Armed Services Collection (#9)

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

Austrian 15 cm. gun in action, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Austrian 15 cm. gun in action, between c1910 and c1915. An Austrian army gun, probably during World War I

A spread in Nova Scotia ward, Le Touquet, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A spread in Nova Scotia ward, Le Touquet, between 1914 and c1915. Soldiers seated at a table in the Canadian base hospital in the Hotel du Golf, Le Touquet, France during World War I

Gunner McPhail, 107th Co. (Canadians), who escaped from Germans, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunner McPhail, 107th Co. (Canadians), who escaped from Germans, between 1914 and c1915. Soldier at a Canadian base hospital in the Hotel du Golf, Le Touquet, France during World War I

Major Elliott & Captain Young of Canadian Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Major Elliott & Captain Young of Canadian Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Major H.C.S. Elliott, of Cobourg, Ontario with Captain C.A

Karl Franz Josef in Przemysl Fort, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Franz Josef in Przemysl Fort, 1914 (date created or published later). Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) visiting Przemysl Fortress, Przemysl

Karl Franz Josef, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Franz Josef, between c1910 and c1915. Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) with a soldier during World War I

Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug... between c1910 and c1915
Aviators decorated with iron cross: Saenger, Baas, Hahn, Ingold, Hug, Bremer, Reichert, between c1910 and c1915. Lieutenant Saenger, Lieutenant Baas, Lieutenant Hahn, Pilot Ingold, Lieutenant Hug

Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Two British soldiers called "Tommys, " helping some local residents at a water pump, E´taples, France, during World War I

Departure of "Landsturm", between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Departure of "Landsturm", between c1914 and c1915. Women and a band standing outside railroad cars filled with German soldiers

British at Etaples buying from natives, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British at Etaples buying from natives, between 1914 and c1915. British troops at E´taples, France with women selling food, during World War I

Germans watching for aeroplanes, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans watching for aeroplanes, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers with a anti-aircraft machine gun, looking for airplanes during World War I

Austrian artillery in the Bukowina, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Austrian artillery in the Bukowina, between c1914 and c1915. Austrian artillery soldiers in Bukowina (Bukovina) during World War I

British at Etaples, France, Feb. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British at Etaples, Feb. 1915 (date created or published later). British soldier being shaved at E´taples, France during World War I

Prince of Wied in Eastern War Zone, 25 Apr 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince of Wied in Eastern War Zone, 25 Apr 1915 (date created or published later). Army officers during World War I

British at Etaples, France, Feb. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British at Etaples, Feb. 1915 (date created or published later). British soldiers at E´taples, France during World War I

Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to Orbet Oscar Karlovich (1890-1961), 1919

The Japanese Army occupied Vragaeschensk, 1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese Army occupied Vragaeschensk, 1919. The Japanese army marching through Blagoveshchensk, Russia, with airplanes overhead

The Japanese army occupied Habalofsk [i.e.Khabarovsk], Amur Fleet surrendered, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese army occupied Habalofsk [i.e.Khabarovsk], Amur Fleet surrendered, c1919

Fighting between the cavalry and the war ships - The latter surrendered, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Fighting between the cavalry and the war ships - The latter surrendered, 1919. Japanese cavalry fighting Russian warships

The Japanese cavalry advanced furiously in storm, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese cavalry advanced furiously in storm, c1919

The Japanese cavalry taken possession of Khabarovsk pursuing and attacking the enemies, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese cavalry taken possession of Khabarovsk pursuing and attacking the enemies, c1919

Review of White Guard troops in Tomsk on September 22, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Review of White Guard troops in Tomsk on September 22, 1918. From a collection of unique documentary photographs relating to the Russian Civil War in Siberia

The brilliant exploit of the Noshido(?) Infantry Company destroyed rail road, going... c1919. Creator: Unknown
The brilliant exploit of the Noshido(?) Infantry Company destroyed rail road, going around the back of the ememy, c1919

The march of the Japanese army at Vladivostok city, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The march of the Japanese army at Vladivostok city, c1919

The first battle near Manturia [i.e. Manchuria]; the Japanese soldiers defeated... c1919. Creator: Unknown
The first battle near Manturia [i.e. Manchuria]; the Japanese soldiers defeated the enemy's cavalry, c1919

The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usri [i.e. Ussuri], Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usri [i.e. Ussuri], Siberia, c1919

Our army attacks from sky, water and shore, and repulsed enemy of Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Our army attacks from sky, water and shore, and repulsed enemy of Siberia, c1919

Our cavalry's occupied Khabarovsk, and march past took place in front of the enemy's gun... c1919
Our cavalry's occupied Khabarovsk, and march past took place in front of the enemy's gun-boats, c1919

Camping of the expeditionary army in Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Camping of the expeditionary army in Siberia, c1919

Starting of the head-quarters of the combined army in Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Starting of the head-quarters of the combined army in Siberia, c1919

Furious fighting at Amur, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Furious fighting at Amur, c1919

The War in Schleswig: the 9th regiment of hussars...bivouacking on the battlefield... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: the 9th regiment of hussars (Prince Liechtenstein's) bivouacking on the battlefield of Over-Selk after the fight - from a sketch by our special artist

The War in Schleswig: Austrian camp in front of the Dannewerk:..Bohemian Chasseurs... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in Schleswig: Austrian camp in front of the Dannewerk: the 18th Bohemian Chasseurs in a snowstorm - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River, engaging the Federal monitors - by our special artist, 1864

Monument on the Raevskii redoubt, near Mozhaisk, Borodino, 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Monument on the Raevskii redoubt, near Mozhaisk, Borodino, 1911

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: General de Meza, Commander-In-Chief of the Danish Army... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: General de Meza, Commander-In-Chief of the Danish Army at the Dannewerk Position, 1864

Siberian Cossack army 1582-1911, 1911. Creator: A. A. Antonov
Siberian Cossack army 1582-1911, 1911. From a collection of photographs documenting the First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry, and Industrial Trade Exhibition, which took place in Omsk in 1911

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Expedition against the hill tribes on the Punjaub Frontier: view of the Chumla Valley and village of Umbeylah from the position held by the British force on the Goroo Heights, 1864

Memorial Cross of the 8th (King's) Regiment, on the Grand Parade, Portsmouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Memorial Cross of the 8th (King's) Regiment, on the Grand Parade, Portsmouth, 1864. The cross, designed and constructed by Mr

U.S. marines in France, 6 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. marines in France, 6 June 1918 (date created or published later). American soldiers marching by a house on their way to their camp in France during World War I

Krasnoyarsk Cossack cavalry sotnya, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Krasnoyarsk Cossack cavalry sotnya, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918
French band & U.S. troops, 1917 or 1918. American soldiers watching a French marching band in France during World War I

US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918 (date created or published later). An African American jazz band during World War I probably in the "Buffalo Auditorium" at Camp Upton, Yaphank

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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.