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[Unidentified young soldier in Union sack coat and forage cap with bay...

Case: Thermoplastic frame with ribbon and floral pattern. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B947. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B906. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Camp of 30th Pennsylvania Infantry during American Civil War

No. B226. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

[Camp of 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virgi...

Attribution of G.H. Houghton as photographer from "A very fine appearance" : the Vermont Civil War photographs of George Houghton / Donald H. Wickman. Barre : Vermont Historical Society, c2010, page 14. Title d... More

Confederate camp, Confederate States of America.

Photograph showing Alabama troops at camp, Pensacola, Fla. Photo attributed to J. D. Edwards.

Church in camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Petersburg, Virg...

No. B62. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B912. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Camp of 6th Vermont Infantry - Camp Griffin

No. 4118. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

7th New York State Militia, Camp Cameron, D.C., 1861

No. B934. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Camp Andrew 17th Rgt. Massachusetts. V., Stewart's Grove, Baltimore, M...

13 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sachse (E.) & Co.

Camp of Capt. Wiley, Stoneman Station, Virginia

No. B330. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Camp of 44th New York Infantry near Alexandria, Virginia

Photograph shows an aerial view of Alexandria looking East with King Street on the left. No. B172. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Camp of 2nd Vermont Volunteers at Camp Griffin, Virginia]

Photograph showing Union Army camp with large tents errected among trees and soldiers posed by row of small tents.

[Private Charles M. Judkins of Company A, 9th New Hampshire Infantry R...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Case: Thermoplastic; central shield with diamonds design. Inscription on handwritten note: "To my sister Addie. When this you see remember me from Charles M. Judkins, Co. A... More

Rebel prisoners, Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Confederate States of Amer...

Photograph shows Confederate prisoners of war at Camp Morton. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixt... More

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Group. T. Anderson, Esq. Lt. Colonel Fl...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Group, Prince De Joinville and Friends, at Camp Winfield Scott, Near Yorktown, May 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4188. Credit line: Civil ... More

Bealeton, Virginia. View of camp of 93d New York Volunteers

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aquia Creek Landing, Virginia (vicinity). Group at Captain W.S. Hall's...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Group at Capt. Hall's wagon camp. February 1863. Corresponding print is in LOT 4188. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of C... More

U.S. Sanitary Commission at Gettysburg General Hospital, August, 1863

Photograph shows members of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, who helped to run the general hospital at Camp Letterman in Gettysburg.

Brandy Station, Virginia. Camp at headquarters, Army of the Potomac

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Camp at Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, April 1864. Corresponding print is in LOT 4171. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1... More

Camp of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, Brandy Station, Virginia, Mar...

No. 308. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More

Civil War camp scene, showing company kitchen, 1863(?)

Alternate title handwritten on item. On mount: US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921.

Breaking camp, Brandy Station, Virginia / negative by J. Gardner, posi...

Photograph showing an African American man standing beside a chimney in the deserted quarters of General Sharp at Brandy Station, Virginia. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander ... More

Brandy Station, Virginia. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Eastern h...

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Surgeon's Quarters, camp of 50th New York Engineers in front of Peters...

No. 7233. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Brandy Station, Virginia. Winter camp of Chief Commissary Army of the ...

Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Winter camp of Chief Commissary of the Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Va. Apri... More

District of Columbia. General William Gamble and staff at Camp Stonema...

