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Renault Tanks Going to the Front [Stereographs] (Item)

Stereograph, "Renault Tanks Going to the Front," Set Number 20, Image Number 188676, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a line of tanks traveling down a country road, with soldiers walking or riding motorcycles alongside. Caption on reverse describes the effectiveness of the smaller Renault tanks.

Hauling Down an Observation Balloon [Stereographs] (Item)

Stereograph, "Hauling Down an Observation Balloon," Set Number 21, Image Number 18758, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a balloon aloft with many soldiers below holding its tethers. Caption on reverse describes the use of observation balloons in the war effort.

Colored Veterans of the 15th Reg. Marching Up Fifth Avenue, N.Y. [Stereograph] (Item)

Stereograph, "Colored Veterans of the 15th Reg. Marching Up Fifth Avenue, N.Y.," Set Number 47, Image Number V19244, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of African-American soldiers marching in formation, a large crowd in the foreground, at a parade in New York City. Caption on reverse describes the service history and achievements of the regiment.

Happy Reunion for Soldier Fathers [Stereograph] (Item)

Stereograph, "Happy Reunion for Soldier Fathers," Set Number 48, Image Number 19153, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a group of soldiers, two in the front posed holding babies and standing next to their wives. Caption on reverse describes the reunion of the soldiers with their families.

"And the trench was a reeking shambles" [Stereograph] (Item)

Stereograph, "'And the trench was a reeking shambles.' German dead in the La Bassee area," Image number V18858, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1919. Image of dead servicemen in trenches. Caption on reverse describes the battle at La Bassée (France) as an extension of the Battle of Ypres (Belgium) in late 1914.

At Ramscapelle [Stereograph] (Item)

Stereograph, "At Ramscapelle - scene of heaviest fighting in Flanders, showing observation scouts," Image Number 12262, Underwood & Underwood, 1914-1919. Image of two servicemen, one with binoculars, crouched behind a wall next to a rundown cottage. No caption on reverse.

French soldiers resting in the trenches [Stereograph] (Item)

Stereograph, "French soldiers resting in the trenches," Image Number 18633, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1919. Image of servicemen resting in trenches. Caption on reverse describes the construction, layout, and purposes of trenches in the war.

Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America explaining mechanism of Nieuport aeroplane (Item)

Stereograph, "Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America, Explaining Mechanism of 'Nieuport' Aeroplane. Fortress Monroe, VA," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features Lieutenant LeMaitre explaining a mechanism on a Nieuport 17 to an American soldier at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Caption on verso describes how LeMaitre and other French aviators have traveled to the United States…

A flock of French fliers ready for action on the battle line (Item)

Stereograph, "A Flock of French Fliers Ready for Action on the Battle Line. Nieuport Airplanes with Guns," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features French pilots and Nieuport biplanes at an airfield in France. Caption on verso describes the different types of military airplanes and the specifications of various Nieuport models. Typed caption: "18654 – A Flock of French Fliers Ready…

Preparing to reconnoiter the enemy's position (Item)

Stereograph, "Preparing to Reconnoitor the Enemy's Position – Officers Entering the Cradle of a Captive Balloon," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features a group of soldiers gathered underneath a tethered observation balloon. Caption on verso describes the military uses of balloons and other aircraft during the war. Typed caption: "18077 – Preparing to Reconnoiter the Enemy's…

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