Sandbags Protecting the Notre Dame Cathedral During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteNotre-Dame de Paris (meaning “Our Lady of Paris”), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral […]
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French World War I Soldier’s Bedroom Untouched for Over 100 Years
This post was originally published on this siteFrench World War I soldier Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance on April 26, 1918 a […]
Photos of Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Promoting the Sale of Liberty Bonds in 1918
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos captured Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford promoting the sale of Liberty Bonds during World […]
30 Hilarious Vintage Photos of WWI Soldiers Posing With Fake Military Props
This post was originally published on this siteWhile a variety of props – fake airplanes, hot air balloons, automobiles, trains — had been used in […]
20 Candid Vintage Photographs That Show German Soldiers Using Latrines During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteSoldiers lived in the trenches when fighting during World War I, it was muddy, noisy and pretty basic. […]
Christmas Truce 1914: Amazing Photos of British and German Troops Meeting in No Man’s Land During the Western Front
This post was originally published on this siteLate on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) heard German troops in the trenches […]
Touching Picture of American Soldiers Paying Tribute to All the Horses That Lost Their Life in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s not just human soldiers who fought for their country. Millions of horses and other animals also served […]
Breathtaking Photos Showing the Moment World War I Ended in Color For the First Time
This post was originally published on this siteBreathtaking photos showing the agony and ecstasy of the end of the First World War have been brought […]
Faces From the Front: Incredible Before and After Photos Show World War I Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible before and after photographs show how British and French soldiers had to have their faces completely […]
German During WWI Through Incredible Colorized Photos
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of colorized photos from DURIEZ Frédéric that shows German during the First World War. Flamethrower pioneers of […]
56 Incredible Colorized Photos That Revived ‘Russia During WWI’
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos were colorized by Olga that show Russia during World War One. Shell hole, 1914 Colonel […]
During World War I, France Built a Fake Paris to Fool German Pilots
This post was originally published on this siteHow do you save Paris from German World War I bombers? By building a life-sized decoy city, of […]
Rare Photographs of World War I Through Vintage Tobacco Cards
This post was originally published on this siteThe world’s first global conflict, the “Great War” pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman […]
Doughnut Girls: The Women Who Fried Donuts and Dodged Bombs on the Front Lines of World War I
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I, the Salvation Army sent women to France to lift the spirits of the soldiers […]
Leaving the Homeland: Pictures of Belgian Refugees During the First World War
This post was originally published on this siteIn Belgium, the outbreak of the First World War and subsequent German invasion caused massive population movements. Hundreds […]
Rarely Seen Photos of World War I Taken by an American Doctor
This post was originally published on this siteDr. P.A. Smithe was sent by the American Red Cross as a doctor and surgeon to work at […]
Lost Tommies Portraits of the Somme: The Unseen “Selfies” of 1916
This post was originally published on this siteFor much of the First World War, the small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front […]
Vintage Photographs Captured Women at Work During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I (1914-1918), large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had […]
33 Rare Color Portraits of French Soldiers in World War One
This post was originally published on this sitePhotography is older than you might think and color photography, too, is a surprisingly early technology, having first […]
Incredible Vintage Photos of German Submarine U-118 Washed Ashore on the Beach at Hastings, 1919
This post was originally published on this siteAfter World War I ended, the German Navy surrendered and many of its ships were interned at the […]
The Lost Tommies and Diggers: Striking Colorized Images of British Soldiers Who Fought in the Battle of the Somme
This post was originally published on this siteBreathtaking images of the unknown British Tommies who fought against the Germans in the Battle of the Somme. […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photographs of American Troops During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteIt was 100 years ago this year that the United States officially entered World War I, when Congress […]
Remarkable Colorized Photos Reveal What Life Was Like For French Soldiers During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteThese colorized photos were brought to life by French bank technician, Frédéric Duriez. The images were provided by […]
Vintage Photos of a Giant Pyramid of Captured German Helmets From WWI in New York, ca. 1918
This post was originally published on this site Pyramid of German helmets near Grand Central Terminal : black-and-white photoprint, ca. 1918. Closeup of Pyramid Though […]
Body Armor of the First World War, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the First World War, the size and scale of some of the weaponry produced devastating wounds and […]