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A remarkable collection of over 4,000 images from World War I and II, offering a unique glimpse into the past featuring iconic photographs that document the realities of war, from battlefields to homefront scenes. Each image tells a story, capturing the courage and resilience of those who lived through these tumultuous times serving as powerful reminders of the sacrifices made during two of history's most significant conflicts.

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Background imageUnveiling History: Pope Benedict XV

Pope Benedict XV
POPE BENEDICT XV 1854-1922 POPE (1914-22) DURING WORLD WAR I MAINTAINTED NEUTRALITY, ORGANIZED RELIEF WORK; UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO MEDIATE A PEACE SETTLEMENT (1917)

Background imageUnveiling History: Winston Churchill At Age Seven

Winston Churchill At Age Seven
Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister from 1940-1945, during World War II, and again 1951-1955

Background imageUnveiling History: World War I Biplane

World War I Biplane
A Spad fighter plane, a French biplane that was the choice of U.S. aviators in France during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Drawing with Gazing Crowd and Military Men in Tug of War

Drawing with Gazing Crowd and Military Men in Tug of War
(Original Caption) Cairo: Military Games At Cairo. The Tug Of War. Highlanders vs. Artillery

Background imageUnveiling History: Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm

Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm in 1881 at the age of 22 who would later become emperor of Germany. Kaiser successfully mobilized a more powerful German army during his reign

Background imageUnveiling History: All-Black Military Band Performing

All-Black Military Band Performing
(Original Caption) Auteuil, France-World War I: Jim Europe and his all Black Military Band at Auteuil, France. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Portrait Of Geronimo

Portrait Of Geronimo
(Original Caption) 1/1944- Geronimo, last of the terrible Apache Indian raiders of Arizona and the South West, Whose descendants are fighting in World War II on the side of the white man

Background imageUnveiling History: Savage Russian War Poster

Savage Russian War Poster
(Original Caption) 10/16/41-New York: This savage war poster is typical of those which are plastered all over Moscow as the Germans advance on the Soviet capital

Background imageUnveiling History: Harry S. Truman In Ww I Uniform

Harry S. Truman In Ww I Uniform
(Original Caption) France: Harry S. Truman as Captain of Artillery in France during WW I. He was with the 129th Field Artillery

Background imageUnveiling History: Landing Craft Loaded With Men And Equip

Landing Craft Loaded With Men And Equip
(Original Caption) England: Supreme Allied Headquarters has announced that landings have been made in Northern France. Here are LCTs loaded with men and equipment at a British embarkation port

Background imageUnveiling History: American Soldier In Uniform Smoking

American Soldier In Uniform Smoking
(Original Caption) England: Looking at you here is Private John Ziaja, U.S. Army, who hails from Adams, MA. He is one of the thousands of husky doughboys who recently arrived in Britain with

Background imageUnveiling History: African American WWI Soldiers on Parade

African American WWI Soldiers on Parade
Wounded soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters, " parade up Fifth Avenue in New York City upon their return from France

Background imageUnveiling History: Monoplane, pre-World War One

Monoplane, pre-World War One
(Original Caption) Bleroit monoplane as displayed in an English aviation meet, Wolverhampton, pre-World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: African American Doughboys In School

African American Doughboys In School
(Original Caption) Typical school for black American doughboys. Primary class at Post School, 35th Division, Commercy, Meuse, France

Background imageUnveiling History: Fire and Police Forces Training for Air Raids

Fire and Police Forces Training for Air Raids
Policemen and firefighters from New Jersey train with gas masks during a practice fire. They are training to fight fires caused by possible Axis air raids

Background imageUnveiling History: Sailor Holding His Two Sons

Sailor Holding His Two Sons
Coast Guard sailor Jesse Sizemore is the proud father of two boys, Gary and Richard. This is the first time he has seen his sons as he has been serving in the South Pacific

Background imageUnveiling History: Interior Of Automobile Factory Ww I

Interior Of Automobile Factory Ww I
(Original Caption) Kenosha, WI: Interior of automobile factory during World War I- Department of Wheels at Nash Motor Co. Undated photo

Background imageUnveiling History: Wilhelm II, German Emperor

Wilhelm II, German Emperor
(Original Caption) William II, German Emperor during the height if his power at the beginning of World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Volunteers On Way To Enlist In Military

