Dinky race, Flanders
This photograph, attributed to John Warwick Brooke, shows two men racing on donkeys, watched by Royal Air Force men, a few officers and one or two locals. This appears to be one of a series of photographs of an... More
Spartacists trouble in Dusseldorf
Firearm search of Germans entering Dusseldorf, Germany, after World War I. A large group of men are queuing up against a portico which seems to be in the bottom of a tower. The men are all wearing heavy overcoa... More
Tommies at a well, Flanders
Soldiers at a well. In the middle of a ruined cottage and a yard of rubble the existing caption says there is a well. You cannot see the well for the number of soldiers crowding around. Most soldiers are holdin... More
Dug-outs for aeroplanes
R.A.F. aircraft dugouts, France, during World War I. This rather odd contraption on the left of the photograph is, according to the attached caption, the entrance-way to an aircraft dugout. Aircraft bases, alth... More
Nursing staff on the ward, Flanders
Four nurses stand by their beds while a gentleman pushes a cart up the aisle as far as the table in the middle. The ward is full of traction equipment and trolleys. Some of the patients are just visible...Field... More
Getting two mules out of a shell hole
This photograph is one of two showing French soldiers trying to get a pair of mules out of a mud-filled shell hole. The first animal has been cut from its harness and is being encouraged to make the huge effort... More
Boche Colonel, a Major and an Adjutant captured near St. Pierre Divion
This is a posed shot of four German prisoners, three seated on a bank beside a road, the fourth standing beside them. Three of the prisoners are smoking. Just behind the prisoners a camera tripod is visible, wi... More
Allies
Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British...digital.nls.uk/75208533 ( http://digital.nls.uk/75208533 )
Portuguese at a Gas School, Flanders
Portuguese soldiers queuing to enter a gas shed. There is a shed to the left of the photograph which has been positioned at the bottom of a small hill. This hill is covered in rough grass and there is a bush gr... More
French doctor attending to a wounded British Tommy
A French doctor treating the wounds of a British soldier, while a kneeling French nurse, two other 'Tommies, a French soldier and an American soldier look on. With such an international gathering of soldiers an... More
British machine which was blown over during the recent gale
Aeroplane blown over during a storm. An aeroplane is lying upside down with considerable visible damage to the nose, wings and struts. Two air crewmen are standing on wooden ladders mending the underneath of th... More
Cup of something hot for officers and men on their way out from the tr...
This photograph, by an unknown photographer, shows a group of soldiers sitting on a bank having a hot drink after coming out of the trenches. They are muddy and exhausted. The visible lack of reaction to the ph... 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
Shell hole canteen, Flanders
The canteen has been set up in a brick building. The entrance to it is through a large shell hole in the wall of the building. In the canteen, there is a man standing behind a counter. Two soldiers, with their ... More
Alert outpost watching for enemy movements, Flanders
Outpost lookout, France, during World War I. Two soldiers are crouched in a small outpost, keeping watch across what looks like a canal. The outpost itself uses the natural protection of several trees and it is... More
Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-comm...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More
Loading up a truck with the finished work, Flanders
In a timber yard at the edge of a wood, three men in civilian clothes are shown loading timber onto a wooden crate. The crate appears to be on a separate flat trolley which runs on two small rail tracks between... More
Our flying men at work on a Boche plane, Flanders
Five members of the Royal Flying Corps are examining the body section of a two-seater German fighter plane. The plane has a machine gun mounting in front of the forward cockpit. The sleeve badge of 'Royal Flyin... More
Stunter, the clever mascot of the Tank Corps who, owing to his experie...
Tank Corp's mascot, 'Stunter', and his officer, France, during World War I. The officer and his bike look clean and well-kept and they appear to be in front of a grand house surrounded by gardens. The subjects ... More
Australian cookhouse in the field
Australian soldiers resting in a field. According to the existing caption a cookhouse has been set up. The men are milling about and relaxing. One man sits reading a newspaper, whilst others happily chat with o... More
Returning from the trenches, Flanders
Five soldiers standing looking into the camera. There is a goat standing in front of the man on the far right. All five men are wearing steel helmets, and two of the men are wearing waterproof capes. The man se... More
Supply train steaming into a railhead, Flanders
A convoy of trucks is parked in line, along the length of a road. They have been awaiting the arrival of a train, which has just pulled into the railhead. The system of distributing supplies across the Front of... More
Riding through a stream
Two British soldiers riding a team of pack-horses through a quite deep stream. The soldier in the foreground can be seen tightly clutching the reins for a number of horses, most of which are very heavily laden.... More
Band coming back, Flanders
This photograph shows a group of soldiers marching along a road through a village. The original caption identifies this as a military band, although the only instrument visible is a large drum being carried bet... More
Member of the A.I.L.L
One soldier is in focus in the front of the picture. He still wears his helmet and his hand is bandaged and strapped up. He is standing in front of a fence. Other soldiers can be seen in the background...Despit... More
Making new dug-outs on newly captured ground, Flanders
From the despondency of the soldiers' body language in this photograph it would appear that they have a long hard job ahead of them. The sheer chaotic destruction evidenced in this image is unfortunately repeat... More
Drivers of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in their fur coats
Dressed in a rather exotic uniform of army boots, army caps and fur coats, this image shows five female members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry standing in front of some Red Cross ambulances. As the first fem... More
Duke of Connaught in France inspecting Artillery
The grey-haired man in the right foreground is HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) who is reviewing a line of heavy horse-drawn artillery. The nearest gun appears to be short-barrelled and it likely to be... More
Shell-destoyed train, Flanders
Carriages of a wrecked (freight?) train lying in a shell-hole beside bits of broken rail. There seems to be a group of people surveying the scene towards the top right of the picture...This picture has no 'Off... More
Once a farm - now just marked by a board, Flanders
The two soldiers seen here have paused next to a sign for 'Marten's Farm.' Tragically, the war has taken its toll on the farm. The ground is battle-scarred and laced with barbed wire, and the trees have been re... More
King George V and Allied commanders, France, during World War I
This photograph is a group shot of a number of Allied officers with King George V of Britain (1865-1936) who is standing third from right in the front row. George V, who reigned from 1910 to1936, visited the Fr... More
Scene on the Ancre, Flanders
Constructing a new telegraph line, France, during World War I. Telegraph poles have been raised on very hilly terrain although the rest of the landscape looks quite flat in the background. The wires coming in f... More
French armoured car waiting in support during a combined British and F...