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Washington, District of Columbia. Signal Corps camp near Georgetown

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Presentation of medals, Flanders

A soldier being presented with a medal, during World War I. He is standing in front of four men on a small platform. One is reaching over and pinning a medal to the soldier's lapel, another is reading from a li... More

Building their dug out, Flanders

Three men working to make themselves an underground shelter or dugout. One man is sawing wood to frame the entrance, while another in the background appears to be salvaging more wood. The third man seems to be ... More

On the track of the Hun - some of our troops entering town of Peronne

A number of troops are moving through a large cobbled square in Peronne. Piles of rubble line the edges of the street. All of the buildings have been damaged, most likely by shellfire. Most of the men are carry... More

Corner where the Boche formerly kept his ammunition, Flanders

The remains of a large wooden shed are clearly visible here. The surrounding scene is one of chaos, with sections of wood and numerous small wicker baskets littering the ground. Although the original caption su... More

Church Boche blew up at Boislieux-au-Mont

This photograph shows a pile of rubble with part of a shattered roof and a section of decorated stonework. Only the caption identifies this as the ruins of the church at Boisleux-au-Mont. This is part of the de... More

Outpost in front of our lines in the Ypres salient

Four British soldiers on outpost duty. They are all in full uniform, including packs and steel helmets, and look fairly relaxed. One man is standing on a raised area looking over the edge. The outpost consists ... More

First of our men to cross the Somme, near Peronne

Soldiers after crossing the River Somme, France, during World War I. According to the photograph's original caption these soldiers are the first to have crossed the River Somme. Some of them are clambering up a... More

Anti-aircraft gun in action during the battle, Flanders

Soldiers silhouetted against the sky. They are preparing to fire an anti-aircraft gun. On the right of the photograph a soldier is being handed a large shell for the gun. ..The Battle of Broodseinde (October 19... More

Laying down a railroad through the forest

Canadian loggers laying a railway track. The unfinished track runs diagonally across the picture. It is being laid through the middle of a dense forest. The foliage from the trees has been packed up against tho... More

Scene near the front line in the Ypres salient

Canadian soldier's grave, Ypres Salient, Belgium, during World War I. Two soldiers look at the grave of a Sapper I. B[E]YNO[?] of the Canadian Engineers. This is probably Sapper Ivor Beynon, a railway worker bo... More

Gas sentry, Flanders during World War I

A sentry watching for any sign of gas attacks. He is squatting beside a notice which reads, 'gas gong'. The gong appears to be a large metal drum, like an oil drum. The drumstick is hanging from a string tied t... More

Engineers and men rebuilding a destroyed bridge, France, during World ...

Soldiers are working together to repair a bridge that, according to the photographs original caption, had been destroyed by the Germans. The main metal support for the bridge certainly looks as if it has been b... More

Halt for dinner, Flanders during World War I

Sitting on and leaning against whalebone-like sheets of corrugated iron, a group of soldiers stop work to have dinner. Given the lack of 'Dixie's (cooking pots) and mess tins, this was probably a cold sandwich ... More

Divisional Commander distributing prizes, Flanders

A Divisional Commander of the Black Watch is distributing prizes at a sports day. The men are amassed in a large semi-circle opposite the Commander. Prizes would have been given out for the winners of, amongst ... More

British troops crossing the Marne, Flanders

Soldiers crossing a bridge over the Marne, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a company of soldiers, led by their officers, marching across a wide iron bridge over the Marne. The men are carrying... More

Cavalry crossing a temporary bridge

Cavalry on the move, during World War I. A line of relaxed cavalrymen are crossing a small, narrow bridge. The wintry landscape is clearly visible. Two foot soldiers sit with their jerry cans and watch the cava... More

Ammunition going up on pack mules, Flanders

A line of mules carrying ammunition for field artillery. Each animal has a pair of panniers, loaded with eight rounds of what appears to be 18-pound (8 kilos) shells for a field gun. There appears to be one man... More

Shutter of a shop in the Station Sq., Arras, shrapnel has done this

The dominating feature of this image is a close up of a shop front. The shop signed as a 'caf for travellers' although bits of the sign have been blown away. The shop front itself is badly damaged by shrapnel. ... More

Brigadier-General giving his orders to a Colonel, Flanders

Officers communicating orders to each other, France. The bottom storey of a grand house and the street it fronts onto is visible in this photograph. On the right are two soldiers, one with a gun, who are on gua... More

Capt. Guy Gaunt, C.M.G., R.N. British Naval attache at Washington, U.S...

