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Russian Soldiers in France
Group of Russian soldiers resting between the ruines of the city of Reims.
The Russians were here to help the French against the Germans. Picture made in 1917.
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Aussies in France
Australian soldiers, posing in front of a fortress.
Picture made near Bergues, in Northern France, on 2 September 1917.
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German in France
According to this stone Grenadier Rochl died an hero's death, on the 15th of March, 1915.
Picture made near Soissons, on the river Aisne, in Northern France, in 1917.
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Another German Souvenir
A French soldier stands near a fruit tree, that was cut down by German troops before they withdraw from the area.
Picture made near Soissons, on the river Aisne, in Northern France, 1917.
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Apocalypse
Trenches near Fort de Vaux, in the heart of the 1916 Battle of Verdun.
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Supergun Camouflaged
A French 320 mm siege gun. Soldiers busy with camouflage nets.
Picture made near Noyon in the Oise department, France 1917.
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Urinoir Camouflaged
A soldier's urinoir - French for men's bathroom. The sides are painted with camouflage colors
Picture made near Rexpoede, Northern France, on August 31, 1917
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Goodbye
A French soldier says goodbye to his wife and child.
Picture made in 1917
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Army Hospital
Wounded soldiers in St. Pauls Hospital, near Soissons, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.
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Cooking for the Wounded
Cooks of the army hospital in Chateau de Vauxbuin preparing food outside in the sun.
Vauxbuin Castle is near Soisson in the Aisne department, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.
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More Cooking
French poilu's cook their meal outside the barracks.
Picture made in 1917, near Soisson in the Aisne department, Northern France.
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Daily Newspaper
French soldiers at a newspaper kiosk.
Picture made near Rexpoede, Northern France, 1917.
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Soldier's Shop
Prefabricated shop for the poilu's, the French soldiers.
Picture made near Noyon, in the North of France, 1917.
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Haircuts and Shave
Soldiers awaiting their turn to be shaved or having their hair cut.
Picture made in a French encampment in Northern France,1917.
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Helping Out
French soldiers assist a farmer to get the ploughing done.
Picture made near the city of Reims, Northern France,1917.
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Helping Out (2)
French soldiers working side by side with farmers on the field.
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Collectioneur
A French subaltern shows his collection of German shells.
Picture made near the city of Reims, Northern France,1917.
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Aiming High
French soldiers use a mitralleur, machinegun, to aim at German aeroplanes.
Picture made near Soissons, Northern France, 1917.
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More Anti-Aircraft Guns
Anti-Aircraft Guns mounted on cars.
Picture made near Verdun, France, in 1916.
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Entrance to the Chateau
Entrance to the Chauteau de Chaulnes. The castle is completely destroyed.
Picture made in 1917.
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Locomotive
After a bombardment near Soissons, Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.
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Children's Game
Boys play a game of skittle. The one in the middle looks an acolyte
Picture made on the Place d'Erlon in the city of Reims, 1917
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Home
Damage in the village of Rosendael, near Dunkirk, Northern France.
Picture made after German bombardments on September 10 and 11, 1917.
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Crater
Children in Rosendael sitting on the rim of a bomb crater.
Picture made after the bombardments in 1917.
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Fire
After the bombardment soldiers try to extinguish the fire in a large building.
Picture made in Rosendael, September 1917.
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