Armed Services Collection (#3)

London canteen, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
London canteen, between c1915 and c1920. Shows soldiers at a Red Cross canteen in London, England during World War I.

General Sir Henry Wilson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
General Sir Henry Wilson, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864-1922) who served in the British Army during World War I.

Gen. Sir C.C. Monro, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir C.C. Monro, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts (1860-1929), who served as a British Army General during World War I.

155 cm [i.e., mm] gun in France, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
155 cm [i.e., mm] gun in France, between c1910 and c1915.

Soldiers at Camp Cotton, Texas border, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Soldiers at Camp Cotton, Texas border, between c1910 and c1915.

Major General W.G. Haan arriving, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Major General W.G. Haan arriving, 1919. Shows Major General William George Haan (1863-1924) who commanded the 32nd Division of the U.S. Army in World War I.

Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Army aeroplane - war games Lt. Geiger, 8/10/12, 1912. Shows Lieutenant Harold E. Geiger, a pioneer aviator.

General William Crozier, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
General William Crozier, between c1915 and c1920. Shows General William Crozier (1855-1942) who was an inventor and Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army (1901-1918).

Greek Reservists on "King Constantine", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Greek Reservists on "King Constantine", between c1910 and c1915.

Lt. Walter Brooke; Lt. C.T. Walwyn; Col. P.A. Kenna & Lt. Geoffrey Brooke, (1910?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Walter Brooke; Lt. C.T. Walwyn; Col. P.A. Kenna & Lt. Geoffrey Brooke, (1910?). Shows British officers who participated in a November 1910 National Horse Show Association event in Madison Square

Army Airship, "Beta II", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Army Airship, "Beta II", between c1910 and c1915.

Royal Progress, London, 1911, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Royal Progress, London, 1911, 1911.

Gov. Smith reviews 27th, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gov. Smith reviews 27th, Mar 1918. Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) of New York, reviewing a parade for the soldiers of the U.S. Army 27th Division in New York City after World War I.

U.S. troops on camouflaged road, 11 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. troops on camouflaged road, 11 May 1918. The Fifth Regiment U.S. Marines returning from the trenches passing through Sommedieue, France, May 11, 1918 during World War I.

Lt. Thurston E. Wood, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Thurston E. Wood, 1918. Lieutenant Thurston E. Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was killed in action, April 24, 1918 during World War I.

Maj. Gens. J.T. Dickman & C.T. Bailey, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Gens. J.T. Dickman & C.T. Bailey, 11 Nov 1918. Major General Joseph Theodore Dickman (1857-1927) of the Third Army and Major General Charles Justin Bailey (1859-1946)

Lt. W.C. Peterson, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. W.C. Peterson, 1918. Lieutenant William Chandler Peterson (1894-1918), North Crystal Lake, Illinois, who was killed in action, April 24, 1918 during World War I.

Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, between c1915 and c1920. John Francis O'Ryan (1874-1961), Commanding General of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) during World War I.

Officers of 27th, 6 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers of 27th, 6 Mar 1919. Officers of 27th Division (New York National Guard) arriving in New York City from France after World War I on the ocean liner Leviathan on March 6, 1919.

27th Arriving, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
27th Arriving, 1919. Soldiers of the U.S. Army 27th Division which arrived in New York City from France after World War I on the ocean liner Leviathan on March 6, 1919.

Big. Gen. D.S. Rockenback [i.e., Rockenbach], 5 Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Big. Gen. D.S. Rockenback [i.e., Rockenbach], 5 Sept 1918. Brigadier General Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach (1869-1952), Chief of Tank Corps, General Headquarters, Chaumont, France, September 5

Brig. Gen. E.T. Donnelly, 12 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Brig. Gen. E.T. Donnelly, 12 Feb 1919 (date created or published later). General Edward Terence Donnelly (1871-1929), 164th Brigade, Field Artillery (4th Army Corps, 89th Division)

Army Motor Kitchen of Mrs. Hoare's [YMCA], 2 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Army Motor Kitchen of Mrs. Hoare's [YMCA], 2 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Soldiers and a woman standing outside a Y.M.C.A. motor kitchen in France during World War I.

