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[Album Two from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 163 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes in Europe during World War I, circa 1914-1919. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen, including a visit by the Prince of Wales to Koblenz, members of the 94th Aero Squadron, a…
[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 caisson is a token of a hasty retreat. 16th Infantry, 1st Div. Pleissy, France. July 19, 1918."Inscription: "16528."Stamped in corner: "Signal Corps…
[Dead bodies lying in trench]
Photograph of dead bodies lying in a trench, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "German trench. France. WWI."
[Deceased British serviceman in an artillery crater]
Photograph of a deceased British serviceman in an artillery crater near Beaumetz, France, circa 1914-1918.Inscription: "Auf dem Schlachtfelde nordli. Beaumetz."Inscription on album page: "Dead Britisher in shell hole."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.
[Deceased servicemen and soldiers in field, France]
Photograph of deceased servicemen and soldiers in a field, France, circa 1914-1919.Inscription: "Wirkung einer Fliegerbombe zwischen Ecoust u. St. Leger."Inscription on album page: "Result of aerial boomb [bomb] on horse transport." Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.
[Cross marking gravesite of American aviator]
Photograph of a cross marking the gravesite of an American aviator, France, circa 1918. The cross reads: " U.S. Don-Johnston, Lieutenant Aviateur, 17/9/18."
[Dead bodies lying in trench]
Photograph of dead bodies lying in a trench, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "German dead, burial trench. France. WWI."
[Dead bodies on battlefield]
Photograph of dead bodies on a battlefield, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "No man's land after the fray. France. WWI."
[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 during World War I, circa 1917-1919.
[Deceased servicemen on battlefield near Amiens, France]
Photograph of deceased servicemen on a battlefield near Amiens, France, circa 1914-1918. Inscription on album page: "Battlefield -- Amiens."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.