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Waiting their turn in advance - tank moving in distance, Flanders

Infantry waiting in a trench for their turn to advance, while others to the right are already advancing. There is a tank in the background in front of the infantry, so the image must have been taken after 15 Se... More

Gun going back to hospital for repairs, Flanders

Damaged gun being taken for repairs, Western Front. A field gun being pulled along a road by six pairs of horses. Two of the gun team walk behind and the officer rides in front. They are passing lines of parked... More

Troops cheering the King - Public domain photogrpaph

King George V reviewing troops, Western Front, during World War I. This is one of a number of photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. On this occasion, King George V of Britain (1865-1936) and some of... More

French and British on the roadside

This photograph, believed to have been taken by John Warwick Brooke, shows a road junction in a village or town. French and British troops, including members of the Medical Corps, are sitting and standing at th... More

Lowering the coffin during World War I

Funeral of a Red Cross nurse, Western Front, during World War I. Soldiers lowering the coffin of a Red Cross nurse into a grave. Other nurses stand around holding wreaths and a bugler is waiting at the head of ... More

Mal. Douglas Haig salue le drapeau des fusiliers marins [Field Marsha...

Haig saluting French Navy Fusiliers, Bergues, France,1917. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and two French officers saluting the flag as they inspect ... More

Counting the prisoners as they come in from Beaumont Hamel

A line of German prisoners walk up a slope into a barbed wire enclosure. British soldiers from several regiments watch. One is counting and listing numbers on a paper held against his knee. A soldier with a rif... More

Ruined church at Courcelette during World War I

Destroyed church at Courcelette, France, 1916. The scene is one of destruction and obliteration. In the middle of a picture, which is dominated by mounds of building rubble, remain two damaged walls. The centra... More

Indian Cavalry on the move during World War I

Members of the Indian Cavalry make their way up a hillside, passed two soldiers travelling on foot. The cavalrymen are distinguishable by the turbans they are wearing, in place of helmets, and the spears they a... More

Weighing the meat before it is entrained, Flanders

A crowd of uniformed men standing on a quayside watches as sacks of newly arrived supplies are hoisted on to a trolley. They are about to be loaded on a train, destined for the Front. Train carriages are visibl... More

W.A.A.C's bathing on the coast somewhere in France

Women's Auxiliary Army Corps members, France, during World War I. This photograph, thought to be by Tom Aitken, shows four Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) members enjoying a swim on a beach in France. The W... More

Getting water from a stream for cooking, Flanders

Two soldiers in their shirtsleeves. They are both filling containers with water. The man on the right is filtering it through a piece of cloth. Since there was not a regular supply of fresh water at the Front, ... More

Wounded under an awning near Messines, Flanders

Wounded soldiers lying on stretchers, lined up along the ground. They are reasonably sheltered, with sandbags behind them and awnings propped up over them. The soldier nearest the camera is being helped by a ma... More

Working party about to start off in the rain wearing waterproof sheets...

Digging different types of holes, such as dugouts and trenches, comprised a large part of a soldiers life on the Western Front, and this image shows a working party about to set off on such a duty. Equipped wit... More

Chinese entertain soldiers and nurses in an open air theatre in France

Chinese entertainment for the troops, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a group of Chinese men in costumes walking on stilts. They are performing on an open-air stage with part of their audience... More

Filling an Indian pot with water from the cart

Indian Army cavalrymen at water cart, France, during World War I. This image shows cavalrymen from the Indian Army getting water from a water cart. The men are wearing dark coloured turbans, most have short jac... More

At the window of one of their huts

Labour camp, Western Front, during World War I. This shows a group of young black members of one of the Labour Corps. They are smiling and looking out of a hut window in one of the Labour Camps. They are probab... More

Wet and muddy trench, Flanders during World War I

Trench during World War I. An extremely wet and muddy trench. In the background there is a soldier sheltering from the rain, outside what could be the entrance to a dugout. Sandbags are piled up around the wall... 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

Runner arrives with a message to a company in reserve and is seen awai...

