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...
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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
In the few spare moments when not pounding the Boche our gunners settl...
Three gunners playing a game of cards. They are using a wooden crate as a table, and are sitting outside a dugout or hideout constructed from sandbags. All three are smoking pipes or cigarettes. There is a bott... More
British troops entering Peronne, France after evacuation by the German...
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Decorating a doll they found left by villagers in the retreat
This photograph shows a group of soldiers looking at an abandoned porcelain doll. The shoulder marks on several of their uniforms show them to be members of the Royal Field Artillery. The HD symbol painted on t... More
Fatigue party going up to the trenches through a ruined village
Soldiers moving through a ruined village, France, during World War I. Soldiers carrying equipment make their way through a ruined village. Four of the men are shouldering the weight of what looks to be lengths ... More
Horse show behind the lines. Ecoivre, France; 6/20/1917
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View inside Amiens Cathedral during World War I
Pulpit of Amiens Cathedral, France, during World War I. This image captures the awe-inspiring beauty of the interior of Amiens Cathedral. In addition to illustrating the daunting size of the Cathedral, the phot... More
Pontoon bridge over the Piave River, Italy
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How the Germans thought they would stop the British advance
What is left of a mined roadway. It appears in the foreground as a huge crater. There is a soldier standing to the left, with a bicycle, providing us with a scale for the size of the crater. In the background t... More
Prince of Siam visiting the British front
The Prince of Siam standing next to a group of high ranking military officials. According to the photograph's original caption they are visiting a trench mortar school. They are standing next to a trench. The t... More
American Red Cross - Groups - Lieut. Col. Homer Polk and Staff about t...
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Admiral Benson pays a visit to Lord Beatty
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His Eminence inspecting the Dublin Fusiliers Brigade
Cardinal Bourne inspecting the Dublin Fusiliers Brigade. The inspection is taking place in a large grassy field. The men are lined up smartly in their ranks, with the officers standing at the front. All of the ... More
Entrance to a captured village, Flanders
A cart drawn by a horse and mule makes its way into a small village on the Western Front. A uniformed man sits on the horse's back, and standing at the side of the road are two further men in uniform. The road ... More
Officer judging the special competition
A young cavalryman poses for the camera next to two horses. He is holding both sets of reins. Another man, possibly a judge, stands close by. Horse shows were not organised purely for recreational purposes. The... More
Artillery going through a cutting in the Canal du Nord
Some horse-drawn artillery wagons entering a cutting in the Canal du Nord, which was being built when war broke out in August 1914. ..The excavations for the Canal du Nord made a perfect defensive system, and t... More
Wood on its way up country, Flanders
Wood being transported by railway, France. A long line of railway compartments, each piled high with lumber. The track runs alongside a cobbled road. In the background there are a number of cranes. ..Sawmills w... More
Russian prisoners with steel helmets at an assembly camp. Near Toboli....
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Just out of the trenches. Dickebusch, Belgium
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Eating Christmas dinner in a shell hole near Beaumont - Hamel - France
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Fifteen inch coast defense gun, World War One 1914-1918
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British Transport during the Salonika Campaign
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Le Barque, France, after bombardment
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Scene aboard U.S. Destroyer in British waters
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British troops enroute to front line trenches. Doullens, France. July ...
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Printing room aboard U.S.S. "Melville"
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The Balmorals; 5/7/1918, World War One 1914-1918
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British engineers bridging a river. 3-1917
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Harvesting wheat in France. Near Amiens. 8-16-1918
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Abandoned German front line trench on the Flanders field, Flanders
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British soldiers inspecting a gun in a Turkish fort that was destroyed...
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Germans prisoners at lunch, Querrieu, France. July 1916
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Mining machinery found at Carnoy and Mametz. France
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Eight inch German gun captured by Highlanders during the Cambrai offen...
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General view of Fricourt - France
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Private, South African infantry in full marching order
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British troops charging Turkish trenches
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Spanish officers visit allied forces in France
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German trench running through Gommecourt, France. March 1917
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Scene of the British attack at La Boisselle
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General Pershing and King George inspecting American troops, Molliens,...
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Type of German prisoner captured by British soldiers. 6-8-1917
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Ruined Chateau in Vermelles, France
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Camouflaging hospital tent during Salonika Campaign
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U-boat at Harwich, England, World War One 1914-1918
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Battle of Menin Road. Wounded being carried off battlefield under shel...
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Admiral W.S. Sims, U.S. Navy, with Mr. American and Mr. Paglar, Americ...
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British mules in mud. 12-25-1916
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Machinery in Lille linen mill which was completely wrecked by the Germ...
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Fete day celebration during the Selonika Campaign
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German prisoners bringing in wounded under escort of British and Frenc...
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King George of England visits American Cemetery near St. Quentin Canal...
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Greek general talking to Lord Granard during the Salonika Campaign
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British soldiers with sandbags wrapped around their feet to keep them ...
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Private of the Scots guards in full marching order
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Surrender of the German Battle Cruiser "Seidlitz"
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Infantry soldiers kit (British)
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Indian sappers constructing a bridge during the Mesopotamian campaign
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Destroyed linen mills at Lille, Belgium. 10-19-1918
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Bridge built by British engineers. Brie, France
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Mule waiting to be shod, near Frise, France
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Scene in an advanced dressing station near Boesinghe, Belgium. 8-18-19...
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German fortifications at Ostend, Belgium
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German pill box captured by British troops
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Hero and the girl rehearsing among the ruins, Flanders
Two men in costume pose for the camera. The man on the left wears a 'Pierrot' clown outfit: a dark suit with a large white ruff. He also sports a bandana and has an eyeglass to his right eye. He appears to be w... More
Pilots in a R.A.F. squadron: an American, Canadian, New Zealander, Eng...
