World War, 1914-1918

General John J. Pershing, left, and General Joseph Joffre stand together and smile broadly in this photo originally captioned, "Smiles of Victory."

Last minute escape from vessel torpedoed by German submarine. One of the most remarkable photographs ever taken depicting the last moments of a torpedoed vessel. The vessel has already sunk its bow into the waves, and her stern is slowly lifting out of the water. Men can be seem sliding down ropes as the last boat is pulling away. The splash of one of the men dropping into the sea can be seen to the left foreground. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

Stereograph of World War I French reserves watching in the distance a single file of French soldiers marching toward the front. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of dead Scottish soldiers on the Flanders Field battlefield. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of parade of Cuirassier Guards marching to the parade grounds, Berlin, Germany. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of tangles ruins of the Marne Bridge blown up by Germans and a Red Cross train wreck. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of No Man's Land near Lens, France, showing the desolation and destruction. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66

Stereograph of French officers inspecting a nearly completed pontoon bridge in the French sector of the western front. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of French cavalry horses swimming the river in northern France. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of German soldiers dead in a trench in the La Bassee Area southwest of Lille about 10 miles from the Belgian border. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.