Trench Collection (page 4)

French troops making a daylight raid on German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes
3502785 French troops making a daylight raid on German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes, from The Pageant of the Century

Entrenched German soldiers await the arrival of the Belgians during World War One, from The History of the Great War
3502810 Entrenched German soldiers await the arrival of the Belgians during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front, Russia, 1915 (photo)
699200 Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front, Russia, 1915 (photo); (add.info.: Austrian soldier in a trench on the eastern front)

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PCT5618216 gut9825; (add.info.: Premiere guerre mondiale 1914 - 1918 (14-18) : le front belge - soldats belges dans une tranchee camouflee par des gerbes de paille en avant de Diest (Belgique)

Fanning gas, 6 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Fanning gas, 6 June 1918 (date created or published later). American soldiers being trained to use Ayrton or trench fan to clear poisonous gases during World War I, Camp Kearny, California

Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 27th Brigade, 9th Division, in a trench at a regimental aid post near Outtersteene Ridge following the formation's

British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British clearing ground for Howitzer, between 1914 and 1918. British soldiers preparing place for a howitzer artillery piece, probably during World War I

French trench barber, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French trench barber, between c1915 and 1918. A French barber shaving a man in a trench during World War I

U.S. troops in trench in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. troops in trench in France, 1917. American troops in France learning how to use grenade guns (tromblons) to fire grenades at German forces during World War I

French put a mitrailleuse in position, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French put a mitrailleuse in position, between c1915 and 1918. French soldiers placing machine gun on its tripod during World War I

King George V sees trench bombing, 7 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King George V sees trench bombing, 7 Jul 1917. Trench mortar bombardment during King George V's visit to the Gas School, Helfaut, France on July 7, 1917 during World War I

Russians fight in France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russians fight in France, between c1915 and 1918. Russian soldiers near a dugout in the snow in France during World War I

Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy writing home after battle, 11 Jun 1917. A British officer, lying on the ground in a captured German trench in Oostaverne Wood, Belgium, writing a letter

France - in a front line trench, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
France - in a front line trench, 1917. British troops in a trench in France during World War I

German 5.9 gun captured by British, 13 Feb 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German 5.9 gun captured by British, 13 Feb 1917. British Royal Artillery officers of the 9th Division examining a German 5.9 inch howitzer captured in the west bank of Happy Valley

German trenches on the Aisne, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German trenches on the Aisne, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers in trenches along the Aisne River in France during World War I

Germans in Rus. [i.e. Russian] Poland, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in Rus. [i.e. Russian] Poland, between c1910 and c1915. German soldiers 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

A quiet moment in German trenches, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A quiet moment in German trenches, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers smoking and reading in a trench in Flanders, Belgium, during World War I

Germans at Berry-Au-Bac, Sept 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans at Berry-Au-Bac, Sept 1914 (date created or published later). German soldiers at Berry-Au-Bac, France during World War I

U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. infantry & machine gun men assigned in trenches, between c1915 and c1920. American soldiers in France during World War I

Marines dig a trench (France), 23 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines dig a trench (France), 23 Jan 1918. American soldiers digging a trench in France during World War I

First Aid Station, American Trenches, 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
First Aid Station, American Trenches, 1917 and 1918. A first aid station near American trenches during World War I

Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Probably shows a project to dig demonstration trenches in Central Park, New York City

Moving dirt in trench (France), between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Moving dirt in trench (France), between c1915 and 1918. Men moving dirt in a trench in France during World War I

French trench, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French trench, 1918 (date created or published later)

Landwehr in trenches near Suwalki, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Landwehr in trenches near Suwalki, between 1914 and c1915. Soldiers in trenches near Suwalki, Poland during World War I

Working German gun against Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Working German gun against Russians, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers with machine gun during World War I

Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Dead horses being buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12, 1914 near Haelen

French Dragoons entrenched, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Dragoons entrenched, between c1914 and c1915. French dragoon cavalry soldiers during World War I

First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918, 14-18): group of French soldiers in a reserve trench
PCT4715471 First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918, 14-18): group of French soldiers in a reserve trench; (add.info.: First World War 1914-1918 (1914, 1918)

Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee... 1916. Creator: Douy Pascault
Trois aquarelles du front; construction de reseaux barbeles dans une tranchee de premiere ligne (fevrier 1916). Au Nord-Est de Bethincourt, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Notre attaque du 24 octobre 1916; Dans le secteur du bois Fumin, a midi trente: un poste de command Creator: Unknown
Notre attaque du 24 octobre 1916; Dans le secteur du bois Fumin, a midi trente: un poste de commandement s'installe dans la Grande Carriere

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War 1 battlefield setting, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a horse in a World War I battlefield setting, 2023

In the Trenches, 1874. Creator: Alphonse de Neuville
In the Trenches, 1874. Members of the Garde Mobile (French expeditionary forces) are huddled in a shallow trench during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

The British Push Into Flanders; Along the road from Ypres to Menin... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The British Push Into Flanders; Along the road from Ypres to Menin, on the morning of October 30, 1917: English troops from the Northern Counties await the signal for the attack during which they

In Snow on the Italian Front; December: the Piave valley, seen from a French trench.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Snow on the Italian Front; December: the Piave valley, seen from a French trench, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Hours of Victory; A trench held by Americans: first watch, on the evening of October 27... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Hours of Victory; A trench held by Americans: first watch, on the evening of October 27, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert. -- "Why aren't you at the first-aid post, getting treatment"

How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched and, on the right, the lieutenant commanding them, 1917

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "correspondence and cigarettes, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "correspondence and cigarettes", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; In the wires of an adjoining trench... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; In the wires of an adjoining trench, a fallen German during a surprise attack, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Life in the trenches in Champagne; The outpost re-arms immediately... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; The outpost res-arms immediately using its ammunition, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

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"Unveiling the Brutality: A Glimpse into the Trenches of World War I" Step back in time to witness the harrowing scenes that unfolded within the trenches during World War I. From the haunting "Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, " captured by James Prinsep Beadle, to a surprising sight of a "Police Public Call Box in the snow, London, " these images offer a glimpse into an era marked by sacrifice and resilience. "The Canadians at Ypres - William Barnes Wollen" showcases their unwavering determination amidst chaos, while "Battle of the Somme 1918" reveals soldiers' relentless pursuit for victory. Amidst this grim reality, even moments of respite emerged – behold a peculiar scene from "A Scottish trench-barbers hair-dressing establishment, " where camaraderie thrived despite adversity. Witnessing life on the Western Front becomes more tangible through snapshots like "Rifle Brigade in position. " Meanwhile, Australian troops find solace amidst destruction as they huddle together in a trench near Armentieres. These poignant photographs serve as reminders that humanity can persist even amid unimaginable circumstances. Yet war also brought forth creativity; discover unique artifacts such as a remarkable "Trench Art Lighter" and an exquisite "Oval Trench Art lighter. " These pieces bear testament to soldiers' resourcefulness and desire for beauty amidst desolation. The introduction of groundbreaking technology is evident with images capturing British Mark IV tanks equipped with innovative Tadpole Tail designs. Witness how warfare evolved through chilling depictions like that of a German trench attack during WWI or relive pivotal moments such as Vimy Ridge's Battle in 1917. As we reflect upon these historical treasures, let us honor those who endured unimaginable hardships within these trenches. Their bravery echoes throughout time and serves as an eternal reminder of both our capacity for destruction and our ability to find hope amidst the darkest of times.