A runner of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) stands and waits for a return message from three officers sitting at a table. Several tables and chairs have been arranged outside a line of reserve s... More

Travelling canteen - a gift from the British women, Flanders

Soldiers lining up outside a mobile canteen. The canteen itself appears to be a converted truck with wooden sides. The main body of the truck, which resembles a hut on wheels, has steps leading up to it. Clearl... More

Arrival of hot rations during World War I

Five soldiers are standing in a trench. The trench is relatively wide and more than a person deep. Along the right side it is topped by tall grasses and bushes and lined with duckboards. The other side of the t... More

German graves, Flanders during World War I

German graves. Some of the crosses are made out of slim tree branches or trunks. Most of the graves have a wreath hanging from the makeshift cross. The existing caption comments on the destruction of the trees ... More

Cathedral at Ypres as it appeared at the end of 1916

The ruined tower of St Martin's Cathedral dominates the right hand side of the picture. To the left, one soldier stands in front of the doorway and another is walking away from the ruins. The photographer, John... More

View taken inside the Cathedral

British soldier in the ruins of Albert Cathedral, France, during World War I. The ferocity of the fighting and bombardment endured by the small French town of Albert during World War I. Despite the terrible dam... More

Americans at the Front during World War I

Six soldiers are standing looking into the camera. They are wearing American uniforms and hats but they are not armed or equipped. The background is mostly obscured by the soldiers and is also out of focus. Thr... More

Roadside halt on the way to the trenches, Flanders

Men and their officers resting on their way to the trenches. Some are sitting on what appear to be corrugated sections from a Nissen hut. The area is desolate with a shell hole in the foreground and blasted tre... More

Some Cavalry officers in rest billets

Officers sit round a table in their rest billets. They all look happy and relaxed as they pose for the camera. On the table in front of them are bottles of alcohol. There are two maps pinned up on the wall behi... More

Visual signaling, this being possible as we advance, Flanders

Unusually for signallers, these two soldiers are standing, exposed, on a ridge. The soldier in front is kneeling down in front of a telescope, probably to read a signal being sent to him, while the second soldi... More

Natives of Manipur with their liberal dinner rations

Four soldiers are lined up across the front of the camera. They all have their mouths full and are still talking to the photographer. There is an assortment of uniforms to be seen including shorts and a variety... More

German bath in a sea of desolation, Flanders

Bath in a ruined wood, Western Front, during World War I. This image of a British soldier curled up in the remains of a cast-iron bath in the middle of a devastated wood is typical of a range of 'joke' photogra... More

Her Majesty at one of the many hospitals she visited

Queen Mary visiting a hospital on the Western Front. She is standing in front of a wooden building with two doorways. There is a sign beside each doorway, they read 'COMMANDING OFFICER' and 'COMPART OFFICER.' T... More

One of our observation balloons coming to earth after a morning's work...

A returning observation balloon. A small army of men, dwarfed by the balloon, are controlling its descent with a multitude of ropes. There are a number of onlookers, including a man wearing a kilt. The basket a... More

Ration party going up to the trenches, Flanders

Rations being carried to the trenches, Western Front, during World War I. Pairs of men are carrying large lidded metal food containers slung between them on poles on their shoulders. They are walking along a ro... More

Inspection of a Canadian Battalion

Inspecting the Canadian troops. Four rows of troops are lined up across an icy road. They are presenting arms to the camera. The officers in front are standing on the snowy verge and have also turned around to ... More

Dispatch riders at the end of their journey (near the trenches) restin...

