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1918 Collection (page 7)

"1918: A Year of Triumphs and Tragedies" In 1918, the world witnessed a series of remarkable events that shaped history

Background image1918 Collection: Western Front, France, 1918

Western Front, France, 1918
Australian horseman and British tank on the Western Front in France during World War I on 1918

Background image1918 Collection: Armistice between Turkey & the Allies

Armistice between Turkey & the Allies
The signing of the Armistice between Turkey & the Allies on 30th October 1918 at Mudros. Ahmet Izzet Pasha (1864 - 1937). Izzet negotiated the Turkish Armistice at the end of World War One

Background image1918 Collection: John Redmonds Coffin, Westminster Cathedral, 1918

John Redmonds Coffin, Westminster Cathedral, 1918
Illustration showing the coffin of John Redmond (1856-1918), the Irish lawyer, politician and leader of the Home Rule Party, lying under an Irish flag in Westminster Cathedral, 1918

Background image1918 Collection: Curtain Fire

Curtain Fire
A coy red-haired temptress hides her modesty behind a curtain

Background image1918 Collection: The Horrors of Home

The Horrors of Home
A Captain, home on leave during World War I returns to his tranquil countryside village to discover it is now a hub of industry complete with belching chimneys, manufacturing armaments for the war

Background image1918 Collection: Sudetenland Elections

Sudetenland Elections
Schoolgirls counting the votes during the Sudetenland elections, which had become part of the new Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and included many German speakers

Background image1918 Collection: Photo Portrait, Parry

Photo Portrait, Parry
CHARLES HUBERT PARRY English composer, born in Bournemouth. Became Director of the Royal College of Music in 1895. Date: 1848 - 1918

Background image1918 Collection: Firing Ship Guns

Firing Ship Guns
The crew of a British ship fire shells from a deck gun and are greeted by a vision of Horatio Nelson, the naval hero of years gone by

Background image1918 Collection: Toilet / Tying Hair 1918

Toilet / Tying Hair 1918
Attractive young woman at her dressing table, tying up her hair

Background image1918 Collection: Russia / 1918 / Royals

Russia / 1918 / Royals
The Russian royal family in captivity at Tobolsk, where they were held from September 1917 to April 1918

Background image1918 Collection: Captured German Tank

Captured German Tank
A huge German tank captured by the Americans in France, shortly before the Armistice

Background image1918 Collection: Ww1 Gun Emplacement / 1918

Ww1 Gun Emplacement / 1918
A British gun emplacement on the Western Front: a Howitzer camouflaged under netting

Background image1918 Collection: Nicolas Ii / Downey 1894

Nicolas Ii / Downey 1894
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tsar Nicolas II Ruled 1894-1917

Background image1918 Collection: Nicolas Ii / Royalties 01

Nicolas Ii / Royalties 01
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tsar Nicolas II Ruled 1894-1917

Background image1918 Collection: Trumpet Call Ends Wwi

Trumpet Call Ends Wwi
Zebrowski sounds the trumpet call for the Germans to stop fighting

Background image1918 Collection: German Tail-Gunner 1918

German Tail-Gunner 1918
A German tail-gunner seated behind his machine gun

Background image1918 Collection: Czechoslovaks! Join

Czechoslovaks! Join
Recruiting poster for Czechs in the United States: Czechoslovaks! Join our Free Colors!

Background image1918 Collection: Female Munitions Workers

Female Munitions Workers
The Australian Premier, William Hughes, reviews female munitions workers at Cardiff, escorted by Phyllis Ayrton

Background image1918 Collection: Buchan / Mr Standfast

Buchan / Mr Standfast
MR STANDFAST The third in the series of Richard Hannays adventures

Background image1918 Collection: Ferdinand Foch 1918

Ferdinand Foch 1918
FERDINAND FOCH Marshal of the French army during the First World War

Background image1918 Collection: Nurse Sister Hemp Ww1?

Nurse Sister Hemp Ww1?
Head and shoulders photograph of a nurse, inscribed " Best wishes, Sister Hemp"

Background image1918 Collection: Scapa Flow: German Ships

Scapa Flow: German Ships
Surrendered battleships and cruisers of the German fleet at Scapa Flow

Background image1918 Collection: French Generals in Wwi

French Generals in Wwi
General Jean Degoutte, French Sixth Army general; General Charles Mangin; and General Henri Berthelot of the French Fifth Army

Background image1918 Collection: British Tommies Welcomed

British Tommies Welcomed
A British tommy is given a warm welcome by civilian French women

Background image1918 Collection: Brazil & Bras Portrait

Brazil & Bras Portrait
A map of Brazil with a portrait of its then president Venceslau Bras. Brazil had declared war on Germany in 1917 during World War One

Background image1918 Collection: Curly Locks

Curly Locks Date: circa 1918

Background image1918 Collection: See Saw Margery Daw

See Saw Margery Daw Date: circa 1918

Background image1918 Collection: World War I 1915 1918 Italy-Offensive Vittorio Veneto 1918, the value has deleted the Italian

World War I 1915 1918 Italy-Offensive Vittorio Veneto 1918, the value has deleted the Italian defeat at Caporetto
5314340 World War I 1915 1918 Italy-Offensive Vittorio Veneto 1918, the value has deleted the Italian defeat at Caporetto; (add.info.: World War I 1915 1918 Italy-Offensive Vittorio Veneto 1918)

Background image1918 Collection: World War I 1914 1918 - Christmas at home for war veteran (Illustration 1916)

World War I 1914 1918 - Christmas at home for war veteran (Illustration 1916)
5315141 World War I 1914 1918 - Christmas at home for war veteran (Illustration 1916); (add.info.: World War I 1914 1918 - Christmas at home for war veteran (Illustration 1916)); SeM Studio/UIG

