Members of the Harlem-based 369th Regiment arriving in New York after fighting in World War I, 1919.
Originally uploaded by bobster1985
From the New York Public Library collection.
Uploaded by bobster1985 on 17 Apr 08, 2.57AM CDT.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Members of the Harlem-based 369th Regiment arriving in New York after fighting in World War I, 1919.
Members of the Harlem-based 369th Regiment arriving in New York after fighting in World War I, 1919.
Originally uploaded by bobster1985
From the New York Public Library collection.
Uploaded by bobster1985 on 17 Apr 08, 2.57AM CDT.
Provost Office with Motorcycles
Real-photo postcard showing the Provost office for the U. S. military in France. The soldiers are posing outside the office on a motorcycle. There are several bicycles in the background. This is a real "slice of life" in a French town during the First World War period.
Scan processed with GIMP.
Uploaded by RV Bob on 18 Apr 08, 2.32AM
Scan processed with GIMP.
Uploaded by RV Bob on 18 Apr 08, 2.32AM
1914-18
Photograph of my grandfather (far left) and other British soldiers in a military hospital, in 1916 I believe.
Uploaded by sjcprojects on 23 Apr 08, 7.01PM CDT.
Uploaded by sjcprojects on 23 Apr 08, 7.01PM CDT.
Dispatch riders on bicycle and motorbike
Dispatch riders on bicycle and motorbike
Frits Wiersma at the left, on a bicycle designed to make speed. (Compare his handlebar with that of the sergeant (?) at the right.)
Real Photo postcard
Some notes on The Netherlands and WW1
The Netherlands stayed officially neutral in 1914-1918. But only just. In general the population was pro-German or better anti-English. A legacy ot the Boer-War in South Africa, 15 years before.
During the war 500.000 Dutch men were mobilized. The country counted many refugees, mostly Belgian. The international trade, a very important source of income, came almost to a standstill. Many people lost their jobs.
Food and fuel had to be distributed. It was a time of great poverty. In 1918 in The Netherlands 17.400 people died of the Spanish Flu. An illness which was not caused by the war but surely hastened.
In 1917 the universal male suffrage was introduced in The Netherlands. In 1919 followed by the universal women's suffrage.
Uploaded by letterlust on 5 May 08, 5.46AM CDT.
Frits Wiersma at the left, on a bicycle designed to make speed. (Compare his handlebar with that of the sergeant (?) at the right.)
Real Photo postcard
Some notes on The Netherlands and WW1
The Netherlands stayed officially neutral in 1914-1918. But only just. In general the population was pro-German or better anti-English. A legacy ot the Boer-War in South Africa, 15 years before.
During the war 500.000 Dutch men were mobilized. The country counted many refugees, mostly Belgian. The international trade, a very important source of income, came almost to a standstill. Many people lost their jobs.
Food and fuel had to be distributed. It was a time of great poverty. In 1918 in The Netherlands 17.400 people died of the Spanish Flu. An illness which was not caused by the war but surely hastened.
In 1917 the universal male suffrage was introduced in The Netherlands. In 1919 followed by the universal women's suffrage.
Uploaded by letterlust on 5 May 08, 5.46AM CDT.
Italian Artillery Position - Bovec, Slovenia
Outflanked and abandoned when the Austro Hungarian army defeated the Italian 2nd Army at Caporetto, 1917.
Uploaded by phil_curme on 11 May 08, 6.53PM CDT.
Uploaded by phil_curme on 11 May 08, 6.53PM CDT.
Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip started World War I from this place.
Uploaded by Rapsak on 14 May 08, 12.48PM CDT.
Uploaded by Rapsak on 14 May 08, 12.48PM CDT.
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