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From the efforts of soldiers and statesmen to their affect on families and communities worldwide, images from the “war to end all wars."

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African-American soldiers, standing in front of a photographer’s backdrop. William A. Gladstone Collection. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. World History, History Books, Photographer Backdrop, Black History Facts, African Diaspora, World War One, African American History, Military History, Infantry

Photographer Backdrop

Black History Facts

African Diaspora

African American History

Military History

African-American soldiers, standing in front of a photographer’s backdrop. William A. Gladstone Collection. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

U.S. Marines in France stand in ranks, wearing gas masks. 1918. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. History Images, Us History, Mask Style, Us Marine Corps, Us Marines, Usmc, Black And White Pictures

Us Marine Corps

Black And White Pictures

U.S. Marines in France stand in ranks, wearing gas masks. 1918. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, known by the stage name Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Mata Hari, Vintage Pictures, Old Pictures, Vintage Images, Old Photos, Antique Photos, Illustrations, Photo Illustration, Tribal Belly Dance

Vintage Pictures

Photo Illustration

Tribal Belly Dance

Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, known by the stage name Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Soldiers stand in a bomb-proof shelter in France. Nov. 27, 1915. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. First World, Ww1 Battles, Flanders Field, Anzac Day, Heer, Total War, The Great, Library Of Congress

Library Of Congress

Soldiers stand in a bomb-proof shelter in France. Nov. 27, 1915. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A soldier uses a bugle megaphone at Fort Totten in New York City during World War I. July 3, 1917. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Fort Totten, 20 Century, Backyard Oasis, Evangelism, World War I, Vintage Photographs, Puerto Rico, Small Towns

Vintage Photographs

A soldier uses a bugle megaphone at Fort Totten in New York City during World War I. July 3, 1917. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

U.S. Marines in France board rail cars bound for training camp, 1917-18. U.S. Army Signal Corps. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Picture Photo, Large Picture, Trains, Thing 1, France, Long Trips

U.S. Marines in France board rail cars bound for training camp, 1917-18. U.S. Army Signal Corps. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife, Sophie, and their children. The assassinations of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Sophie in June 1914 set off a chain of events triggering World War I. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand, Bosnia Y Herzegovina, Photo Facts, Archduke, Highclere Castle, Fantasy Novels

Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand

Bosnia Y Herzegovina

Highclere Castle

Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife, Sophie, and their children. The assassinations of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Sophie in June 1914 set off a chain of events triggering World War I. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

French bicycle troops in Chauconin-Neufmontiers during World War I. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. History Class, Le Village, French Army, German Army, European History

European History

French bicycle troops in Chauconin-Neufmontiers during World War I. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Russian prisoners during World War I. 1914-15. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Best Black, Black And White, Wwi, Art Photography, The Past

Black And White

Art Photography

Russian prisoners during World War I. 1914-15. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Dancing at a service club during World War I. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Service Club, Historical Images, Dance, Statue, 1910s

Historical Images

Dancing at a service club during World War I. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

African-American jazz band during World War I, probably at Camp Upton on Long Island, New York. May 1918. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Vintage Photos, Lake George Camping, Design Your Own Poster, Jitterbug, Jazz Band, Personalized Wall Art, Band Posters

Lake George Camping

Design Your Own Poster

Personalized Wall Art

African-American jazz band during World War I, probably at Camp Upton on Long Island, New York. May 1918. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

German boys stand in ranks, training for the army. 1914-15. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. German Boys, Grantham, A Moment In Time, Soldier

A Moment In Time

German boys stand in ranks, training for the army. 1914-15. George Grantham Bain Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

World War I veteran bearing a sign that reads, “I gave my eyes.” ca. 1932-1933. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Photos Of Eyes, Colorized Photos, Foot Soldier, Strange Photos, Historia

Colorized Photos

World War I veteran bearing a sign that reads, “I gave my eyes.” ca. 1932-1933. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Max Killie of Heard County, Georgia, poses beside a portrait of himself made during World War I. Photo by Jack Delano, 1941. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Black History Month Facts, Weird History Facts, Black History Quotes, Heard County, Best History Books, Art History Timeline, Nasa History, American Soldiers

