World War I

Trenches, tanks, posters and the crowds of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918: photographs, paintings and prints from the First World War, with clips from the U.S. Army Signal Corps film America Goes Over (1918). All public domain and free to use, from a Remembrance Day video to a classroom slide.

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Allies Day, May 1917 — Childe Hassam — 1917

Allies Day, May 1917Childe Hassam · 1917

Equipt (sic) for the trenches — 1914-01-01

Equipt (sic) for the trenchesUnknown maker · 1914-01-01

English women finishing a 9.2 shell — Bain News Service — 1915-01-01

English women finishing a 9.2 shellBain News Service · 1915-01-01

German U-Boat in N.Y. — Bain News Service — 1917-01-01

German U-Boat in N.Y.Bain News Service · 1917-01-01

The Day of the Doughboy — Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923, Printed by Imprimerie Devambez — 1915

The Day of the DoughboyThéophile-Alexandre Steinlen, French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923, Printed by Imprimerie Devambez · 1915

Celebrating the signing of the Armistice, 11/1/18, Buenos Aires, Argentina — 1918-01-01

Celebrating the signing of the Armistice, 11/1/18, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUnknown maker · 1918-01-01

U.S. Army soldier eating — 1914-01-01

U.S. Army soldier eatingUnknown maker · 1914-01-01

Tank moves across misty battlefield — U.S. Army, Signal Corps — 1918

Film Tank moves across misty battlefieldU.S. Army, Signal Corps · 1918

Cemetery with Poppies — anonymous — 1914 - 1918

Cemetery with Poppiesanonymous · 1914 - 1918

Peace Hurrah — Bain News Service — 1918-01-01

Peace HurrahBain News Service · 1918-01-01

Will You Help the Women of France? — Edward Penfield (American, 1866-1925), printed by W. F. Powers Company Lithographers, published by United States Food Administration — 1917

Will You Help the Women of France?Edward Penfield (American, 1866-1925), printed by W. F. Powers Company Lithographers, published by United States Food Administration · 1917

Fighter aircraft during World War I — Anefo — between 1914 and 1918

Fighter aircraft during World War IAnefo · between 1914 and 1918

Flag-draped casket of the unknown soldier on horsedrawn caisson in front of the U.S. Capitol — 1921-01-01

Flag-draped casket of the unknown soldier on horsedrawn caisson in front of the U.S. CapitolUnknown maker · 1921-01-01

Australians in Westminster — Bain News Service — 1915-01-01

Australians in WestminsterBain News Service · 1915-01-01

Artillery Battery Firing Field Guns Outdoors — U.S. Army, Signal Corps — 1918

Film Artillery Battery Firing Field Guns OutdoorsU.S. Army, Signal Corps · 1918

American, British, French, & German masks [gas — Bain News Service — 1915-01-01

American, British, French, & German masks [gasBain News Service · 1915-01-01

Returning to the Trenches — Christopher Nevinson (British, 1889–1946), artist — 1916

Returning to the TrenchesChristopher Nevinson (British, 1889–1946), artist · 1916

Returning marines — Bain News Service — 1918-01-01

Returning marinesBain News Service · 1918-01-01

Gee I wish I were a Man, I'd Join the Navy — Howard Chandler Christy, American, 1872 - 1952 — after 1917

Gee I wish I were a Man, I'd Join the NavyHoward Chandler Christy, American, 1872 - 1952 · after 1917

"Back our girls over there" YWCA — Underwood, Clarence F. — 1917 - 1921

"Back our girls over there" YWCAUnderwood, Clarence F. · 1917 - 1921

France - in a front line trench — Bain News Service — 1917-01-01

France - in a front line trenchBain News Service · 1917-01-01

The Church of Souain — Félix Vallotton — 1917

The Church of SouainFélix Vallotton · 1917

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. GENERAL PERSHING — Harris & Ewing — 1919-01-01

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. GENERAL PERSHINGHarris & Ewing · 1919-01-01

General Pershing seated writing at desk — U.S. Army, Signal Corps — 1918

Film General Pershing seated writing at deskU.S. Army, Signal Corps · 1918

The Mothers — Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) — Mitte Okt. 1921 – spätestens Anfang 1922

The MothersKäthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) · Mitte Okt. 1921 – spätestens Anfang 1922

Cher Ami — 1917 - 1918

Cher AmiUnknown maker · 1917 - 1918

Subscribe in Order to Hasten Peace through Victory. — Albert Besnard (French, 1849-1934), Published by Maquet Gr. — 1917

Subscribe in Order to Hasten Peace through Victory.Albert Besnard (French, 1849-1934), Published by Maquet Gr. · 1917

Tank ploughing its way through a trench and starting toward the German line, during World War I, near Saint Michel, France — 1914-01-01

Tank ploughing its way through a trench and starting toward the German line, during World War I, near Saint Michel, FranceUnknown maker · 1914-01-01

Am'n [i.e. American] Ambulance on road to Verdun, shell bursting — Bain News Service — 1915-01-01

Am'n [i.e. American] Ambulance on road to Verdun, shell burstingBain News Service · 1915-01-01

Soldiers Distributing Food to European Civilians — U.S. Army, Signal Corps — 1918

Film Soldiers Distributing Food to European CiviliansU.S. Army, Signal Corps · 1918

It is the Table on Which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed — Hermann Paul (French, 1864–1940), artist — 1919

It is the Table on Which the Treaty of Versailles was SignedHermann Paul (French, 1864–1940), artist · 1919

At Champigny -- giving wine to Algerian troops — Bain News Service — 1914-01-01

At Champigny -- giving wine to Algerian troopsBain News Service · 1914-01-01

That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds — Joseph Pennell, born Philadelphia, PA 1857-died New York City 1926 — ca. 1917

That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty BondsJoseph Pennell, born Philadelphia, PA 1857-died New York City 1926 · ca. 1917

Fokker D.VII — Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke GmbH — 1918

Fokker D.VIIOstdeutsche Albatros Werke GmbH · 1918

Poppy wreath by Mothers of World War, Mother's Day at Arlington, 5/10/25 — 1925-01-01

Poppy wreath by Mothers of World War, Mother's Day at Arlington, 5/10/25Unknown maker · 1925-01-01

Veterans parade marching band with flags — 1933

Film Veterans parade marching band with flagsUnknown maker · 1933

Soldier Thrown in Air — Lewis Hine — 1917

Soldier Thrown in AirLewis Hine · 1917