Three officers posing for a photograph, France. Three men are standing on steps which lead up to a large patio. They are standing in front of two very large and grand windows. The men are wearing heavy overcoat... More

King of Montenegro and Lt. Gen. Sir E.H.H. Allenby

This shows King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro (1860-1918) standing beside Lt.Gen. Sir E.H.H. Allenby outside a large house with louvered shutters. The king is in Montenegrin costume, with loose trousers held ... More

Army navvy at work, Flanders during World War I

One man is standing on the remains of a brick wall. He is using a pickaxe to dislodge the bricks. The surrounding area is a scene of devastation, probably resulting from shellfire. There is a small group of men... More

Free soup is very acceptable, Flanders

Artillerymen and horses resting, Western Front, during World War I. A roadside scene of two soldiers and a team of four horses. One man, sitting on one of the horses and drinking a bowl of soup, can be identifi... More

One of the mine craters at La Bassee, Flanders

Ruined La Bassee, France. Two soldiers stand in the middle of a ruined La Bassee street. The soldiers are dwarfed by the crater which dominates the image. The scene is one of destruction and chaos. ..The Battl... More

Lodging at Langemark, Flanders during World War I

Three artillery officers looking out of the entrance to their makeshift shelter. The shelter has been constructed from wooden crates and corrugated iron. They are all looking directly at the camera and smiling.... More

Picturesque view of the ruined town of Bethune

British soldier in the ruins of Bethune, France, during World War I. A British soldier stands in the shell of a building in the French town of Bethune. In the distance behind him is the belfry or clock tower, b... More

Seven different specimens of trench clubs used by British and German t...

Seven truncheons with different shaped heads and handles have all been pinned to a board for display a juxtaposition to their intended use. They were probably intended as a museum display as the labels show. ..... More

Debris of Le Barque, after the bombardment

Part of a destroyed village reduced to piles of broken timber and burnt trees. A single brick wall is left standing. The caption identifies this as Le Barque, a village near Bapaume, to the south of Arras. This... More

Food for Tommy ready for the trenches, Flanders

These food-supply lorries are quite likely Dennis 3-Ton lorries. Powered by a four-cylinder engine, they had a top speed of 55mph. During World War I more than 7,000 of these Dennis 3-Ton lorries were built for... More

Camp scene suggestive of peace rather than of war, Flanders

A collection of supply wagons and their horses, while rows of white tents can be seen in the background. Wagons such as these were used for ferrying troops and supplies from trains to an area close to the front... More

Officer and some of the men who captured Tilloy, Flanders

This posed, formal photograph is believed to have been captured by John Warwick Brooke. The soldiers in this scene all appear quite relaxed and well-kept after their 'struggle.'] The German graffiti in the back... More

Brigadier and one of his staff officers make a tour of inspection

Ruined church and graveyard, during World War I. Three soldiers are visible at the foot of the photograph, although they are dwarfed by the size of the now destroyed church. The crosses in the yard at the side ... More

Looking towards the Cathedral, Arras

Ruins of the cathedral, Arras, France, during World War I. Part of the ruins of Arras cathedral, with a mass of rubble and the broken windows of a shop or cafe in the foreground. The cathedral had been built in... More

White aproned R.A.M.C. men preparing sandwiches for wounded just behin...

