Sandbags Collection (page 5)

WW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), soldier in khaki -- If its OK by you, its OK by me. Date: circa 1942

Hauling Sandbags Date: 1941

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 4, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 4, 1860s

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 3, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 3, 1860s

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 1, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Georgia No. 1, 1860s

Allatoona from the Etawah, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Allatoona from the Etawah, 1860s

Rebel Fortifications in front of Atlanta, ca. 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Fortifications in front of Atlanta, ca. 1864

Interior View of Fort Sumpter, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
Interior View of Fort Sumpter, 1860s

Entrenchments on left of Bermuda Hundred Lines, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Entrenchments on left of Bermuda Hundred Lines, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Confederate Fortifications, Petersburg, 1864. Creators: Tim O Sullivan
Confederate Fortifications, Petersburg, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Gabions in Engineers Camp, Petersburg, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Gabions in Engineers Camp, Petersburg, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Fort Burnham, front of Petersburg, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Fort Burnham, front of Petersburg, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Interior of Fort Steadman, front of Petersburg, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Interior of Fort Steadman, front of Petersburg, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Fort Sedgwick, 1864. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Fort Sedgwick, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

[Barricades pres de Ministere de la Marine et l Hotel Crillon], 1871

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Ireland, County Cavan, Ballyjamesduff, Cavan County Museum, Outddor replica WW1 Trench, the largest such feature in Ireland or the UK

The Relief of Ladysmith - The Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill, 1900. Creator: Rene Bull
The Relief of Ladysmith - The Last Rush at Hlangwane Hill, 1900. The Boers, under heavy bombardment abandoned Hlangwane and withdrew north of the Tugela

Sleepless Mafeking - Hot Work in the Trenches, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Sleepless Mafeking - Hot Work in the Trenches, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking took place from 14th October 1899 to 16th May 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Cronjes Stronghold on the Modder River, 1900. Piet Cronjes Boer army and British forces in entrenched opposition on the Modder River. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

The Siege of Kimberley: Typical Splinter-Proof Shelter of Sand-Bags and Iron Plates, 1900. The Siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony, South Africa

Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Typical Underground Dwelling at Kimberley, 1900. When conflict at Kimberley began on 14 October 1899, women and children were encouraged to leave the town

Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War

Allied soldiers using periscopes, Flanders, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Allied soldiers using periscopes, Flanders, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Ready to Repel an Attack: Canadian Infantry in the trenches wearing the new steel helmets

Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Hazardous Work in the Canadian Trenches: sniping at a loophole in the enemys defences

Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Magnificent Charge of Indian Troops Against the German Trenches, 1916. In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire in German East Africa and on the Western Front

A Sporting Chance: British Soldiers Making a Dash for It, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A Sporting Chance:: British Soldiers " Making a Dash for It", 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Ready for the Germans: Holding one of the fortified houses along the British Front

British soldiers in the trenches at Thiepval Wood, France, First World War, 1916, (1935). Not cave-men, but men of the Border Regiment occupying the Front Line trenches in Thiepval Wood

A Captured German Trench, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Captured German Trench, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The grim horrors of war are here shown in all their naked reality

Trench Warfare in the Argonne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Trench Warfare in the Argonne, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The French infantry displayed considerable ingenuity in the construction of trench mortars made from unexploded

The British Troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The British Troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The evacuation of the peninsula was one of the greatest feats of arms in the annals of the British

Between Fights, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Between Fights, c1943. British Royal Air Force pilots relaxing between missions during World War II. From " Wings On Her Shoulders", by Katharine Bentley Beauman

Interior of the cathedral, Amiens, northern France, c1914-c1918. Altar surrounded by sandbags. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Look-out, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Look-out on the front line, c1914-c1918. French soldier in sandbagged look-out post. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Trenches in the shelter of the dunes, Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Trenches at Nieuwpoort, Flanders, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Building defences, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Tunnel, Mt Casque, France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Sandbagged entrance, Champagne, France, c1914-c1918. Entrance to a tunnel taken from the Germans at Mont Perthois. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes

Trenches, front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Trenches on the front line, Moulin de Souain, northern France, c1915. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Place de l Opera, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918
Place de l Ope ra, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Joke name for trenches at Souain, Marne, named after Place de l Ope ra is in Paris

Front line, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Trenches, Diksmuide, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Post on the riverbank, Diksmuide, Belgium c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Trenches, Champagne, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Soldiers in the trenches, Belgium, c1914-c1918
Soldiers with metal containers in the trenches, Belgium, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

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"From Blitz to Battlefields: The Resilience of Sandbags" During the Blitz in London, the Whitechapel Fire Station stood strong behind a wall of sandbags, protecting its brave firefighters. Meanwhile, on the Western Front during World War I, members of the Rifle Brigade took their positions amidst sandbags as they faced the horrors of war. In World War II, sandbags became essential for protection and communication. AFS despatch riders and messengers maneuvered through dangerous territories with sandbag-laden motorcycles. At Lambeth fire station, an enclosed pump fortified by sandbags ensured that firefighters could combat blazes even under intense bombing raids. They have witnessed historic moments beyond wars too. In 1969, at the Monaco Grand Prix, drivers raced past barriers made from these humble bags filled with earth. Back in World War I's trenches, Gurkhas stormed German fortifications and captured them while surrounded by towering piles of sandbags. Laundry hanging on the Siegfried Line was a sign that life continued amidst conflict during WWII. Air Raid patrols in London relied on strategically placed sandbag barricades to protect civilians from enemy attacks. Cooks Road's fire alarm post in Vauxhall served as a beacon amid chaos thanks to its sturdy foundation built upon countless sandbags. The Somme saw British and French soldiers united against adversity during WWI - their shared defense lines reinforced by rows upon rows of trusty sandbags. Even royalty sought refuge behind this protective barrier; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II found herself amongst stacks of resilient bags during her reign. Amidst it all were two nurses dressed in uniform atop thousands of carefully arranged sandbags - symbols not only of safety but also compassion and care for those affected by war. Through history's trials and triumphs, one constant remains: Sandbags stand tall as silent sentinels guarding lives and preserving hope against all odds.