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[Deceased servicemen in thicket]
Photograph of deceased servicemen in a thicket, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

[Pile of human bones and skulls]
Photograph of a pile of human bones and skulls, circa 1914-1919.Inscription on album page: "Awaiting the call of Gabriel's trumpet."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during…

[Deceased servicemen in trench, France]
Photograph of deceased servicemen in a trench, France, circa 1914-1918.Inscription on album page: "Trenches in Chateau Thierry District."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron…

[Deceased servicemen]
Photograph of decesased servicemen, one wearing a gas mask, surrounded by debris, circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Fishing [Fishery?] 869. S G find."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval…

[Deceased soldier in field]
Photograph of a deceased soldier in a field, circa 1918.

[Sunken road lined with dead bodies and debris]
Photograph of a sunken road lined with dead bodies and debris, France, July 19, 1918.Included caption: "A slightly sunken road used by the Germans as a trench and trench mortar position, captured by French and Americans in their advance. The deserted…

[Four images of dead bodies]
Composite photograph of four images of dead bodies, circa 1939-1945.Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Dead Japanese serviceman tangled in wire and debris]
Photograph of a dead Japanese serviceman tangled in wire and debris, possibly on Saipan, circa 1944-1945. Caption on accompanying document: "35. A good Jap."

"And the trench was a reeking shambles" [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "'And the trench was a reeking shambles.' German dead in the La Bassee area," Image number V18858, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1919. Image of dead servicemen in trenches. Caption on reverse describes the battle at La Bassée…

Dead Germans Amidst Wire Entanglements [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "Dead Germans Amidst Wire Entanglements," Set Number 16, Image Number V18906, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of destroyed defense walls and trenches, with a dead soldier partially buried in the rubble. Caption on reverse…
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