There is a curiously detached feeling of domesticity in this photograph of two men of the Royal Army Medical Corps making sandwiches. They have set up a table with tin mugs, bread, and a large tin labelled 'mar... More

H.M. watching a display by the infantry

King George V, standing at the far right of the shot, watching a display by members of the infantry. The event is taking place in a large grassy field bordered by trees. A long line of soldiers make their way a... More

Flooded dug-out in front line trench, Flanders

Soldier in a flooded dug-out, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a smiling soldier stooping down outside the entrance to a flooded dugout. Adjoined to the trench, frontline dugouts such as these ... More

Laying a light railway over captured ground, Flanders

Although these soldiers are looking at the camera and appear to be quite relaxed in their work, they are not smiling at the camera at all. They are walking on duckboards laid alongside a narrow railway and are ... More

County regiment marching past during World War I

His Royal Highness, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) standing in the right foreground watching a march past of troops. Other senior officers stand behind him. The troops are marching with rifles with bayon... More

Cup that cheers, Flanders during World War I

The photographer has recorded a group of soldiers sheltering from a blizzard at a mobile Divisional Canteen. Their cap badges identify the men as members of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. To the left alongsid... More

Canadian mail arriving behind the firing line

Soldiers unloading sacks of Canadian mail from a canvas-topped truck. The men are taking the sacks into a building, most likely for sorting. Letters provided soldiers with a vital link to home and the outside w... More

Boche store train smashed by our shells at Clary Station, near Peronne

A long line of open-topped railway carriages have been shattered by shellfire. They are carrying wood, a valuable resource for both sides at the Front. Railways were a vital means of transporting troops, suppli... More

Franco-British carrier ready to be released to carry a long distance m...

Army carrier pigeon ready to fly, France, during World War I. A man in British army uniform is attaching a message to a carrier pigeon. He is holding the bird against his chest with his left hand. With his righ... More

French troops on the road moving up with British Tommies on the roadsi...

French and British soldiers, dressed in full military kit, travelling on their way to the trenches at the front line. The French troops are wearing light-coloured army coats and are walking besides their pack-m... More

Constructing the road to Menin, Flanders

Construction work at Menin, Belgium, during World War I. In the distance the stripped landscape is visible. A large crater dominates the front of the photograph, filled with wet, churned mud. Teams of men work ... More

Some of the Gordons resting in a shell hole, Flanders

Dressed in their regimental kilts and with their mess tins and shovels beside them, this image shows a group of Gordon Highlanders taking a rest from their rear line duties. The shovels and big mound of earth i... More

Two Irish Guardsmen taking up duck-boards to make a track over newly c...

Three soldiers sitting on duckboards. The three men are all laden with arms and equipment. The ground underfoot is extremely muddy - laying the duckboard will make travelling across it easier. A duckboard path ... More

H.M. visits the ruins of Peronne

King George V surveys the ruins of Peronne from a hill top. He is standing at the front of a group of uniformed men, holding a cane in his right hand. The damage to the town is extensive. Peronne along with cou... More

Army rations, Western Front, during World War I, Flanders

A smiling soldier sitting in the mud near the Front, eating a spoonful of hot food, possibly a potato, from a steaming food container. This would appear to be one of a series of photographs showing the soldiers... More

German prisoners tending one of their wounded

A wounded German soldier lying in a makeshift stretcher is being tended by a German first aid worker with a red cross on his arm band. Another German soldier holds one end of the pole which was used to carry th... More

Barracks on wheels for accommodating railway

Rapid railway construction in France. Accommodation in railway carriages, Western Front, France, during World War I. A line of railway carriages stand on a track to the left. Each carriage has a set of wooden ... More

Mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; ready to parade, Flanders

A fully uniformed soldier wearing a flat cap and puttees is looking into the camera. He is holding a leash on the end of which is the fluffiest white goat with a huge set of dangerous looking curved horns. The ... More

Wiring trees which we have fallen across a canal to hang up the enemy

This photograph shows four soldiers attaching barbed wire around trees as a barrier. It has been estimated that about 350,000,000 square metres of barbed wire were used on the Western Front...Clearing the barbe... More

Brigadier general points out the place where he was wounded to a Belgi...

