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Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Truck with Artillery Gun Mounted on Bed

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Description: A Pawling and Harnischfeger Company truck, with an artillery gun mounted on the bed, decorated with banners and flags. Two soldiers are standing on the bac...
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers stand by their artillery and the infantry marches to the right at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Seven Men Pushing a 155mm Cannon up a Hill

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Slightly elevated view of seven men helping to push a 155mm cannon up a hill while trying to get it unstuck. Captioned: "A '155' (6-inch) stuck in the mud ...
Poster

Our Three Lines of National Defense

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon illustration of a mass of soldiers with a flag and cannon, and behind them a large ship labeled: "USN" [United States Navy], and...
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Aiming a Large Caliber Field Cannon

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Description: Aiming an Austrian large caliber field gun on the battlefield 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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Work at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...
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Repairing Cannons at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...
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Lots of Hands Required to Fix this Cannon

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduct...
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Cleaning the Firing Tube at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. The firing tube is being cleaned.
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Cleaning the Firing Tube at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. The firing tube is being cleaned.
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View of the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. A view of the yard.
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View of the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. A view of the yard.
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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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Captured Russian Artillery in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Captured Russian cannon are paraded through Berlin for all to see.
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Wounded Soldiers in the Royal Palace

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Description: Wounded German soldiers in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin viewing captured Russian cannon.
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On the Dardanelles

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Description: Turkish soldiers posing for a portrait on and around a cannon.
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Captured Artilley in Cetinje

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Description: Antique Montenegrin mortars at the arsenal.

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