Soldiers

Observer in basket of observation balloon during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Airplane grafex camera in action during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

American troops and supplies on the move during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Wounded soldier being carried to the first aid station during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

World War I soldiers at Chateau Thierry. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Members of the 166th Infantry eat captured German bread, jam, and pickles during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Chateau Thierry with soldiers behind sand bags, during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

Pressing the German retreat the St. Mihiel salient. American troops are streaming northward toward the ruins of a village burned by the German and showered with shell by the American batteries. The ground is shell raked. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

American soldiers crossing the Marne River during World War I. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.

American engineers during World War I making rolling barbed wire entanglements. The boards serve as racks to hold the hoops in place while the wires are being strung. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.