Multi-national pilots consulting a chart, France, during World War I. Five young airmen are leaning up against the tail of their plane, looking at a map which they have balanced on the tail. They are all wearin... More
One wounded man bringing in another. Aveluy Wood, France. September 19...
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British artillery advancing near Delville Wood, France
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Firing into the advancing Germans whilst holding a bridgehead, Flander...
This photograph shows two soldiers sheltering behind a bank. One is firing his rifle, while the other, a corporal, is watching. The caption suggests they were firing to stop Germans advancing over a bridge, whi... More
Idea of the strength of the German barbed wire at Beaucourt
Front line trenches on both sides of the Western Front were guarded by belts of barbed wire. The dilemma facing the attacking soldiers was how to cut through such barbed wire defences while under heavy machine-... More
Tommy's billet, Flanders during World War I
This is a light-hearted photograph showing a group of soldiers leaning out of the windows of a ruined house. They appear to be throwing rubbish out, including a tin hat and a pile of what appear to be shell cas... More
Cooking dinner amid the ruins of Thilloy, near Bapaume, Flanders
Two soldiers making themselves comfortable in the ruins of a shattered house. One man is cooking on a tin-can brazier, while the other stands watching and smoking. Their kit is hung on the wall behind. A third ... More
Preparing to make a pontoon bridge, Flanders
Early stage in making a pontoon bridge, Western Front, during World War I. The first stage of making a pontoon, or temporary floating bridge. A group of soldiers are pulling a flat barge into position at the ed... More
Spanish Officers see a general view of the shell-pocked ground
Spanish officers visit the Western Front, during World War I. Six men make their way down a fairly steep but not long slope, towards a churned up, muddy stretch of land. The ground is filled with shell holes, i... More
Scene in a British factory, Bradford, England
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Neuve Eglise church, Flanders during World War I
This photograph shows the church in the village of Neuve Eglise. It has been badly damaged and stands roofless and windowless. The church, which had been an earlier foundation, had been remodelled in the 18th c... More
Chocolates and cigarettes for the departing troops
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General Sir Henry Rawlinson (left) chats with a French War Corresponde...
General Henry Rawlinson with a French war correspondent. Three men stand in a half-circle, chatting. They appear relaxed and smiling. They are well dressed with heavy coats but also mud bespattered. The town sq... More
Bridge constructed by the British Engineers. Aveluy, France
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Scene in the saw mills, Flanders
Sawmill at the Front. The picture is taken from inside a shed, which is in a field close to a forest. The furthest part of the shed, also the entrance is, open to the elements. The covered part of the shed is a... More
Tommies at dinner, Flanders during World War I
This relaxed photograph is thought to have been taken by the official war photographer, John Warwick Brooke. The soldiers in this image appear a little worse for wear and are having to sit directly on the cold ... More
![Gal. Joffre et le Gal. Douglas Haig [General Joffre and General Haig]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3RodW1ibmFpbC8xOTE0LzEyLzMxL2dhbC1qb2ZmcmUtZXQtbGUtZ2FsLWRvdWdsYXMtaGFpZy1nZW5lcmFsLWpvZmZyZS1hbmQtZ2VuZXJhbC1oYWlnLTIwMC5qcGc%3D/40/40/webp "Gal. Joffre et le Gal. Douglas Haig [General Joffre and General Haig]")
Gal. Joffre et le Gal. Douglas Haig [General Joffre and General Haig]
Haig and Joffre at Chantilly, France, 1915. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and the French general Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) walking out of a French military-controlled building in Chantilly, France in De... More
King of Montenegro and the Commander-in-Chief inspecting the Guard of ...
Haig, as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, walks to the left of King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro (1860-1918). The king, wearing a long white coat, is acknowledging the Guard of Honour who are drawn ... More
Major General John J. Pershing immediately after landing at Boulogne, ...
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Indian Calvary near Vraignes, France. April 1917
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An old British trench- near Pricourt, France
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American Visitors Chateau behind British lines. 11-19-1917
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Q.M.A.A.C. Carpenters at work, Calais, France
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British troops entering Peronne, France
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King George of England visits the Grand Fleet
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General Kavanagh (British) watching British cavalry pass through Spa, ...
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Raiding party returning after the raid, showing barrage behind them
Six soldiers are silhouetted black against the skyline and viewed through a tangle of barbed wire. The men are running back towards the trench. One appears to be climbing over wire. They are holding their rifle... More
Some officers studying a map of newly captured ground, Flanders
Officers examining a map, Western Front, during World War I. Five officers gathered around a map. Some of the men are using shovels to sit on, as if they were shooting sticks. The cap and collar badges of three... More
How Tommy's food is cooked, Flanders
An army field kitchen at work, despite the rainy and muddy conditions. The cooking pots gathered around this field kitchen are called 'Dixie's, while the mens own metal containers were called 'bully tins. With ... More
Within 100 yards of Thiepval Village, Flanders
Two soldiers with their backs to the camera, are leaning up against the incline of the trench. The bottom of the trench is quite narrow and their equipment is lying to hand. They are peering over the top of the... 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
Loading of sleepers, Flanders during World War I
A truck has been reversed off the road up against a large stack of logs. Duckboards have been laid down so that the truck can safely negotiate the terrain. The truck is labelled 39426 and has 'load exceed 3 ton... More
Few German prisoners being questioned
Prisoners of War, Western Front, during World War I. German prisoners being questioned by British officers. The prisoners appear to have been given bread rations, possibly for the purposes of the photograph. Th... More