Background image1918 Collection: The famous motor cycle corps of Liege, Belgium defend a farm from the advancing Germans in 1914

The famous motor cycle corps of Liege, Belgium defend a farm from the advancing Germans in 1914
3502693 The famous motor cycle corps of Liege, Belgium defend a farm from the advancing Germans in 1914, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: The famous motor cycle corps of Liege)

Background image1918 Collection: Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One

Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One
3502816 Map of the fortified Franco-German frontier between Belgium and Switzerland during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

Background image1918 Collection: The German submarine U-155 on display in St, Katherine docks, London

The German submarine U-155 on display in St, Katherine docks, London, England at the end of World War One
3502803 The German submarine U-155 on display in St, Katherine docks, London, England at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Background image1918 Collection: A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end

A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One
3502793 A broken German army stop for food and re-organisation on their retreat through Belgium at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Background image1918 Collection: The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, RAF

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, RAF, during World War One
3502789 The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, RAF, during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Background image1918 Collection: German soldiers using a Minenwerfer or mine launcher in no man's land during World War One

German soldiers using a Minenwerfer or mine launcher in no man's land during World War One
3502779 German soldiers using a Minenwerfer or mine launcher in no man's land during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Background image1918 Collection: Women working as porters, guards and inspectors on the London underground railway during World War

Women working as porters, guards and inspectors on the London underground railway during World War One
3502770 Women working as porters, guards and inspectors on the London underground railway during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Women working as porters)

Background image1918 Collection: The charge of the Belgian lancers at The Battle of Haelen or Halen

The charge of the Belgian lancers at The Battle of Haelen or Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets
3502834 The charge of the Belgian lancers at The Battle of Haelen or Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets, 12 August, 1914 during World War One, from The History of the Great War

Background image1918 Collection: A woman posting bills during an intensive campaign to obtain more money and men during World War One

A woman posting bills during an intensive campaign to obtain more money and men during World War One
3058452 A woman posting bills during an intensive campaign to obtain more money and men during World War One. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Background image1918 Collection: British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)

British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)
865956 British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo); (add.info.: Will's cigarettes representing Engineering Wonders, 1927); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background image1918 Collection: Wartime Recruitment Poster. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then

Wartime Recruitment Poster. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then
2915221 Wartime Recruitment Poster. From the magazine Twenty Years After The Battlefields of 1914-1918 Then and Now by Sir Ernest Swinton published 1938.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Background image1918 Collection: World War I 1914-1918. Farmer and his wife ploughing with two horses

World War I 1914-1918. Farmer and his wife ploughing with two horses. A soldier is speaking to the farmer
528642 World War I 1914-1918. Farmer and his wife ploughing with two horses. A soldier is speaking to the farmer and motioning towards soldiers in the distance

Background image1918 Collection: Photo Happy Easter, Chick and Black Hen 1916

Photo Happy Easter, Chick and Black Hen 1916
949401 Photo Happy Easter, Chick and Black Hen 1916 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Background image1918 Collection: World War I 1914 1918 - War on the seas

World War I 1914 1918 - War on the seas
5315140 World War I 1914 1918 - War on the seas; (add.info.: World War I 1914 1918 - War on the seas. A French steamer hit by torpedoes from a German U-boot sinks beneath the waves bringing the poor)

Background image1918 Collection: King George V, 1865 - 1936 attending a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London

King George V, 1865 - 1936 attending a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London
2638487 King George V, 1865 - 1936 attending a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London, England arranged in honour of the American allies in 1918

Background image1918 Collection: Crowds in Whitehall, London, England at 11 o clock on the 11th November 1918

Crowds in Whitehall, London, England at 11 o clock on the 11th November 1918, celebrating the end of World War One
3058455 Crowds in Whitehall, London, England at 11 o clock on the 11th November 1918, celebrating the end of World War One

Background image1918 Collection: Women take over on the home front in 1918. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures

Women take over on the home front in 1918. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935
3058451 Women take over on the home front in 1918. From The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures published 1935; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Background image1918 Collection: A pictorial map of the First World War in south-east Europe, from The History of the Great War

A pictorial map of the First World War in south-east Europe, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502814 A pictorial map of the First World War in south-east Europe, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: A pictorial map of the First World War in south-east Europe)

Background image1918 Collection: Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, from The History of the Great War

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502811 Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres)



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"1918: A Year of Triumphs and Tragedies" In 1918, the world witnessed a series of remarkable events that shaped history. As the RMS Carpathia sailed through the Atlantic waves, it carried with it stories of heroism from its previous voyage in 1903. Meanwhile, back on land, wartime Toby jugs depicted scenes from the devastating World War I. The Europe Map showcased a continent torn apart by conflict. Formation fighting during WWI demonstrated the bravery and resilience of soldiers who fought for their countries. In stark contrast, miners coming to work symbolized everyday life amidst chaos. "Our Little Contemptibles, " as they were affectionately called in 1914, stood tall against adversity. T. E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) led his men across vast deserts with camels as loyal companions. The sectional view of a Mills grenade reminded us all too vividly about the horrors faced on the battlefield. Protection was paramount during this time; hence, we saw German gas masks meticulously stored in their original metal containers - a chilling reminder of chemical warfare tactics used during WWI. Amidst these dark times emerged glimmers of hope like the Battle of Somme in 1918 where brave soldiers fought valiantly for victory. On lighter notes, pupils at Rugby School engaged in spirited rugby matches while embracing camaraderie and sportsmanship. Throughout this tumultuous year, Lawrence's presence loomed large – whether leading troops or inspiring others through his exploits – he became an emblematic figure synonymous with courage and determination. As we reflect upon "1918.