To Mother with Love

A pair from a thoughtful son to his mother. The writing in pencil appears to be inventory notes from a dealer and not from the soldier.

Royal Engineer in studio

Taken at the USA Studios. They operated a number of photo studios in London and the Provinces. There is no indication as to which location this was taken at.

Rumpler C.I

A Rumpler C.I reconnaissances plane that has suffered from a poor landing. At least the pilot had the good fortune to land in German held territory.

SMS Deutschland

Two women wearing hats with SMS Deutschland tallies.

16th Infantry Band

The 16th Infantry Band while in the United States. The boxcars behind them are from the Wabash and Rock Island Railroads placing them somewhere in the mid-central region.

Oberstleutnant

An Oberstleutnant and Iron Cross recipient.

Mr. Costantino Ricciardi

Many US Army recruits during the war were first or second generation immigrants so it is not uncommon to find messages not in English. Here we have greetings in Italian either to or from Costantino Ricciardi.

Karl Schrader

A photo from Karl Schrader to Ima Schrader from Hameln in 1915.

Inchcolm

This member of the Royal Garrison Artillery was stationed at Inchcolm, an island in the Firth of Forth. Inchcolm was fortified during the war to protect Edinburgh and the naval base at Rosyth.

Fred Markley

Fred Markley back from the war. He has a Victory ribbon bar with a campaign star.

The Queens

A member of the Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment).

April 14 1917

Ausmarsch photo

A simple Ausmarsch photo probably taken in 1916. Before then the cloth covers on the pickelhaube had the unit number on them.

Flea home

A German soldier in a temporary billet. The sign above his head reads "Villa Floh-Heim 1916". He had enough fleas there to warrant naming the place after them.

Army Service Corps in France

An undated photo of a member of the Army Service Corps taken somewhere in France.

French Chefs

A group from the 15e Régiment taking a break from the kitchen.