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Poster

Farm to Win "Over There"

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a boy operating a plow, in silhouette. In the background, soldiers are operating an artillery piece among the rubble of...
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Austrian Field Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian field artillery piece in Galicia at the moment of firing with the recoil of the firing tube blurred from movement.
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Unloading Ammunition the Front

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading heavy artillery ammunition from the back of a truck in Galicia.
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Austrian Heavy Mortar Ready for Firing

Date: 1915
Description: An Austrian 305mm heavy mortar in firing position in Galicia.
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Austrian Field Artillery Preparing to Fire

Date: 1914
Description: Preparing an Austrian field artillery cannon for firing.
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Artillery Forward Observers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian forward observers in Galicia for a 305mm mortar battery using a field telescope to confirm the firing coordinates.
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Austrian Artillery in South Tyrol

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Description: Austrian soldiers are manning an artillery piece in a bunker on the battlefield in South Tyrol. The German caption states "We salute you again Italy" refe...
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Soldiers Awaiting Orders to Fire Artillery

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian artillerymen taking a break from the battle at a firing position on the southwestern battlefront in Tyrol. Some of the men are smoking. The troops...
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Cleaning a Cannon Barrel

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Description: Turkish soldiers cleaning a cannon barrel on the front in Syria.
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Emplacing Artillery in Syria

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Description: Turkish gun crew practicing the emplacement of artillery into a firing position.
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"Enemy in Sight"

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Description: Turkish field gun and crew ready for firing somewhere in Syria.
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Guns at the Ready

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Description: Machine guns in firing position.
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Machine Guns

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Description: Machine guns in firing position.
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Machine Guns

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Description: Machine guns in firing position.
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420 mm Mortar Pit Filled with Water

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Description: View of a pit that formerly held a firing position for a 420 mm mortar. The pit was later filled with water so that spies would not be able to photograph a...
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420 mm Mortar Pit Filled with Water

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Description: Pit that formerly held a firing position for a 420 mm mortar. The pit was later filled with water so that spies would not be able to photograph and locate ...
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Ski Patrol in a Glacier Fort

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Description: The highest battlefield in Europe — 3500 meters on the Tirolian border. A ski patrol must dress like polar explorers to protect themselves against the bit...

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