Wars of Wonders
Item Set
Title (Dublin Core)
Wars of Wonders
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Austrian flying boat
Caption: "Crew of this Austrian flying boat surrendered to Italian marksmen".Spatial CoverageAustria-Hungary -
U. S. Navy preliminary training
Title: Four Years in the NavySpatial CoverageUnited States of America -
Bomb-firing device for air craft
Caption: "The bomb is suspended from the air craft by a cable so that it hangs a short distance above the ground, and below this hangs a double grappling hook. When the hook engages a strongly resisting object, such as a building, it actuates a trigger that explodes the bomb. The bomb can also be exploded by a weight that slides doen the cable when released".Spatial CoverageUnited States of America -
Bath trains constructed for German troops
Title: BATH TRAINS CONSTRUCTED FOR GERMAN TROOPSSpatial CoverageGerman Empire -
How the British disinfect their bedding
Caption: "Disinfecting bedding to safeguard against the spreading of diseases at a British hospital in France".Spatial CoverageUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland -
A field bakery in a Russian camp
Caption: "Housed in this curious looking tent, erected in a Russian camp near Warsaw, is a complete field bakery which supplies bread for a large detachment of soldiers".Spatial CoverageRussian Empire -
The radio plant on a zeppelin
Caption: "Radio plant aboard a zeppelin, allowing communication with military and naval headquarters". -
The French warship "La Foudre"
Caption: "La Foudre" of the French navy provided with a hangar for sheltering the flying boat Canard Voisin".Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
Three-blade propeller used on zeppelin bombs
Caption: "Above is a three blade propeller used on Zeppelin bombs such as the exploded ones shown below".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
Bomb-protecting wire netting
Caption: "Wire netting is used to cover this trench in order to protect the soldiers from bombs dropped by German airmen".Spatial CoverageEurope -
German soldier carrying a machine-gun
Caption: "Machine-gun operator carrying his rifle on his back to the rear of the lines so that it may be cleaned and put in order".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
Distance-measuring glass and periscopes
Caption: "Austrian artillery officer using a distance measuring glass on a Russian position".Spatial CoverageAustria-Hungary -
Austrian trench camouflaged in a forest
Caption: "This trench occupied by native soldiers in Austria, extends along one edge of a forest and is concealed by underbrush and the mottled bark of the birch".Spatial CoverageAustria-Hungary -
Respirator made for British soldiers
Caption: "British women have made thousands of respirators for the troops".Spatial CoverageUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland -
Allied open boats
Caption: "Allied expeditionary forces making a landing at the Dardanelles: the open boats, filled with men from an adjacent transport, are being towed ashore in the face of the enemy's fire". -
The dirigible and submarine base "Helgoland"
Caption: "Helgoland, which 25 years ago passed from British into German possession is now by the irony of fate the Kaiser's dirigible base for operations against the English coast. It also serves as a supply depot for submarine in the North Sea and is convenient to Emden, Wilhemmshaven and cuxhaven".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
The U. S. dreadnaught "Florida"
Caption: "Dreadnaught "Florida" in dry dock at New York yard following its participation in the recent naval maneuvers off the East coast. The sailors are engaged in cleaning bottom and sides of the great hull".Spatial CoverageUnited States of America -
American barbed wire sent to Europe for the use of armies
Title: BARBED WIRE SENT ABROAD FOR USE OF ARMIES -
The use of smokeless powder in war
Title: NO SMOKE OF BATTLE IN MODERN WARFARESpatial CoverageEurope -
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The new German submarine U-36
Caption: "The "U-36", German submarine of the latest and most powerful type, with its tender; this photograph was taken from the deck of the Dutch steamer "Batavier V", which was captured and taken into Zeebrügge by the submarine."Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
Cavalrymen rifle training
Title: CARDBOARD SOLDIERS USED AS MILITIA TARGETSSpatial CoverageUnited States of America -
The new French "Caudron" warplane
Caption: "The newest French warplane, the "Caudron", of which France has ordered 1000".Spatial CoverageFrench Third RepublicTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Pusher biplanes
Caption: "These pusher biplanes with "Sawed-off" fuselage, nicknamed "shorthorns", have proved the most efficient type for war use, since they can carry two passengers and an effective gun at high speed".Spatial CoverageUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
British seaplanes
Caption: "Flying boats, or "seaplanes" as the English call them, used by the British flying corps".Spatial CoverageUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandTemporal CoverageWorld War I