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1915 Collection (#8)

"1915: A Glimpse into the Turbulent Times of World War I" Step back in time to 1915, a year filled with both heroism and heartache

Background image1915 Collection: Julian Grenfell

Julian Grenfell
JULIAN GRENFELL World War One soldier and poet

Background image1915 Collection: George V Visits Dug-Out

George V Visits Dug-Out
George V visiting a captured German dug-out during the First World War

Background image1915 Collection: Krupps Steelworks / Ruhr

Krupps Steelworks / Ruhr
An interior view of Krupps Steelworks, Ruhr

Background image1915 Collection: Nurse Praying / 1915

Nurse Praying / 1915
A French Red Cross nurse prays for the safety of the French soldiers and hopes that only a few are sent to her care

Background image1915 Collection: CLEMENCEAU IN PATRIE

CLEMENCEAU IN PATRIE
Clemenceau and general Picquart - the defender of Dreyfus, now minister for war - make an ascent in the military airship Patrie at Chalons military camp

Background image1915 Collection: British Artillerymen

British Artillerymen
British Heavy artillerymen on the Western Front during World War One

Background image1915 Collection: William Willett

William Willett
WILLIAM WILLETT A wealthy builder who was the originator of daylight saving

Background image1915 Collection: Canal / Panama / Culebra Cut

Canal / Panama / Culebra Cut
US Navy submarine chasers passing through the Culebra Cut

Background image1915 Collection: Madeira Picture Page

Madeira Picture Page
A page from The Illustrated London News featuring a photograph of Madeira Bay and adverts for Silvo plate polish and Colgates dental cream

Background image1915 Collection: Swallow / Cig. Card / 1915

Swallow / Cig. Card / 1915
Swallow - latin name: Hirundo rustica

Background image1915 Collection: Wwi / 1915 / Mesopotamia

Wwi / 1915 / Mesopotamia
The 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry, led by Jemadar Ram-Karan, charge and scatter a Turkish force

Background image1915 Collection: Sir George Nares / M Smith

Sir George Nares / M Smith
SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES British naval officer and explorer

Background image1915 Collection: Lusitania Sinks (Dixon)

Lusitania Sinks (Dixon)
The Cunard passenger liner sinks, with the loss of 1198 lives, after being torpedoed off the Irish coast by German U-boat U-20, while returning to Britain from America

Background image1915 Collection: Germans Drown John Bull

Germans Drown John Bull
Thanks to their U-boats, the German navy will drown John Bull

Background image1915 Collection: Mermaids and Torpedoes

Mermaids and Torpedoes
The Mer-people find their peaceful domain invaded by the torpedoes of World War One

Background image1915 Collection: Painterly Architectonic (Still Life: Instruments), 1915. Creator: Lyubov Popova

Painterly Architectonic (Still Life: Instruments), 1915. Creator: Lyubov Popova
Painterly Architectonic (Still Life: Instruments), 1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Visitors on USS Connecticut, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Visitors on USS Connecticut, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Visitors on USS Connecticut, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Harry N. Atwood, between c1910 and c1915. Shows aviator Harry Nelson Atwood (1884-1967).

Background image1915 Collection: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915

Pennsylvania coal strike - in Atlantic camp showing guns of deputies, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
In Superior Camp - Mine strike, Pennsylvania, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Plague Ship, which carries suspects to Hoffman Island, between c1910 and c1915

Plague Ship, which carries suspects to Hoffman Island, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Plague Ship, which carries suspects to Hoffman Island, between c1910 and c1915 Hoffman Island, New York City, where immigrants with infectious diseases were held in quarantine before arriving at

Background image1915 Collection: London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
London Strike. Police escort for one van., between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Entrance to proving ground, Sandy Hook, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Entrance to proving ground, Sandy Hook, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Entrance to proving ground, Sandy Hook, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Meckler-Allen Aeroplane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Malcolm Allison - with glider, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Malcolm Allison - with glider, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Malcolm Allison - with glider, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Roosevelt at Washington, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Roosevelt at Washington, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Roosevelt at Washington, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mathieu, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Assman's Balloon, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Assman's Balloon, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Assman's Balloon, between c1910 and c1915. Shows William F. Assmann's balloon Miss Sofia beside a gasometer.

Background image1915 Collection: American Manufacturers Export Association, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

American Manufacturers Export Association, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
American Manufacturers Export Association, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Mexican Society women at bullfight, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mexican Society women at bullfight, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mexican Society women at bullfight, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Mrs. H.S. Blatch in Wall St., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. H.S. Blatch in Wall St., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. H.S. Blatch in Wall St., between c1910 and c1915. Shows suffragist Harriot Stanton Blatch (1856-1940) speaking with a crowd gathered below her.

Background image1915 Collection: Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Admiral Togo & Admiral Leutze, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Milk House, Tompkins Sq.; hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Milk House, Tompkins Sq.; hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Milk House, Tompkins Sq.; hot day, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Asleep in Battery Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Asleep in Battery Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Asleep in Battery Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Naval Reserve leaving USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Morning drill - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game-10 in. gun practice - USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the USS Washington which was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916.

Background image1915 Collection: Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kangaroo court martial on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Center of population, between c1911 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Center of population, between c1911 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Center of population, between c1911 and c1915. Shows Professor Wilbur A. Cogshill of Indiana University, who located the exact center of population of the United States in Bloomington, Indiana.

Background image1915 Collection: Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Admiral Togo at Brooklyn Navy Yard, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
War game drill on USS Seattle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows drilll on the USS Washington which was renamed the Seattle in Nov. 1916.

Background image1915 Collection: Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Cripple going to pray at St. Anne relic, between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1915 Collection: Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps. The doctor's commitment to service during that era is commendable

Background image1915 Collection: Outside church of St. Jean Baptiste, selling beads, etc., between c1910 and c1915

Outside church of St. Jean Baptiste, selling beads, etc., between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Outside church of St. Jean Baptiste, selling beads, etc., between c1910 and c1915.




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"1915: A Glimpse into the Turbulent Times of World War I" Step back in time to 1915, a year filled with both heroism and heartache. In the realm of art, Matania's masterpiece "Last Absolution of the Munsters" captures the poignant farewell between soldiers and their chaplain, immortalizing their sacrifice. Meanwhile, Kitchener Poster C. 1915 beckons young men to join the ranks and defend their nation. The Canadians at Ypres by William Barnes Wollen showcases bravery amidst chaos, reminding us of the indomitable spirit that prevailed on those battlefields. Forward. Enlist Now echoes through history as WW1 Kitchener Recruiting posters rally citizens to support their troops. Amidst this tumultuous era, even simple pleasures like a bunch of rhubarb become cherished delights when paired with Birds Custard. The British Royal Navy recruitment poster stands tall as a symbol of strength and unity during these trying times. The haunting painting depicting the ill-fated Lusitania serves as a somber reminder of lives lost at sea. Grape-Shot by Lou Mayer transports us onto war-torn fields where artillery fire reigns supreme. Yet amidst all this chaos, women find solace in activities organized by the Women's Institute during the First World War – knitting socks for soldiers or providing comfort to grieving families. The British submarine HMS E6 emerges from beneath turbulent waters as a testament to technological advancements shaping warfare strategies during WW1. And who can forget Angels of Mons? Its cover design for piano music evokes ethereal beauty amid tales woven around divine intervention on battlefields. In 1915, humanity faced its darkest hour yet found glimmers of hope within these artistic expressions and historical events etched forever in our collective memory.