Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs

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Wounded Italian soldiers waiting for medical attention

Russian women fB5rom the "Battalion of Death" recovering in a hospital

British soldier on the front line during winter in Flanders, Belgium

British soldiers eating food in a trench

Soldiers helping a fellow wounded soldier cross a duckboard track

British soldiers sitting in building wreckage on the Western Front

British soldiers assessing damage to the Western Front

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Content Warning: Some of the photographic descriptions include racist language. Over one hundred photographs from the Underwood & Underwood photography agency of scenes from World War I in Europe, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. All photographs were taken between 1917 - 1918. The majority of the photographs depict soldiers of various nationalities during and training for combat. Other photographs depict the war effort and recruitment of soldiers. Notably, there are a few photographs of soldiers of color, including Seminole soldiers training under the United States Army and Indian soldiers training under Great Britain. A handful of photographs depict civilian life in the United States during the time period. Display Note: Due to the fragile condition of these photographs and their accompanying descriptions, we modified their presentation. To enhance clarity and accessibility, the images have been cropped to focus solely on the photographs, excluding the descriptions and the weights used for their proper documentation.