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[German and American soldiers]
Photograph of unidentified German and American soldiers at an airfield in Koblenz, Germany, circa 1918-1919. A Fokker D.VII (V.18) biplane is visible in the background. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry…
[American prisoners in Germany]
Photograph of American prisoners of war being escorted by German soldiers down a dirt road in Germany, April 20, 1918. Some prisoners do not have shoes and are walking in socks or with bags wrapped around their feet. A sign by the road reads: "Gasgefahrzone! Maske geschultert bei Gasbereits [illegible] auf brust." Inscription on photo: "20-4-1918 Sef. Amerikaner." Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy…
[German serviceman with fixed bayonet]
Photographic postcard of a German serviceman with a fixed bayonet, circa 1914. A photographer's imprint is visible in the bottom right corner but is difficult to read. The verso includes a handwritten message in German written while in the Rhineland at Niederlahnstein, November 30, 1914.