Four uniformed men pausing for a rest outside a large brick building. According to the original caption they are dispatch riders. Two men in shirtsleeves are sitting on a pile of logs, whilst the other two are ... More

Native police during World War I

This is one of a series of photographs of Labour Corps members. The caption identifies these seven men as 'native police'. They are probably black South Africans who had contracted to work in the South African ... More

One of the youngest turners at work in the Crescent Hosiery Mill. Loc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arrive du Gal. Douglas Haig [Arrival of General Haig]

Haig in Chantilly, France, December 1915. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) walking down a road from his car past a line of French soldiers. At the be... More

Maharaja of Patiala visits the Western Front

The gun itself dominates the picture and dwarfs the men who are standing around it. There is a piece of sky and the top of a tree visible in the background which give the picture context. The rest of the pictur... More

View of captured German lines, Flanders

According to the photograph's original caption this image shows the captured German lines at Messines Ridge, Belgium. There is little form or structure to indicate a trench system here. It is very difficult fro... More

Working party returning from their night's work, Flanders

This photograph, attributed to John Warwick Brooke, shows a detachment walking over a plank bridge carrying the picks and shovels they used for digging trenches. Work at night not only hindered the enemy from s... More

Wrestling on horseback, Flanders

The men seen here are taking part in one of the events organised at a horse show behind the front line. Others included section jumping and leading horses over a series of jumps. The men wrestling in this event... More

During the hot nights they sleep out in the open

Four female volunteers are shown sleeping outdoors, their British army helmets close to hand. The woodland cover and the tin helmets would help to protect the women against aerial attack, but they were never en... More

Digging sand during World War I

Labour Corps digging, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows five men of one of the Labour Corps groups, probably the South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) digging sand under the supe... More

Cavalry passing through a wrecked village

A line of cavalry walking through a ruined village. Each horse has a halter around its neck. When cavalrymen had to fight on foot, one man of every four had to stay back, holding four horses. As one young caval... More

Bosch light railway smashed by our guns, Flanders

Destroyed German railway, Messines, Belgium, 1917. Diagonally across the picture is a trail of smashed wooden trestles and sleepers. Alongside this is the remnants of a path. The scarred landscape is visible in... More

Washing day on the bank of the Scarpe, Flanders

A soldier in his shirtsleeves is standing on the bank of the Scarpe. According to the original caption this photograph was taken at Feuchy, a small French village not far from Arras. The soldier is standing on ... More

Scene showing how the Germans destroyed the station at La Chapellette

This chaotic scene of devastation is thought to have been taken by the British official photographer, John Warwick Brooke. Without the original caption, it would be impossible to glean from this photograph that... More

Serving out the stew in a front line trench, Flanders

Serving food in the trenches, during World War I. A group of uniformed men stand around a cooking pot or 'Dixie.'] One man ladles the contents into smaller containers for each man. According to the original cap... More

About to ram home a shell during World War I

Howitzer being loaded, France, Summer 1918. This is one of two photographs attributed to Tom Aitken which show the same gun-team loading and firing this Howitzer. The other is titled 'Howitzer being fired'. The... More

Remains of gun carriages etc. during World War I

Abandoned German positions near Bapaume, France, during World War I. A British soldier walks among the ruins of former German positions and the upturned remains of German gun carriages. The guns once held by th... More

Funeral of M. Basset, distinguished dramatist and war correspondent, F...

Taken from a raised vantage point at the back of the hall, this shows the coffin of Monsieur Basset in the centre of the aisle. On either side are men in uniform standing to attention, or perhaps moving to tak... More

Early automobiles - Bad road, Flanders

A soldier driving a motor car along a muddy and badly flooded road. He is driving very carefully to prevent becoming stuck in the mud. The road is almost indistinguishable from the muddy field that runs alongsi... More

Canadians digging in and waiting for the next wave to pass them and go...

