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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…
[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 324 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes during World War I. This album is predominantly souvenir copy photographs, with numerous views of German and Italian soldiers and prisoners, the British marching into Cologne, the Italian retreat and…
[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."
Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France," Set Number 6, Image Number V18837, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of soldier's skeleton still partially dressed in uniform, with helmet and rifle. Caption on reverse describes the scene and identifies the remains as a British soldier.
His Last Fight - See He Lies, Death Staring from His Eyes [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "His Last Fight - 'See He Lies, Death Staring from His Eyes' - Somewhere in France," Set Number 7, Image Number V18854, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of rubble and a dead soldier. Caption on reverse describes the scene with sentimental language.
[Album One from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums]
Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 73 black-and-white photographs of various scenes in Europe during and just after World War I. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen and a few women staff and/or spouses, including the Air Service's 4th Corps Headquarters at Sinzig, the 12th Aero Squadron at…
[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."