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[Mortar] (Item)

Photograph of a mortar in a stone building, circa 1917-1919. 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 training in the United States to his service in France during World War I and post-war service in Germany.

[Soldier with German artillery gun] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in front of a German artillery gun painted in camouflage, circa 1918. 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 training in the United States to his service in France…

[Artillery cannon] (Item)

Photograph of an artillery cannon on display in a city square, possibly in France, circa 1917-1919. 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 training in the United States to his service in France during World War…

[Artillery gun on display in Paris, France] (Item)

Photograph of an artillery gun on display in Paris, France, circa 1918-1919.Inscription: "Paris, 1918-19."Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World War I, circa 1918-1919.

[Artillery gun] (Item)

Photograph of an artillery gun, 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.

[Artillery display in Place de la Concorde, Paris, France] (Item)

Photograph of an artillery display in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Place De La Concorde."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.

[Artillery shell lodged in tree] (Item)

Photograph of an artillery shell lodged in a tree, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Happy landing."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.

[Gun emplacement] (Item)

Photograph of a gun emplacement, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Emplacement from which Paris was shelled."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.

Feeding "Grannie" - Shell Hoisted into Position [Stereograph] (Item)

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 (Item)

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.

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