Canadian troops and a tank on the Western Front, during World War I. This photograph gives some sense of how treacherous and fraught fighting in World War I could be. The Canadian soldiers in the picture look v... More

Divisional Commander and Staff watching the flight of a rifle grenade

The Divisional Commander and his staff are attending a sports day organised by the Black Watch. They are watching the rifle grenade competition. The event is taking place in a large field bordered by trees. It ... More

Improvised bridge across the Ancre, Flanders

Soldiers crossing the River Ancre, France, during World War I. This photograph depicts four British soldiers using a fallen tree-trunk as a temporary bridge over the River Ancre. They do not appear to be in a d... More

Chinese boat display during World War I

Chinese celebration, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a person with a large white headdress and white or pale costume walking inside a carnival float covered with paper or cloth and with a patt... More

Civilians saving their property near the line

Aftermath of an incendiary bombing in France, during World War I. People apparently making for the entrance of a burning building while fire-fighters with hoses attempt to tackle the fire through an open window... More

Letter home during World War I

Portugese in the trenches. Two soldiers are sitting side by side on a ledge in the mud. They are leaning up against ranch fencing supported by sandbags. They are surrounded by a confusing maze of sandbags and f... More

Seaforths helping the French to get in potatoes, Flanders

Soldiers and two women are bent double collecting potatoes. The soldiers' kilts can just be seen under their long coats. There is a group of soldiers at the back...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN O... More

Party who raided the German trenches, Flanders

Soldiers after raiding a German trench, France, during World War I. A group of soldiers pose for the camera. Some of them are smiling, while others have a look of determination. According to the photograph's or... More

Moving heavy howitzer into a new position during the advance

Moving of a Howitzer gun, France. The village is visible in the background. In front of the Howitzer half of the very large crowd are milling around. Behind the gun the rest of the troops are attempting to leve... More

Packing M.T. parts at a depot for dispatch

Truck-spares packing yard, France, during World War I. This little yard is a hive of activity with different jobs all being completed at once. Some men are working in their shirt-sleeves, while others are in fu... More

Hospital staff on parade during World War I

Hospital staff standing to attention. The staff are in uniform and are standing in a open grass-covered area. There is a wooden building visible in the background, possibly a hospital ward. All of the men have ... More

Captured German dugout, Flanders

Four soldiers in a captured German dugout. Inside there is a lantern, table and chairs, and a few pictures on the wall. One soldier holds a record, whilst another cleans or fixes a gramophone...A dugout was a s... More

Y.M.C.A. stall just behind the line, Flanders

Stall set up by the Y.M.C.A. They are serving hot drinks to a group of soldiers. There is a sign attached to a post which states 'WALKING WOUNDED.' One man sitting on a small wooden box has both eyes bandaged. ... More

Filling water cans at a water filling point, Flanders

Though surrounded by a lake of water, it is actually an official watering hole that these soldiers are using in order to fill up their water cans. The pipeline in the bottom left of the image is attached to a s... 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

In the Bakery - putting sacks of flour on the elevator

Two soldiers moving flour bags. Two soldiers are straining under the weight of large sacks of flour, which they are carrying on their backs. Their uniforms have become completely white due to the work they are ... More

Wrecked houses in main street, Miraumont-le-Grand, Flanders

The devastation caused in Miraumont-le-Grand during the Somme advance, was captured on camera by the British official photographer, John Warwick Brooke. Countless towns and villages along the entire length of t... More

Cook boys preparing dinner - Egypt

This photograph shows five men kneeling in the snow preparing vegetables in three large metal bins. The men are dressed in woollen jumpers and caps, one of them has a uniform jacket. In the background there is ... More

View of St Leger village captured during our advance, Flanders

The French village of St Leger: the road through the village is busy with soldiers and horses. A car has stopped at a fork in the road. On the hillside above the road, a number of buildings have been bombed or ... More

Supply party at a bomb store, Flanders

There were new technologies introduced into the world of photography during the early 1900s, by companies such as Kodak, which resulted in more portable, hand-held cameras becoming available on the market. It w... More

Loading a big trench mortar in a front line Boche trench

Men crowd around a trench mortar positioned in a trench. One man appears to be loading a missile into the mortar. The surrounding area is covered with snow. Despite these conditions none of the men are wearing ... More

Inspecting a Battalion of King's Royal Rifles

The Duke of Connaught inspecting troops, France, during World War I. HRH Arthur the Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) is walking along a line of troops during an inspection. Other senior officers walk on his right.... More

Boche ammunition wagon left in their hurry to escape our victorious tr...

