Trenches Collection (page 15)

The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA, 1866. Albumen print, plate 31 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 5, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 5, 1864. Albumen print, plate 43 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

View of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
View of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. 1866. Albumen print, plate 32 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Ga. 1864 / 66. Creator: George N. Barnard
The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, Ga. 1864/66. Albumen print, plate 34 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 2, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 2, 1866. Albumen print, plate 26 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Battle Field of Atlanta, GA, No. 2, July 22, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Battle Field of Atlanta, GA, No. 2, July 22, 1864. Albumen print, plate 37 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Trench lantern, 1914-1918. Creator: Portia
A trench lantern lighting device made of a glass bulb, with metal wick opening and a glass cover. The rope can be seen through the glass

Destruction of a shipyard in Bari (Italy) by Austro-Hungarian torpedo destroyers
3709074 Destruction of a shipyard in Bari (Italy) by Austro-Hungarian torpedo destroyers, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol

Unsuccessful attack by the Italians on the heights of Doberdo
3709056 Unsuccessful attack by the Italians on the heights of Doberdo, from The Illustrated History of the World War 1914-1915 pub. by Union Berlagsefellfchaft, 1922 Vol. 3 (litho) by Barascudts, M

French WWI propaganda poster "Journee du Poilu". 25 et 26 decembre 1915", pub. 1915 (colour litho)
3786261 French WWI propaganda poster " Journee du Poilu". 25 et 26 decembre 1915", pub. 1915 (colour litho) by Neumont, Maurice Louis Henri (1868-1930); Lebrecht History

The Western Front in Champagne, France; World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000468 The Western Front in Champagne, France; World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Western Front in Champagne)

Panoramic view of the battlefield of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000446 Panoramic view of the battlefield of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Calendar for 1915, with World War I battlefield scenes (colour litho)
6000273 Calendar for 1915, with World War I battlefield scenes (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calendar for 1915)

Panoramic view of the battlefield of Verdun, France, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000431 Panoramic view of the battlefield of Verdun, France, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

British tanks bogged down in the mud before they could reach the German lines at Ypres, Belgium, World War I
6000119 British tanks bogged down in the mud before they could reach the German lines at Ypres, Belgium, World War I, 15 February 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b / w photo)
6000100 Retrieving British wounded under heavy German fire, Battle of the Somme, France, World War I, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Incidents of Lord Napier of Magdalas Military Career (engraving)
1626724 Incidents of Lord Napier of Magdalas Military Career (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches (engraving)
1622310 The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, over the Trenches)

The War in the East, with the Russians at Oltenitza (engraving)
1049566 The War in the East, with the Russians at Oltenitza (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, with the Russians at Oltenitza)

With the British Garrison at Suakim, Red Sea (engraving)
1044778 With the British Garrison at Suakim, Red Sea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the British Garrison at Suakim, Red Sea)

Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho)
699118 Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho) by Ashe, Edmund (1867-1941); 93x53 cm; Private Collection; eGalerie Bilderwelt; American, out of copyright

Blinded for You - WWI postcard published on behalf of the National Institute
701027 Blinded for You - WWI postcard published on behalf of the National Institute for the Blind (colour litho) by Woodville

Turkish infantry attacked in the trenches by a company of cossacks (colour litho)
959951 Turkish infantry attacked in the trenches by a company of cossacks (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new war)

Private J Boyd, of the Irish Guards, capturing a German machine-gun single-handed, World War I (colour litho)
976470 Private J Boyd, of the Irish Guards, capturing a German machine-gun single-handed, World War I (colour litho) by Piffard

Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in
976466 Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in, 6 September 1915 (litho) by Ripperger, H

Second Lieutenant Hugo Throssell holding part of a captured Turkish trench against the enemys counter-attacks, Hill 60
976442 Second Lieutenant Hugo Throssell holding part of a captured Turkish trench against the enemys counter-attacks, Hill 60, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915 (colour litho) by English School

Almost the first round from the "Glasgow"landed in the stern of the "
1074474 Almost the first round from the " Glasgow" landed in the stern of the " Dresden" (litho) by Dixon

Private Bull throwing back the enemys bombs (litho)
1074456 Private Bull throwing back the enemys bombs (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deeds That Thrill the Empire published by The Standard Art Book Co Ltd with)

How Lance Corporal O Leary won the VC at Clinchy February 1915 (litho)
1074436 How Lance Corporal O Leary won the VC at Clinchy February 1915 (litho) by Holloway, Edgar Alfred (1870-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Th "Miura"commanded by Sub Lieutenant Lesley Kelsey RNR ramming a German
1074429 Th " Miura" commanded by Sub Lieutenant Lesley Kelsey RNR ramming a German Torpedo boat, October 1914 (litho) by Dixon

