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Shells Bursting in Ruined French Village [Stereograph] (Item)
Shells Bursting in Ruined French Village [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "Shells Bursting in Ruined French Village," Set Number 13, Image Number V18898, Keystone View Company," circa 1914-1921. Image of a grassy field with smoke from an explosion in the distance. Caption on reverse describes the destruction of French villages and the suffering of refugees.
Artillerymen, Who Between the Germans and the Mud, are Emplacing Their Guns with Difficulty [Stereograph] (Item)
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] (Item)
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] (Item)
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 (Item)
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.