20th Century Wars Gallery

WORLD WAR I: LONDON, 1914. The Queen and Edward, Prince of Wales, appearing

WORLD WAR I: LONDON, 1914.
The Queen and Edward, Prince of Wales, appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace in London, to cheering crowds at the outbreak of World War I. Photograph, 1914

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1914, Balcony, Buckingham Palace, Cheering, Crowd, Declaration, Early, Edward Viii, English, London, Outbreak, Photograph, Prince Of Wales, Queen, Sepia, Union Jack, World War I

WORLD WAR I: HILL 240, 1918. American soldiers advance up the slopes of Hill 240

WORLD WAR I: HILL 240,
1918. American soldiers advance up the slopes of Hill 240 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Argonne Forest, France. Photograph, 1918

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1918, 240, Advance, American, Argonne, Combat, Early, Exterior, Forest, France, Hill, Men, Offensive, Photograph, Soldier, Troops, Us, World War 1, World War I, Wwi

WORLD WAR I: MAP, C1919. The Kiao-Chau and Shantung Peninsula, former Germany territory

WORLD WAR I: MAP, C1919.
The Kiao-Chau and Shantung Peninsula, former Germany territory which was temporarily ceded to Japan under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Map, c1919

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1919, China, Germany, Gulf, Japan, Kiao Chau, Map, Peninsula, Sea, Shantung, Territory, Treaty Of Versailles, World War I, Yellow