Gens. W.L. Wright, F.L. Winn & Todd, 11 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gens. W.L. Wright, F.L. Winn & Todd, 6890. United States Army personnel during World War I including General William Mason Wright (1863-1943), Frank Long Winn (1864-1941) and Henry Davis Todd Jr

Gen. Geo. S. Simonds, 15 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Geo. S. Simonds, 15 Nov 1918. Major General George Sherwin Simonds (1874-1938) who served in the U.S. Army at Bertangles, Somme, France, November 15, 1918.

Roll Call - Naval Militia, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Roll Call - Naval Militia, 1913.

Capt. W.C. Schauffler Jr. [& Lt. F.A. Tillman], 18 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. W.C. Schauffler Jr. [& Lt. F.A. Tillman], 18 Nov 1918. Captain W.G. Schauffler, Jr. standing and Lieutenant Fred A. Tillman in the seat of a Ninetieth Aero Squadron (Pair-a-Dice" Squadron)

Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford & Col. D.K. Major, 25 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Brig. Gen. Frank E. Bamford & Col. D.K. Major, 25 Oct 1918. Frank Ellis Bamford (1865-1932) and Duncan Kennedy Major, Jr. (1876-1949) in front of a dugout in Bras, Meuse, France, Oct

Capt. O.J. Golden, Lt. L.G. McConkie, Lt. M.J. Cross, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. O.J. Golden, Lt. L.G. McConkie, Lt. M.J. Cross, between c1915 and c1920. Probably shows Oliver J. Golden (1882-1949), Michigan, Captain 49th Infantry

Returning marines, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Returning marines, 1918 or 1919. American Marines after their return to the United States after World War I.

Officers, 130th Fld. Art., 24 April 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers, 130th Fld. Art., 24 April 1919 (date created or published later). U.S. Army officers on the U.S. S. Mobile which arrived in New York, April 23, 1919 with soldiers

U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. American engineers from Company A of the 316th Engineer Regiment constructing a bridge abutment over a canal in Audenarde, Belgium during World War I.

52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div., between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
52nd Brigade, 25th [i.e. 26th] Div., between 1917 and c1920. The warehouse of the Army Quartermaster's Effects Bureau which managed the personal effects of soldiers who died in World War I

Storage, between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Storage, between 1917 and c1920. The warehouse of the Army Quartermaster's Effects Bureau which managed the personal effects of soldiers who died in World War I

Departure of Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan Cameron from...New Zealand...farewell address, 1865. Creator: C. R
Departure of Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan Cameron from Auckland, New Zealand: presentation of a farewell address, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. J. N. Crombie

27th Parade, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
27th Parade, Mar 1918. Parade for the soldiers of the U.S. Army 27th Division in New York City after World War I.

Col. J.P. Finley, Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. J.P. Finley, Oct 1918. John Park Finley (1854-1943), meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer giving a speech at a gathering of the Student Army Training Corps

27th Division, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
27th Division, Mar 1918. Parade for the soldiers of the U.S. Army 27th Division in New York City after World War I, passing the New York Public Library.

27th Division, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
27th Division, Mar 1918. Parade for the soldiers of the U.S. Army 27th Division in New York City after World War I, passing the New York Public Library.

The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. L. Werner. 'During nearly the last sixty years, almost to the time of his death

The Cholera at Malta: sanitary encampment of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment on the Floriana, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Cholera at Malta: sanitary encampment of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment on the Floriana, 1865. 'In the Number of our Journal for the 23rd of September we gave an Illustration of

Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession...to the Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession from the royal landing place to the Palace, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. R

The Cholera at Malta: the 100th Regiment encamped on the glacis of Fort Manoel, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Cholera at Malta: the 100th Regiment encamped on the glacis of Fort Manoel, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Captain Cecil Lyon. 'This regiment, under the command of Major H

Surrender of the New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, to Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Surrender of the New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, to Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Major Tupper. 'Thompson, with twenty-five followers, came galloping forward

Review and Sham Fight of the Dover and Shorncliffe Garrisons at Round Down, Folkestone, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Review and Sham Fight of the Dover and Shorncliffe Garrisons at Round Down, Folkestone, 1865. 'The troops were formed into two divisions...the infantry brigade occupying the hill on the cliff

Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Cutting the First Turf of the Great Southern Railway at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. W. B. Jones

Review of French troops on the Place Napoleon at Cherbourg, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Review of French troops on the Place Napoleon at Cherbourg, [northern France], 1865. 'The subject of our Illustration...from a sketch by our special artist

The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Portrait of '...a most able

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