Volunteers On Way To Enlist In Military
(Original Caption) Belgrade, Serbia: Volunteers on way to War Bureau to enlist. Dated 1914

Background imageUnveiling History: Woman Street Cleaner In World War I

Woman Street Cleaner In World War I
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Female street cleaner in Berlin during World War I. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Headshot Of George Santayana

Headshot Of George Santayana
(Original Caption) George Santayana (1863-1952), American philosopher and poet. Photograph taken during his seclusion in Italian convent during World War II

Background imageUnveiling History: German Soldiers Fire From Trench In Wwi

German Soldiers Fire From Trench In Wwi
(Original Caption) World War I: German gun company during battle at Darkehmen. Photo

Background imageUnveiling History: Two Sailors Drinking Coca Cola W/Dates

Two Sailors Drinking Coca Cola W/Dates
(Original Caption) Two sailors and their dates drinking Coca Cola at a soda fountain during World War I days. Undated

Background imageUnveiling History: Children Playing On The Beach

Children Playing On The Beach
(Original Caption) Children playing on the beach. Pre-World War I scene in Holland. Undated photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: German Occupatipon Of The Sudetenland

German Occupatipon Of The Sudetenland
(Original Caption) Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia; German occupation of the Sudetenland

Background imageUnveiling History: Woman Swing Shifters Interrupt Work

Woman Swing Shifters Interrupt Work
(Original Caption) Woman swing shifters interrupting their work as welders at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard for chat. World War II photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Sopwith Camel in Flight

Sopwith Camel in Flight
(Original Caption) World War I allied fighter plane: Sopwith F-1 "Camel". English manufactured. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Woman Running Lathe In Factory

Woman Running Lathe In Factory
(Original Caption) A woman running a lathe in a factory during World War I. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Street Conducter In Germany World War I

Street Conducter In Germany World War I
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Looman Street car conducters during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Paul von Hindenberg and Erich Ludendorff

Paul von Hindenberg and Erich Ludendorff
(Original Caption) 1916- Paul Von Hindenburg (1847-1934) German general and president, in uniform with Erich F.W. Ludendorff, also a German general and politican. SEE NOTE

Background imageUnveiling History: Mussolini Walks Down Stairs W/ Officers

Mussolini Walks Down Stairs W/ Officers
(Original Caption) Mussolini in the mid-1930's surrounded by his corps of officers. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Candid Photograph Of Poet Ezra Pound

Candid Photograph Of Poet Ezra Pound
(Original Caption) Ezra Pound, American poet. Candid photograph of him just after he was released from a mental hospital to which he had been committed as not sane enough to stand trial for treason

Background imageUnveiling History: Woman Mail Carrier On Motorcycle

Woman Mail Carrier On Motorcycle
(Original Caption) English woman mail carrier on motorcycle during World War II. Photograph. BPA2# 3135

Background imageUnveiling History: World War I Buddies Have A Drink

World War I Buddies Have A Drink
(Original Caption) World War I buddies have drink in front of German mess hall (Kautine). Undated photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: World War I Notice From German Embassy

World War I Notice From German Embassy
(Original Caption) WWI notice from the German embassy in Washington, DC advising that passage on the Atlantic on ships flying the British colors is to be undertaken at the travellers own risk

Background imageUnveiling History: The 77Th Division Passing Through Arch

The 77Th Division Passing Through Arch
(Original Caption) The 77th Division passing through the Victory Arch near Union Square after returning from World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Two Soldiers With Rifles; Behind Trees

Two Soldiers With Rifles; Behind Trees
(Original Caption) Caroline Islands: Two members of the 81st Division, U. S. Army, explore a Japanese pillbox smashed by pre-landing fire from Navy vessels

Background imageUnveiling History: Elderly Woman Holds Banner During Wwi

Elderly Woman Holds Banner During Wwi
(Original Caption) Elderly woman during World War I holding banner. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Lola Boyle the Riveter

Lola Boyle the Riveter
Mrs. Lola Boyle uses a riveter at her job at Brewster Aeronautical Corporation in Newark, New Jersey. Many women took production jobs to assist in the war effort while their husbands served overseas

Background imageUnveiling History: Coast Guard Manned Lst Landing

Coast Guard Manned Lst Landing
(Original Caption) Coast Guard manned LST lands on a Jap-held island in the Pacific during World War II. Undated photograph. (Original Caption)

