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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two British soldiers posing in a trench. The soldier on the right is manning an air-cooled Vickers light machine gun, and the soldier on the left is holdin... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two soldiers outside of a trench that is next to a log cabin which is reinforced with sandbags. One of the soldiers appears to be preparing a meal in an ou... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Painting of Fort Hamilton propped outdoors on a woodpile. An oval inset painting at the top commemorates is titled: "Col. Hamilton Leaving For The Gold Fie... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a log building, with sandbags covering a portion of the roof as well as sandbags supported against the wall by wooden posts. Two Russian c... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a building constructed of logs that has suffered damage from an attack. The building is behind a wood pole and barbed wire fence. A man ne... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of field with a damaged blockhouse constructed of logs, and a smaller outbuilding in the distance. It appears the roof of the fortification has sustai... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A damaged blockhouse constructed with logs. In the distance are more buildings. It appears the roof of the fortification has sustained some damage and logs... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A tall blockhouse constructed of logs behind a wood and barbed wire fence. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A three inch trench mortar entrenchment, surrounded by piles of logs and barbed wire fence going beyond the log fortification into a forested area. Two sol... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View through stumps and trees of a group of soldiers, possibly French, posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View through stumps and trees of a group of French and British soldiers posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | The headquarters and blockhouse of the Unites States Artillery on the Dvina River, showing five uniformed men standing outdoors, and an artillery piece par... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A blockhouse fortification built using a timber frame and large stones, with sandbags stacks near the entrance. There appear to be a wires strung along pol... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two soldiers wearing heavy winter clothes are kneeling behind a Lewis machine gun displayed on a blanket. Immediately behind the two soldiers is what appea... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of a U.S. Army Engineer topographer wearing skis while using a tripod stand to write. The engineer is standing next to a barbed wire obstacle ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers and officers pose next to an artillery piece within a sheltered area. The shelter is fortified with sandbags and camouflaged with branc... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two Canadian soldiers pose in front of a piece of artillery that is underneath a shelter constructed out of timbers. The shelter is also reinforced with th... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A timber constructed blockhouse housing crates of what is possibly artillery shells. The fortification is camouflaged with branches and fallen trees fasten... |
| Date: | 12 1958 |
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| Description: | A soldier in Castro's forces at the battle for the village of LaMaya, Cuba. He is firing from a position known as "The Hole." |
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