This photograph is thought to have been taken by the official photographer, John Warwick Brooke. This situation was probably a rather mundane and daily occurrence on the Front at the time, but Warwick Brooke's ... More

Two officers study a map sitting on a captured big mortar

Although the picture is taken in the countryside the landscape looks fairly chaotic and unnatural. There is a ridge of shale running around the left side of the photograph. The rest of the ridge is not visible ... 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

American delegates in Scotland, World War One 1914-1918

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene of a dump which sprang up in a night

A large wooden walkway runs alongside stockpiles of ammunition. The wooden crates piled up in the background tower over the men. A number of soldiers are sitting on top of these crates. They have noticed the ph... More

Some of the many stables where our tanks are housed

Sheds and the tanks they house, France. A long, open-fronted shed runs along the left side of the picture. It has a corrugated iron roof and supporting struts spaced to the width of the tank have been placed do... More

Big water depot, Flanders during World War I

A large box with a sloping roof is supported in the air by a rickety wooden structure. There are stairs up the side of the structure and there are four soldiers mounted aloft. On the ground there is a wooden ro... More

Group of American delegates aboard a steamer going down the Clyde Rive...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph of the board of directors, managers, group of men, portrait, office, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene during the ceremony, Flanders

Ceremony taking place at the graveside of Major Redmond. On the right a group of nuns stand beside the grave. To the left soldiers and a group of high ranking Irish officials wait. The High Sheriff of Dublin is... More

Officer studying a map outside a German pill box destroyed by our arti...

Two men, at least one of whom is an officer, carefully studying a map. They are sitting outside a destroyed German pillbox, constructed from concrete and metal rods. These small strongholds were given the name ... More

American delegates visit shipyards in Scotland. Mr. Wilson, Secretary ...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir David Young Cameron - Tewkesbury Abbey

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Panama-Pacific International Exposition The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal and to showcase... More

American Red Cross - E thru H - Miss A.W. Gill, of British Delegation,...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - E thru H Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transi...

THE MINCH, Scotland (Aug. 07, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits The Minch, Scotland, during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017. The U.S. and United Kingdom co-hosted carrie... More

Falbygdens museum - Norra koret från väster.

Norra koret från väster. Public domain photograph - Sweden, church ruins, 19th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Schotland - The Highlands, Willem van de Poll

Landschap rond het Caledonisch Kanaal, dat Inverness aan de Oostkust verbindt met Fort William aan de Westkust van Schotland Willem van de Poll worked as a photojournalist for Dutch and European news magazines.

On board S.S. Athenia. Machinist working on a winch

Public domain photograph of ocean liner, ship, transatlantic travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biltmore, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1895. Mrs. Vanderbilt Cecil. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-11. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library ... More

Flerbostadshus, Gislaved Exteriör

Uitvaart prinses Wilhelmina

Uitvaart prinses Wilhelmina Public domain photograph of the Netherlands in 1962 by The Algemeen Nederlandsch Fotobureau (ANeFo), also known as the General Dutch Photo Bureau, a Dutch photography agency. - Picr... More

Interieur van Centraal Theater

Interieur van Centraal Theater Public domain photograph - 1965 by The Algemeen Nederlandsch Fotobureau (ANeFo), also known as the General Dutch Photo Bureau, a Dutch photography agency, Netherlands. - Picryl description

Prinsjesdag 1966 in Den Haag. Zuid Holland

Koningin Juliana, prins Bernhard, de prinsessen Beatrix, Margriet en Christina, prins Claus en Pieter van Vollenhoven op het balkon van Paleis Lange Voorhout

A view of the arches at the Cathedral of Moray with the burial chamber...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elgin Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More