Background imageUnveiling History: New Yorkers Celebrating Surrender of Germany

New Yorkers Celebrating Surrender of Germany
(Original Caption) V-Day, 1918 in New York City. Grandstand near 42nd street. Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Marian Veryl Singing For Ww I Soldiers

Marian Veryl Singing For Ww I Soldiers
(Original Caption) Marian Veryl Singing for soldiers at Fort Hamilton, LI 1917

Background imageUnveiling History: Painted portrait of Eddie Rickenbacker

Painted portrait of Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his World War I service

Background imageUnveiling History: Servicemen Advertising Helmar Cigarettes

Servicemen Advertising Helmar Cigarettes
World War I era advertisement for Helmar Turkish cigarettes featuring servicemen in the design

Background imageUnveiling History: Weapons for Liberty Liberty Loan Poster by Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Weapons for Liberty Liberty Loan Poster by Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Advertisement for "USA Bonds-Third Liberty Loan Campaign Boy Scouts of America-Weapons for Liberty."

Background imageUnveiling History: Servicemen Advertising Murad Cigarettes

Servicemen Advertising Murad Cigarettes
World War I era advertisement for "Murad the Turkish cigarette" featuring servicemen firing machine guns in the design

Background imageUnveiling History: Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII is historically controversial due to allegations that he he did not speak out against the Nazi's, although this has been disproved by an historian who

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldier Laughing During Drill

Soldier Laughing During Drill
(Original Caption) During World War I gas mask drill, something strikes a Black soldier's funnybone

Background imageUnveiling History: Anthropologist Ruth Benedict

Anthropologist Ruth Benedict
(Original Caption) Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist noted for her work on Japanese culture during World War II. Head and shoulders photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldiers Hiding Behind Barriers with Guns

Soldiers Hiding Behind Barriers with Guns
(Original Caption) British advance post in the front line trenches

Background imageUnveiling History: Ernestine Schumann-Heinch and Veterans at Rally

Ernestine Schumann-Heinch and Veterans at Rally
(Original Caption) Ernestine Schumann-Heinck and two of Pershing's veteran's taking part in Liberty Loan Rally, 1918

Background imageUnveiling History: French Soldiers Approaching Front Line

French Soldiers Approaching Front Line
(Original Caption) French soldiers on their way to the front are greeted enthusiastically by populace

Background imageUnveiling History: German Soldiers Relaxing

German Soldiers Relaxing
(Original Caption) German soldiers relaxing in the trenches, World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: News of the End of World War I

News of the End of World War I
News of the end of World War I hostilities is joyfully received by the men of the 64th Regiment Infantry, 7th Division. Min de Jaueny, Moselle, France on November 11, 1918

Background imageUnveiling History: Model of a German Rumpler Taube Aircraft

Model of a German Rumpler Taube Aircraft
(Original Caption) The German Rumpler Taube, one of the basic airplanes used during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Woman Selling Bonds

Woman Selling Bonds
(Original Caption) World War I Liberty Bonds drive. Theda Bara selling bonds

Background imageUnveiling History: Railroad Destroyed by Gunfire

Railroad Destroyed by Gunfire
(Original Caption) American narrow gauge railroad destroyed by direct hit from German guns. World War I photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: People Reading War Bullitins At Ny Times

People Reading War Bullitins At Ny Times
(Original Caption) New York, NY: A group of people stand outside of the office building of the New York Times to read the World War II bulletins. Undated photograph circa 1944

Background imageUnveiling History: Charles De Gaulle as Leader of the Free French Forces

Charles De Gaulle as Leader of the Free French Forces
(Original Caption) Charles De Gaulle as Leader of the Free French Forces

Background imageUnveiling History: Red Cross Ambulance

Red Cross Ambulance
(Original Caption) World War I American Red Cross ambulance, New York County Chapter

Background imageUnveiling History: William II with Paul Von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff

William II with Paul Von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff
(Original Caption) William II of Germany during War Council, W.W.I. Next to him, Ludendorff; further left, Von Hindenburg; at door right (with cigarette), the Crown Prince

Background imageUnveiling History: Armed Soldiers Marching

Armed Soldiers Marching
(Original Caption) World War I. The essence of the Doughboy. A line of America's fighting men taken against a dawn sky

