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Trench Warfare

Date: 07 1917
Description: ROTC engineers at Fort Leavenworth learn about trench work, an important skill for World War I combat.
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African American Military Cooks

Date: 11 10 1918
Description: African-American cooks for the 808th Pioneer Infantry officers mess, photographed at Aubreville, France, one day before the armistice.
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Black Soldiers in WWI

Date: 1918
Description: Three African American soldiers with a company of engineers somewhere in France. They are holding a shovel, pick, and sledgehammer.
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Cowboy Soldiers

Date: 1918
Description: Members of the U.S. Remount Service, all former cowboys, in training at Camp Lewis.
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Group Standing near Locomotive

Date: 1917
Description: Large group of men, including railway workers, standing beside a locomotive. Original caption reads: "U.P. Nebraska Preparedness Special Campaign. Farm pre...
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A Cheerful Group of Soldiers and Civilians

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Description: Farmers from Bukowina and Austrian soldiers.
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German Soldiers in Front of Refugee Train

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers and Dutch officials in front of a neutral train transporting refugees back to Belgium.

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