Armed Services Collection (#8)

Germans passing thro Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans passing thro Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. German soldiers marching through the Serbian town of Paracin during World War I

German Landsturm troops, Antwerp, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Landsturm troops, Antwerp, between c1914 and c1915. German troops in Grote Markt plaza, Antwerp, Belgium during World War I

Kaiser and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser Wilhelm II and General von Mackensen, between 1914 and c1915

Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), a British Army general the deck of a ship with others

Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser giving iron cross to aviators, between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) giving iron cross medal to aviators during World War I

Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Hunter S. Marston, 10 Sept 1917 (date created or published later). Banker Hunter S. Marston (1885-1979) who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I

1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin... 1916
1. K. Rockwell, 2. Capt. Thenault, 3. Norman Prince, 4. Lieut. DeLaage, 5. Sgt. E, Cowdin, 6. Sgt. Bert Hall, 7. J.R. McConnell, and 8. Victor Chapman, 26 Jun 1916 (created or published later)

Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Walter D. Rogers, 1917 and 1918. Major Walter D. Rogers who served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Rogers is probably in his office at the U.S

Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Willard D. Straight, 1917 or 1918. Banker and publisher Willard Dickerman Straight (1880-1918) who served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Straight is probably in his office at the U.S

Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. E.D. Hoyle, 1917 or 1918. Eli DuBose Hoyle (1851-1921) who served as U.S. Army Brigadier General and Commander of the Port of Embarkation at Governors Island, New York City during World War I

Training German boys for army, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Training German boys for army, between 1914 and c1915. German boys in a field, being trained to be soldiers in world War I

British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank, 15 Sept. 1916. A British tank at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, in the Somme, France on September 15, 1916 during World War I

K. Roosevelt in London, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
K. Roosevelt in London, 1917 or 1918. Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), a son of President Theodore Roosevelt, who served as an officer in World war I

Army on 5th Ave. 30 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Army on 5th Ave. 30 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Girls on a balcony and crowds on sidewalk watching a parade of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) on August 30

Col. C. Vanderbilt, 30 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. C. Vanderbilt, 30 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commander of the Twenty-Second Engineers during a parade of the 27th Division

Col. Sidney Grant, 31 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Sidney Grant, 31 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Sidney Grant, Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Defense (Coast Artillery Corps)

(l to r) Archdukes Friedrich and Peter Ferdinand, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
(l to r) Archdukes Friedrich and Peter Ferdinand, between 1914 and c1915. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856-1936) who served as Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War

Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. J.S. Boyer, 30 Aug 1917. Colonel James S. Boyer, Commander of the First Infantry during a parade of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) on August 30, 1917 in New York City

Col. John J. Byrne, 31 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. John J. Byrne, 31 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Colonel John J. Byrne, the Commander of the Ninth Coast Defense (Coast Artillery Corps)

Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. A soldier behind a metal Russian barricade during World War I. The barricade has holes, through which the soldier can shoot

Vaccinating Germans for Cholera, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Vaccinating Germans for Cholera, between 1914 and c1915

Maj. Wilbur T. Wright, 31 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Maj. Wilbur T. Wright, 31 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Major Wilbur T. Wright, Commander of the Second Battalion

Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, 11 Nov 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. J.F. O'Ryan, 11 Nov 1917 (date created or published later). John Francis O'Ryan (1874-1961), Commanding General of the 27th Division (National Guard of New York) during World War I

Lt. Col. P. Loeser, 31 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lt. Col. P. Loeser, 31 Aug 1917. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Loeser (d. 1943), Commander of the Eighth Coast Defense Command (Coast Artillery Corps)

King Geo. views Peronne, 13 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King Geo. views Peronne, 13 Jul 1917. King George V, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Gen. Julian Byng visiting the ruins of Peronne, France during World War I

The wood called Des Fermes in the Somme, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
The wood called Des Fermes in the Somme, between c1915 and c1920. Shows a battlefield with trenches and dead trees in the Somme, France during World War I

Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, Wm. Thaw, Norman Prince, K. Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieut... c1915
Victor Chapman, Elliott Cowdin, William Thaw, Norman Prince, Kiffin Rockwell, Bert Hall, Lieutenant Delnage, J.R. McConnell, Captain Thenault, c1915

Aviator officer of Germany, Dec 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Aviator officer of Germany, Dec 1914 (date created or published later). German officers with aviator and airplane during World War I

Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Berthaut and Capt. Hoppe [i.e. Happe], between c1914 and c1918. Captain Maurice Happe, a French pilot of the Escadrille MF25 during World War I

Austrian 24 cm. mortar captured by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Austrian 24 cm. mortar captured by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Russian soldiers and civilians with a mortar weapon during World War I

Italian Motor Cycle Squad, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Italian Motor Cycle Squad, between 1914 and c1915. Italian men on motorcycles during World War I

Ulster Volunteers, Belfast, 8 Apr 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Ulster Volunteers, Belfast, 8 Apr 1916 (date created or published later). Ulster volunteer soldiers from Belfast marching in the street during World War I

Free coffee wagon, Lotzen, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Free coffee wagon, Lotzen, between c1910 and c1915. Soldiers at a coffee wagon in Lotzen, East Prussia, (now Gizycko, Poland) during World War I

Germans in Belgium, on the way to the front, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in Belgium, on the way to the front, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers in road in Belgium during World War I

Russian Service in Suwalki Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Service in Suwalki Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. A priest holding a Russian Orthodox service in a hospital in Suwalki, Russia (now Poland) during World War I

Rumanian troops, between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Rumanian troops, between c1915 and c1918

Maj. Richardson & British Red Cross dogs, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Maj
Maj. Richardson & British Red Cross dogs, between 1914 and c1915. Lieutenant Colonel Edwin H. Richardson with Red Cross war dogs during World War I

Bandages from kit of British Dog, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bandages from kit of British Dog, between 1914 and c1915. Man getting bandages from a dog, during World War I

Uniform of German Snowshoe Battalion, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Uniform of German Snowshoe Battalion, between c1915 and c1920. German soldiers in snow shoes during World War I

Field gun drawn by oxen, Serbia, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Field gun drawn by oxen, Serbia, between c1915 and c1920

Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. German soldiers on snowshoes during World War I

Kaiser, Crown Prince, & P'ce [i.e. Prince] Oscar at Crown Prince's Hdqrts. between 1914 and c1915. Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

German Army field Hdqrs. near Ostend, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Army field Hdqrs. near Ostend, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers seated and standing outside of a sod building near Ostend, Belgium, during World War I

Austria's Mountain troops, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Austria's Mountain troops, between c1915 and c1920. Austrian soldiers during World War I

A Landsturm Duet, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
A Landsturm Duet, 1914. Men playing stringed instruments by the railroad tracks during World War I

Austrians on skis, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Austrians on skis, between c1915 and c1920. Austrian soldiers on skis during World War I

Respirator for British soldiers, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Respirator for British soldiers, between 1914 and c1915. A British soldier wearing a face mask to protect against poison gas, standing with a woman holding another face mask, during World War I

H. Sims conducting searchlight tattoo, Aldershot, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Sims conducting searchlight tattoo, Aldershot, between c1910 and c1915. H. Sims at a searchlight tattoo, a concert and military drill illuminated by torches, at Aldershot army camp

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"Answer the Call: Join the Armed Services and Defend Our Shores. " In this captivating postcard from World War I, witness the aftermath of a chilling German naval bombardment on Scarborough, Yorkshire. The vivid color image transports us back to 1914, urging British men to enlist in the armed services with unwavering accuracy. As chaos unfolds before our eyes, it becomes evident that precise aiming is crucial for victory. The brave soldiers who join our forces will be equipped with advanced weaponry and trained to hit their targets with unparalleled precision. Augmented reality technology enhances their skills, ensuring they are always one step ahead of the enemy. Camouflage plays a vital role in protecting our troops as they navigate treacherous battlefields. With expertly designed uniforms blending seamlessly into their surroundings, our servicemen become virtually invisible to adversaries. This strategic advantage ensures safety while enabling them to strike fearlessly when necessary. Glimpsing into modern times, we find an early warning radar station near Hartland Point in Devon UK—a testament to how far we have come since World War I. These state-of-the-art facilities serve as guardians against potential threats by detecting enemy movements long before they reach our shores. Through constant vigilance and cutting-edge technology, we safeguard our nation's security. Joining the armed services means embracing a noble duty—to protect and defend all that we hold dear, and is an opportunity for individuals seeking purpose and camaraderie amidst adversity; a chance to make history while upholding cherished values of freedom and justice. Enlist today. Become part of an esteemed lineage dedicated to preserving peace through strength—the backbone of any great nation lies within its armed services. Together, let us forge ahead towards a brighter future where courage triumphs over fear and unity prevails over division.