A brigadier general points to the location on the battlefield where he was wounded. In his right hand he is holding a pair of binoculars. He points for the benefit of the Belgian general, standing on his left. ... More

Constructing sides of a wooden hut, Flanders

Female carpenters, France, during World War I. This image shows a group of female carpenters working in a lumber yard, constructing wooden huts. There are two teams, each standing at a large table covered with ... More

Cooking his dinner, Flanders during World War I

A soldier has made himself comfortable on an old seat and is cooking on a very small open fire. Experienced soldiers were good at scrounging small luxuries, such as a few eggs or an odd chicken, to supplement t... More

Prisoners being brought in by British troops

German prisoners, France, during World War I, probably August 1918. Lines of German prisoners are walking up a street guarded by British soldiers. The Germans appear relaxed, some even smiling, perhaps glad tha... More

American lumberman on a road near the Front

American lumberman during World War I. This image shows a uniformed man wearing a distinctive hat. He is standing on a large section of tree trunk chained to a cart. The cart is being drawn by two horses, and t... More

Once Contalmaison Chateau during World War I

This image is a little difficult to understand, but upon closer inspection it appears that this tiny molehill of debris was once a grand and quite large chateau building. The lower storey windows can just be ma... More

View of Le Sars, Flanders during World War I

The absolute destruction of many inhabited towns is clearly presented in this image. It is difficult to imagine this area as anything other than the jumbled devastation evident here. It is easy to see why so ma... More

Cortege passing down the cemetery

Funeral of Red Cross nurse, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph is one of three attributed to Tom Aitken which show the funeral of a Red Cross nurse killed during an air raid on her hospital. In ... More

Captured German guns, France, after August 1918

Allied officers, one with a bandaged head, examine lines of captured German guns. Several of the guns have been painted with a very basic camouflage. Painted on the guns are the names of the units which capture... More

Dressing wounds of an Anzac man

Two men having their wounds treated. They are lying on stretchers propped up with wooden legs. The man on the left is having his left foot dressed by two men; his right leg is already bandaged-up. Three men att... More

Out from the trenches, one has a rest, the other cleans his rifle

Two soldiers are set against a background of the muddy wasteland of the Front, with devastated trees on the skyline. One is half sitting, half lying in the mud with his rifle on the ground beside him. It is not... More

British transport crossing a pontoon bridge across the Marne

Pontoon bridge over the Marne, France. This photograph shows a line of soldiers leading horses and a few mules across a pontoon bridge over the Marne. Apart from the officers, the soldiers are turbaned and wear... More

Patient ready for discharge to duty from a Vetinary [sic] hospital

British military horse being discharged from a veterinary hospital in France, during World War I. At the start of World War I in August 1914, cavalry units were still considered the elite troops they had always... More

American and British troops getting ready for a musical evening at a c...

This photograph shows a group of American and British soldiers relaxing in a clearing in thick woodland. Several of the Americans are in white vest shirts and holding musical instruments, including a trumpet, t... More

French and British marching back together

This photograph shows a long line of British infantry, followed by French troops, marching along a street in a village or town. French transport carts are going in the opposite direction. The houses appear rela... More

Highlander watering some flowers which he has planted outside his dug-...

The soldier in the middle of the photograph is wearing a kilt and a canvas sporran. He is holding an enamel watering can at an angle to a very high and steep embankment. It is difficult to see the flowers in am... More

Officers, Newfoundland Regiment

This photograph is believed to have been taken by the war photographer John Warwick Brooke. A group of men have been positioned, some standing and some lying, in a semi-circle. There is an array of various cane... More

Unloading flour from a ship, Flanders

Two steam-engine lorries are backed up on the quay to unload cargo from the steamship 'Yeoman.'] The sacks are being unloaded into the lorry by a simple crane. The loading is being supervised by soldiers standi... More

Ambulance cars awaiting orders in the snow, Flanders

Red Cross ambulances parked along a roadside near a village in the snow. These are Siddeley-Deasy ambulances, built to the specifications of the Red Cross. Many ambulances were sponsored by organisations and bu... More

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