A French armoured car is parked in a road, ready to give covering fire. The gunner is in position and the observer in the car is watching the action through binoculars. French and British soldiers are waiting b... More
Temporary bridge across a canal near the German lines, Flanders
This photograph shows three soldiers walking across a temporary bridge over a canal. The bridge has a framework supported by posts set in the canal bed and braced by ropes. The walkway appears to have been made... More
Recovered from the ruins of the Chateau of Caulincourt, Flanders
Recovered classical bust, France. In front of a mound of building rubble, three men attempt to manhandle a classical-style bust out of the chaos...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WEST... More
Cavalry Officers in their bivouacs behind the line
As this image contains eight cavalry officers, the photographer - John Warwick Brooke - was very much capturing a part of the army that was rapidly becoming defunct, as the sudden move to mechanised warfare too... More
What have you for lunch today?, Flanders
Camp kitchen. Pots, sinks and equipment are all balanced on trestle tables surrounding a white tent. In the middle of this stand two soldiers; one is washing the pots; the other talks to two officers. The men a... More
British tank going forward to clear some undergrowth, Flanders
A British tank moving across some undergrowth. The tank looks overwhelmed by the depth of the surrounding greenery. Tanks were effective at clearing away any obstacles before an advance, such as undergrowth and... More
Boche bringing in wounded
German prisoners carrying a wounded comrade, Western Front, during World War I. German prisoners carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher. They appear to be climbing out of a trench or a shell hole. A village ... More
Scene on the ground, Flanders
Dancers at a divisional sports day, France, during World War I. The photograph is taken in a grassy field which is bound on the far side of the picture by some very dense trees. They are huge trees and are crea... More
Finish of the Officers 100 yards, Flanders
This photograph is one of a series showing a Royal Air Force sports day. Here, four officers are competing in a sprint, watched by air crew. The provision of entertainments of this sort to improve morale reflec... More
Pack horse being loaded with duckboards, Flanders
Two soldiers lifting a section of duckboard onto a packhorse. Another man wearing a long overcoat stands beside the horse's head, and looks directly into the camera. The horse stands patiently as the load is li... More
![Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig [Departure of Field Marshal Haig]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3RodW1ibmFpbC8xOTE0LzEyLzMxL2RlcGFydC1kdS1tYWwtZG91Z2xhcy1oYWlnLWRlcGFydHVyZS1vZi1maWVsZC1tYXJzaGFsLWhhaWctMjAwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/40/webp "Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig [Departure of Field Marshal Haig]")
Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig [Departure of Field Marshal Haig]
Haig leaving Bergues, France, 1917. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) talking to a group of French officers before getting into his waiting car. French... More
Troops going forward in file in the Cambrai advance
Carrying a full kit on their backs, these British infantrymen are marching in single file to the front line at Cambrai. The pan from individual soldiers in close-up, sweeping out to a diminishing mass of ant-li... More
Early automobiles - Brussels, Belgium
Local Accession Number: 296..Description: President Wilson and King Albert leaving after the President made a speech before the Belgian Chamber of Deputies...Photographer: U.S. Signal Corps..Source: Unknown..Si... More
Unveiling the memorial to the 1st Australian Division
The unveiling of the memorial to the 1st Australian Division. Hundreds of Australian soldiers are gathered here for the ceremony, in honour of their country's dead. For such a formal and sombre occasion, the mu... More
R.A.F. man wishing good luck to a French cavalryman on their way to co...
A member of the Royal Air Force shakes hands with a French cavalryman in France during World War I. ..[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Good Luck Friend! An R.... More
Machine gun firing at a Boche plane, Flanders
Vickers machine-gun crew, Western Front, during World War I. A machine-gun crew using a Vickers machine-gun to fire at an aircraft. The Number 1 of the crew is clearly looking through the sights on the back of ... More