Background imageUnveiling History: Charles de Gaulle Making an Address

Charles de Gaulle Making an Address
(Original Caption) Charles de Gaulle addressing his countrymen during the German occupation. Photograph in front of microphone

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldiers Utilizing Radio Communications

Soldiers Utilizing Radio Communications
(Original Caption) United States Marines taking messages from headquarters, World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: German Officers

German Officers
King George V in picture. Pre- World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Portrait of Henri Philippe Petain

Portrait of Henri Philippe Petain
(Original Caption) A full-length portrait of Marshall Henri Philippe Petain, French World War I Marshall

Background imageUnveiling History: Children Staging Red Cross First Aid Drill During World War I

Children Staging Red Cross First Aid Drill During World War I
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: First Aid Red Cross Drill staged by children during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Financier Ivar Kreuger

Financier Ivar Kreuger
Ivar Kreuger after World War I devised a plan to boost economy and personal riches by offering low interest loans to citizens for monopoly exchanges within the European market

Background imageUnveiling History: Mobile Carrier Pigeon Station

Mobile Carrier Pigeon Station
(Original Caption) A Mobile Carrier Pigeon Station used by French Army during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: President Von Hindenburg

President Von Hindenburg
(Original Caption) President von Hindenburg in full military uniform. Field Marshall in the German Imperial Army and President of the German Republic after World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Airplanes of World War One

Airplanes of World War One
(Original Caption) WWI Dogfight: British plane on the tial of German scouting plane, May 1918

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldiers Relaxing in Trench

Soldiers Relaxing in Trench
(Original Caption) World War I trench Warfare. German Contingent relaxing in a trench during lull in battle

Background imageUnveiling History: British Nurse Edith Cavell

British Nurse Edith Cavell
(Original Caption) Portrait of Edith Cavell, British nurse shot by the Germans as a spy during World War I. Undated Photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: French Railway Guns Firing

French Railway Guns Firing
4/1917-Reims, France: A battery of 320mm cannons in region of Reims, France, the offensive of April 1917

Background imageUnveiling History: Scene In Reichstag After World War I

Scene In Reichstag After World War I
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: General view of the scene in the Reichstag, Berlin, as the German Imperial Chancellor reads his Peace Note at the end of World War I. Undated photograph circa 1918

Background imageUnveiling History: WWI Soldiers Digging Trenches

WWI Soldiers Digging Trenches
(Original Caption) Digging one of the outpost trenches near Rheims under the protection of shell fire from the big German guns. Undated photograph

Background imageUnveiling History: Crowded Streets of Early Chicago

Crowded Streets of Early Chicago
(Original Caption) Chicago: Chicago State Street traffic in pre-World War I Days. Madison Street at right

Background imageUnveiling History: Couple Hugging with Crossed Fingers

Couple Hugging with Crossed Fingers
Clara Marr hugs her boyfriend, Warren MacQuarrie, with her fingers crossed for luck as he is shipped out to Chapel Hill, South Carolina for war

Background imageUnveiling History: Bloodied Coat of Franz Ferdinand

Bloodied Coat of Franz Ferdinand
(Original Caption) The bloody coat of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria after his assassination at Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovia, on June 28, 1914; the event which led to World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldiers Leaving for Posts

Soldiers Leaving for Posts
(Original Caption) A carload of soldiers, just before they left, December 7th, for Army posts along the East Coast, after all furloughs were cancelled following an attack on U.S

Background imageUnveiling History: Jack Dempsey Holding a Hammer

Jack Dempsey Holding a Hammer
(Original Caption) This picture of Jack Dempsey and unidentified friend shows him with a hammer in hand in Chester, PA. shipyard, and attired in overalls helped fan slacker charges during World War I

Background imageUnveiling History: View of French Army Artillery Shell Depot

View of French Army Artillery Shell Depot
Verdun, France: French artillery shell depot near Verdun during World War I. Undated photo

Background imageUnveiling History: Soldier Signaling to Grumman Hellcat

Soldier Signaling to Grumman Hellcat
A launching officer aboard the USS Bunker Hill gives the go signal to a Grumman Hellcat ready for take off

Background imageUnveiling History: Dinosaur bone

Dinosaur bone
(Original Caption) Granville, Illinois. returning was veterans who find the brave new world not all it's cracked up to be can take heart from the example of John Spencer Rodshaw



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