Lieutenant Lorrain Brodie won a VC for driving the enemy from British trenches at
1074414 Lieutenant Lorrain Brodie won a VC for driving the enemy from British trenches at Becelaere in November 1915 (litho) by Ripperger, H

The scene amongst the gunners of the Carmania during the action with the Cap Trafalgar
1074410 The scene amongst the gunners of the Carmania during the action with the Cap Trafalgar (litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

How Lance Corporal C A Jarvis blew up a bridge at Jemappes near Mons and won the VC
1074399 How Lance Corporal C A Jarvis blew up a bridge at Jemappes near Mons and won the VC, August 1914 (litho) by Woodville

Private Neville receiving a message from a wounded motor cyclist Ypres October 1914
1074388 Private Neville receiving a message from a wounded motor cyclist Ypres October 1914 (litho) by Mosley, Leslie (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

So near yet so far. Private Nevilles narrow escape at Ypres October 1914 (litho)
1074387 So near yet so far. Private Nevilles narrow escape at Ypres October 1914 (litho) by Mosley, Leslie (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private Hamilton reporting the approach of the Turks Gallipoli Peninsula August 1915
1074314 Private Hamilton reporting the approach of the Turks Gallipoli Peninsula August 1915 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scenes from the Crimean War (engraving)
973087 Scenes from the Crimean War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Crimean War)

After the Surrender of Santiago, the Foes of Yesterday the Friends of To-Day (engraving)
1063642 After the Surrender of Santiago, the Foes of Yesterday the Friends of To-Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Surrender of Santiago)

The War in South America (engraving)
1103576 The War in South America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South America)

French patrol among the barbed wire, World War I (chromolitho)
1094288 French patrol among the barbed wire, World War I (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French patrol among the barbed wire, World War I)

Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise, pub. Berlin, 1917 (colour litho)
862804 Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise, pub. Berlin, 1917 (colour litho) by Erdt, Hans Rudi (1883-1925); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Morland making prisoners of eighteen Germans in a mine at Givenchy (litho)
STC413370 Lieutenant Morland making prisoners of eighteen Germans in a mine at Givenchy (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Denys Max Thomson Morland)

Drummer Kenny rescuing a comrade under very heavy fire (litho)
STC413360 Drummer Kenny rescuing a comrade under very heavy fire (litho) by Elcock, Howard K. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drummer William Kenny VC (1880-1936)

Private Torrance pumping air into a mine under heavy fire (litho)
STC413334 Private Torrance pumping air into a mine under heavy fire (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private J)

Acting-Second-Corporal O Brien descending a shaft with an officer to search for
STC413319 Acting-Second-Corporal O Brien descending a shaft with an officer to search for the enemy (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private Lavin grappling with a Turkish bomber in a British sap at Suvla Bay
STC413392 Private Lavin grappling with a Turkish bomber in a British sap at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli (litho) by Holloway, Edgar Alfred (1870-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Risaldar Santa Singh, Dafadar Bisham Singh and Sowar Buda Singh breaking through
STC413380 Risaldar Santa Singh, Dafadar Bisham Singh and Sowar Buda Singh breaking through the ranks of the Arabs to the assistance of Captain Willoughby (litho) by Rowlandson

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"Trenches: A Glimpse into the Harsh Realities of War" Step back in time to witness the haunting scenes etched in history. The trenches, a symbol of sacrifice and suffering, hold stories that echo through generations. From the Attack of the Ulster Division on 1 July 1916, captured by James Prinsep Beadle's lens, to the Battle of the Somme in 1918, these images transport us to an era where bravery clashed with devastation. Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, there were moments that defied all odds. The Christmas Truce of 1914 stands as a testament to humanity's resilience even amidst war's darkest hours. Soldiers from opposing sides laid down their weapons for a brief respite from battle - a poignant reminder that compassion can transcend boundaries. The photographs vividly capture soldiers entrenched in their positions during World War I. British First Airborne dug deep at Arnhem during World War II while Rifle Brigade held steadfast on Western Front during WWI. Australian troops found solace within their trench near Armentieres, France - each face reflecting determination mixed with weariness. Above these muddy fortifications soared aerial combatants engaged in fierce battles over enemy lines; planes dueling against gravity and fate itself. Meanwhile, British Mark IV tanks equipped with Tadpole Tails trudged through treacherous terrain - symbols of technological advancement amid destruction. In one breathtaking moment frozen forever by lenses capturing history's essence – Coldstreamers charging valiantly on the Somme battlefield – we glimpse courage personified. Yet not all they were defensive havens; some became launching pads for daring attacks like those carried out by German forces during WWI. These snapshots serve as reminders that even within seemingly impenetrable barriers lie both defenders and aggressors alike. As we reflect upon these glimpses into our past, let us honor those who endured the horrors of trench warfare.