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Trench bomb
Caption: "Odd form of trench bomb employed by the French against strongly fortified intrenchments".Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
The potato-masher grenade
Caption: "Potato-masher type of grenade: soldiers carry these strapped to their belts".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
Luminous rocket
Caption: "French soldier firing luminous rockets to light enemy's trenches at night".Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
Device used to ignite hand grenades
Caption image n. 1: "Bracelet igniting device: at close range a hand grenade is more destructive than a rifle". -
Rifles supplied with auxiliary stocks and periscopes used by French soldiers
Caption: "The use of periscopes in connection with rifles is a new development in trench warfare peculiar to modern fighting. This shows how French soldiers are able to snipe off the enemy without exposing any part of their bodies to a return fire.The rifles are supplied with auxiliary stocks and periscopes which allow the soldiers using them to remain completely out of sight while shooting".Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
Different ways of cleaning wire entanglements
Caption n. 1: "Italians clearing Corada pass of barricades by driving wild cattle through them". -
Field apparatus for reviving gas victims
Title: COMBATING POISONED GAS ON BATTLE FIELDSSpatial CoverageEurope -
The military training experiment held at Plattsburg
Title: The Plattsburg Military-Instruction Experiment -
The panoramic periscope of French submarines
Image caption: In the center of the panorama appears the image of a ship upon which the eye of the inner periscope is focused. In the first of the diagrams the full lines show the refraction of rays admitted by the annular lens, while in the other they indicate the path of those forming the middle image.Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
Armored car with revolving turret
Caption: "The turret is made in two parts, the lower part being fixed to the body of the car, and the upper part, in which a rapid-fire gun is carried, being so mounted on a vertical axle that it can be revolved easily. A seat for the gunner is also mounted on the axle".Spatial CoverageUnited States of America -
X-ray used for locating bullets in soldiers' bodies
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French aviation compass
Caption: "Vertical compass of French invention designed for use of aerial navigators".Spatial CoverageFrench Third Republic -
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German motor-car dark room for developing photos
Caption: "German aerial photographer developing negatives in his motor car dark room".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
Italian 3-inch fieldgun
Caption: "Italy's new three-inch fieldpiece, the "Deport gun", said to be greatly superior to the enemy's guns of like caliber".Spatial CoverageKingdom of Italy -
Italian motorcycle
Caption: "Member of one of the Italian motorcycle corps equipped for action. This branch of service is strongly developed".Spatial CoverageKingdom of Italy -
Reconnaissance flying boat
Caption: "Reconnaissance flying boat taken in tow after a survey of the Turkish forts. The wings of the machine were perforated by rifle bullets".Spatial CoverageOttoman Empire -
Zeppelin aerial torch
Caption: "Zeppelin aerial torch: lighting agent is contained in cylinder suspended from parachute".Spatial CoverageEurope -
Anti-aircraft machine gun
Caption: "The swivel, swinging seat, and machine gun move together, enabling German marksman to keep his rifle trained constantly on an aerial target".Spatial CoverageGerman Empire -
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