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[Servicemen training with artillery guns]
Photograph of U.S. Army servicemen training with artillery guns, likely in the United States, circa 1917.
[Servicemen with railway artillery gun]
Photograph of servicemen with a railway artillery gun (Obusier de 520 modèle 1916), likely in France, circa 1918. One of the servicemen is seated on the gun's barrel.
[Servicemen inspecting crates of artillery shells]
Photograph of four servicemen inspecting crates of artillery shells, likely in France, circa 1918.
[Servicemen with artillery gun]
Photograph of servicemen with an artillery gun, likely in France, circa 1918.
Artillerymen, Who Between the Germans and the Mud, are Emplacing Their Guns with Difficulty [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "Artillerymen, Who Between the Germans and the Mud, are Emplacing Their Guns with Difficulty," Set Number 14, Image Number V18902, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of soldiers with heavy artillery guns and various other equipment. Caption on reverse describes the importance of army engineers in the war and new innovations in gunnery.
A French 155 mm. Gun Trained on the Trenches of the Huns [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "A French 155 mm. Gun Trained on the Trenches of the Huns," Set Number 15, Image Number 18651, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of soldiers with large heavy artillery gun in a forest. Caption on reverse describes innovations in French artillery and the wearing out of guns during the war.
Feeding "Grannie" - Shell Hoisted into Position [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "Feeding 'Grannie' - Shell Hoisted into Position," Set Number 17, Image Number V18911, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a shell being lifted with a pulley system to be loaded into a heavy artillery gun. Caption on reverse describes the gun, the levels of production of heavy artillery by the various wartime forces, and the tendency of crews to nickname the guns.
Watching "The Crimson Chorus of the Guns" Playing to the Enemy
Stereograph, "Watching 'The Crimson Chorus of the Guns' Playing to the Enemy," Set Number 18, Image Number V18917, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of two soldiers in immediate foreground watching artillery fire from far away. Caption on reverse discusses the various strengths and weaknesses of different wartime forces' gunnery capabilities.
[Servicemen with 6-inch disappearing gun at Fort Flagler]
Photographic postcard of servicemen with a 6-inch disappearing gun at Fort Flagler, Washington, circa August 1917.Inscription: "6 in. Disappearing Gun - ready trip! No. 153. Torka's Studio, Port Townsend, Wash."Inscription on verso: "Dear folks - Arrived here yesterday. O.K. Things have been pleasant so far, but have been to [too] busy to write. With love, Gail. C/O 4th Co C.A.R.C. [Addressed to…