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Belgian armored car with turrets
Caption: "Great execution has been done by Belgian armored cars with dome-shaped turrets. They are used for sudden raids in towns held by the Germans, the latter being picked off as the car dashes through the streets in safety".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
Scouting armored car used by the British
Caption: "Another type of british armored car of which many are now in use on the continent. Mainly for scouting purposes".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
"Maxim-Nordenfeldt" machine gun
Caption: "East Indian soldiers fighting with the Allies in France, with a Maxim-Nordenfeldt machine gun". -
The new German Krupp naval gun
Caption: "The newest type of Krupp naval gun to be used on the new German dreadnoughts".Spatial CoverageGerman EmpireTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Ambulance ship
Caption: "At night when a hospital ship is making for port with wounded aboard, it is usually identified by the green or red stripes specified in the hague convention. The rules of war afford these vessels protection".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
A German poster showing the 42-centimeter shell
Caption: "A British soldier with the war poster which is being displayed throughout Germany. Showing the 42-centimeter shell". -
"Natalia", the crewless boat
Caption: "The "Natalia," the crewless boat, controlled by wireless." -
Three-wheeled car equipped for fire-fighting
Caption: "This three-wheeled car is fully equipped for fire-fighting. It carries a 35-gallon chemical apparatus and makes a speed of 45 miles an hour".Spatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
U. S. ambulance used during World War I
Caption: "An american-built motor ambulance, capable of carrying 14 patients, which has been sent to Europe".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
Elaborate systems of intrenchments
Caption: "This is a typical example of more elaborate systems of intrenchments, with trenches in the rear for reserve troops and zigzag treches that provide safe access to the firing line".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
Concrete lookout towers for coast forts
Description: "These towers are designed as places of observation for battery commanders. They overlook the guns and emplacements, and are within calling distance of the crews who man the pieces".Spatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Saw-tooth bayonets used by German soldiers
Caption: "German soldiers are charged with using saw-tooth bayonets, forbidden by the rules of war". -
New antiaircraft rifle tested
Caption: "View of the new three-inch antiaricraft gun mounted on a special platform 40 feet above the deck of the "Texas". It fires 30 shots a minute and is manned by a crew of seven me".Spatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Motorcycle gun carriage mounts rifle and shield
Title: Motorcycle Gun Carriage Mounts Rifle and ShieldTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Trench digger
Caption: "One of the French army's big trench-digging tractors in action somewhere along the western front, doing the work of hundreds of men".Spatial CoverageFrench Third RepublicTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Combination steel bowl, helmet and digger
Title: Combination Steel Bowl, Helmet, and DiggerSpatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
The new "K" and "G" class submarines
Caption: "One of the four United States submarines of the "K" class that made the cruise, under their own power, from San Francisco to Honolulu". -
Submarine chasers
Caption: "High-speed gasoline launches used by the British as "submarine chasers". Each launch is 40 feet long and is so built that a three-inch rapid-fire gun can be carried at the bow. Owing to their shallow draft they are pratically immune from torpedo attack".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
Dummy horse
Caption: "Dummy horse made of barbed wire and used by the Germans as a decoy. It was captured from a Trench by the British". -
Artillery ammunitions
Caption: "Large store of ammunition at the rear of French artillery batteries concealed from airmen beneath a thick covering of branches". -
Aerial range finding instruments
Caption: "Aerial range finding instruments with which the height, distance, and speed of air craft may be determined: equipment of this kind is supposed to be in use at most of the defense post guarding Paris". -
The aerial defenses of Paris
Caption: "This detector, which consists of four megaphones connected with a microphone and equipped with receivers, is used both day and night: with it the purr of an aerial engine may be heard while the machine itself is invisible".Temporal CoverageWorld War I -
Aerial torpedo of great power
Caption: "This aerial torpedo, the invention of an American, carries a 500 pound charge of high exsplosive and is directed in its flight by wireless".Spatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
Flying boat
Caption: "The 7500$ flying boat, contributed by an American Maker. Going at high speed and at the point of rising from water".Spatial CoverageUnited States of AmericaTemporal CoverageWorld War I -
The dreadnaught "Nevada"
Caption: "The dreadnaught "Nevada" and its ship "Oklahoma" embody the "everything or nothing" idea of protection. The "Nevada", shown here with Manhattan bridge in the background, is passing down East River from the Navy Yard. During one of its standardization tests recently the vessel made a speed of 24.22 miles an hour. It mounts ten 14-in. guns and is provided with four submerged 21-in. torpedo tubes".