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Title: Allied Military Leaders
Date: 1967-03-16
Description: "With the Yanks in France in World War I, Americans learned the names - and nicknames - of Allied military leaders, along with their own. Here, somewhere in France, are four of the top men: Left to right, Gen. Joseph Joffre - Papa Joffre - idol of the French poilu; Gen. Ferdinand Foch, Allied commander-in-chief; unidentified officer (in back;) Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Tommies' hero, and Gen. John J. - Black Jack - Pershing, commander of the AEF, the American Expeditionary Force."

Title: American Cook-Shop
Description: This photo shows an American cook-shop at the trenches of war. The cook-shop enabled soldiers to diminish their hunger, and continue to fight.

Title: American Red Cross Doctors
Date: 1919-10-29
Description: "A group of American Red Cross doctors recently arrived from America, at their new post in North Russia:/Top Row, Left to Right:/E. Eliopul, Milwaukee, Wis./Dr. J. A. Dougherty, Baton Rouge, La./Dr. T. B. Haas, McArthur, Ohio./Dr. P. T. Barnum, Brooklyn, N.Y./Dr. F. L. Washburn, Denver, Colo./Second Row, Left to Right:/Dr. P. A. Taylor, Lace, Oklahoma./Dr. J. G. Bouvier, Jeannerette, La./Dr. W. T. Cain, Underwood, N. D./Dr. S. C. Loring, Plymouth, Indiana./Dr. I. O. Tracy, Brooklyn, N. Y./Dr. C. S. Brady, Weehawken, N. J./Third Row, Left to Right:/Dr. J. P. McQuiston, St. Louis, Mo./Dr. G. F. Woodbury, Cleveland, Ohio."

Title: American Military Division in Germany
Date: 1919-06-20
Description: "One of the Divisions of the American Army of Occupation in a Review on a Plateau above the Rhine near the Fortress of Ehrenbreitstein which proved its readiness for an immediate advance toward Berlin - None but regular army division are now in Germany, all others have been sent to United States - Those remaining in Germany are undergoing training for advance."

Title: American Expeditionary Forces in Italy
Date: 1922
Description: "A detachment of troops from the expeditionary forces in Germany, headed by Gen. Henry Allen, arriving in the "Eternal City" to bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor upon the tomb of the unknown Italian soldier." This photo shows the soldiers marching down the street with onlookers lining both sidewalks.

Title: 23rd Infantry Marching
Date: unknown
Description: Photograph of the soldiers of the 23rd Infantry marching through Brooklyn by the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. Engraved on the arch is the statement, "To the Defenders of the Union 1861-1865". The solders are marching underneath the arch in the photograph while civilians walk around the outside of the arch and on sidewalks in the left middle-ground.

Title: A Bell in the Rubble
Date: unknown, 1934-02-25
Description: Photograph of the rubble of at least one building with an upside down bell protruding from the middle. There's a soldier in a helmet examining the bell and the wood, brick, and mettle rubble around them. The door to the building is on the left, and there is large, wooden structure next to the bell. It is all on top of a pile of brick and wood.

Title: Cannon Between the Rocks
Date: unknown, 1934-02-07
Description: In this photo, there is a cannon covered by a camouflage mesh between rock faces. In the background is an open field that leads to the forested area that covers the canon and other materials.

Title: Cannon Fire
Date: 1934-02-25
Description: Photograph of a cannon being fired into an open field. There are soldiers on either side of the machine; one on the left is gesturing towards the wheels, and on the right is a grouping of supplies.

Title: British Military Leadership
Date: 1964-07-22
Description: discuss his decisions lost men and time./Right: David Lloyd George, Welsh lawyer who pulled things together after he became prime minister, brought civilian experts into the cabinet but could not win full control over the generals as he led the country toward victory in 1918."

Title: Ceremony of the Unknown Soldier
Date: unknown
Description: "From the four American cemeteries the bodies of four unidentified men were brought to Chalons sur Marne and from among those four one was chosen with the simplest of ceremonies as the "Unknown soldier" who is to rest for ever in Arlington National Cemetery. The choice from among the four bodies was made by Sergt. Edward Younger who walked slowly round the coffins and indicated his choice by placing his fingers on one of them. Photo shows the selected coffin laying in state guarded by six American and six French soldiers in the Chapel Ardent of the Chalons Town Hall."

Title: Col. Chas R. Howland
Date: unknown, 1919-02-27
Description: Photograph of Colonel Chas R. Howland commanding the 165th Infantry. The photo is the Colonel himself and his primary staff.

Title: Child Troops Marching
Date: 1937-11-7
Description: Photograph of a large amount of children with rifles on their shoulders marching in line in uniform as groups of adults watch from the roadside.

Title: Captured German Troops
Date: 1945-04-12
Description: "Captured German Troops stand in a temporary enclosure in the Ninth Armored Division's sector of the First Army front in Germany."

Title: Brownsville Protest
Date: unknown, 1934-03-07
Description: This photo depicts a large group of people standing together on a brick road, a sign sticking up among them that says, "Consumers League of Brownsville & East New York/ In the Name of Brownsville We Protest Against the High Cost of Living".

Title: Officers Surveying Maps
Date: unknown, 1934-02-27
Description: Photograph of three military officers in uniform surveying maps on a large table in an open room with arched ceilings. There are deer antlers on either side of the visible doorway, and a low-hanging lamp on the right of the photo. The officer on the left is pointing at a location on the map while the other two officers watch on.

Title: President Woodrow Wilson Addressing Congress
Date: 1917, 1964-08-12
Description: "Breaking Point/Isolationist at the start, the United States moved step by step to participation in World War I. President Woodrow Wilson, reluctant to abandon neutrality, here addresses Congress in Washington to advise the legislators of the break in diplomatic relations with Germany, in February, 1917. The break came after the Germans resumed unrestricted submarine warfare."

Title: Parade of Soldiers
Date: unknown
Description: Photograph of a parade of soldiers down a wide street flanked by trees and large buildings on the right and left respectively. A crowd of people wearing hats is on either side of the road, watching as the soldiers move uniformly down the road.

Title: Portrait of Soldiers
Date: unknown, unknown
Description: This photo shows thirteen soldiers and officers seated or standing portrait-style. They are not all looking at the camera, and one on the left is wearing a battle helmet.

Title: Presidential Resolution of War
Date: unknown, 1934-03-01
Description: This photo of a man in a long coat and top hat next to a signed presidential resolution. This "Joint Resolution" indicates that war exists between Imperial Germany, Japan, and the United States."

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