Black History Month Facts

Weird History Facts

Black History Quotes

Best History Books

Art History Timeline

American Soldiers

Max Killie of Heard County, Georgia, poses beside a portrait of himself made during World War I. Photo by Jack Delano, 1941. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

German soldiers gather around a Christmas tree, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Christmas Truce, Christmas Soldiers, German Christmas, Happy Christmas, Christmas Eve, American Civil War, American History

Christmas Truce

Christmas Soldiers

German Christmas

Happy Christmas

American Civil War

American History

German soldiers gather around a Christmas tree, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

King George V of Britain talks to an American ballplayer during Independence Day celebrations in London, July 4, 1918. Library of Congress. Forgotten Man, Piqua, Wwii Aircraft, Nose Art, Vintage London, King George

King George V of Britain talks to an American ballplayer during Independence Day celebrations in London, July 4, 1918. Library of Congress.

Actors Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford sell Liberty Bonds on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, 1918. Pickford is at the center of the frame, wearing a large hat. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Bonus Army, Mary Pickford, War Image, District Of Columbia, Charlie Chaplin, Interesting History, Ww1

District Of Columbia

Charlie Chaplin

Interesting History

Actors Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford sell Liberty Bonds on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, 1918. Pickford is at the center of the frame, wearing a large hat. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

More than 350,000 African Americans served in segregated units during World War I. "True Sons of Freedom." Color-offset poster. Artist, Charles Gustrine, Chicago, 1918. Library of Congress Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93503146/ American Veterans, Art Vintage, Vintage Posters, Pieces Vintage, The First Americans, Propaganda Posters

American Veterans

Vintage Posters

The First Americans

Propaganda Posters

More than 350,000 African Americans served in segregated units during World War I. "True Sons of Freedom." Color-offset poster. Artist, Charles Gustrine, Chicago, 1918. Library of Congress Exhibit: “The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship.” http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93503146/

German women in Berlin knit for soldiers, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Knitting Books, Diy Knitting, Knitting Patterns, Knitting Ideas, Vintage Knitting, Bead Crochet, Crochet Bag, Crochet Applique, Espionage

Knitting Patterns

Vintage Knitting

Crochet Applique

German women in Berlin knit for soldiers, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

National Women's Defense League, World War I. National Photo Company Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Women In History, 20th Century Women, Lewis Hine, Female Hero, Red Cross, Female Images

Women In History

20th Century Women

National Women's Defense League, World War I. National Photo Company Collection. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Snow blankets the District of Columbia War Memorial commemorating citizens of Washington, D.C., who served during World War I. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, Feb. 12, 2006. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. American History Lessons, Native American History, Marine Corps Band, Europe Continent, Safe Cities, National Mall, History Timeline

American History Lessons

Native American History

Marine Corps Band

Europe Continent

History Timeline

Snow blankets the District of Columbia War Memorial commemorating citizens of Washington, D.C., who served during World War I. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, Feb. 12, 2006. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

“Guard at Eiffel Tower – Wireless Station,” ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Bunker, Elizabeth Ii, Iron Lady, Weather History, Eiffel Tower Photography, Gustave Eiffel, Hidden Photos, Royal Engineers

Weather History

Eiffel Tower Photography

Royal Engineers

“Guard at Eiffel Tower – Wireless Station,” ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

President Warren G. Harding greets Lt. Robert S. Fletcher at Walter Reed Hospital, ca. 1921-1923. Fletcher lost both of his legs during World War I. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Ww1 History, Presidential Portraits, Walter Reed, Warren G, Great Novels, Britton

Presidential Portraits

President Warren G. Harding greets Lt. Robert S. Fletcher at Walter Reed Hospital, ca. 1921-1923. Fletcher lost both of his legs during World War I. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A German sailor emerges from a turret on a torpedo boat, 1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Nagasaki, Hiroshima, German Submarines, Fukushima

German Submarines

A German sailor emerges from a turret on a torpedo boat, 1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

A soldier retrieves bandages from a kit carried by a dog, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. War Dogs, Military Working Dogs, Military Dogs, Rare Historical Photos, Service Dogs, Dieselpunk

Military Working Dogs

Rare Historical Photos

A soldier retrieves bandages from a kit carried by a dog, ca. 1914-1915. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.