Motorized Artillery Section

An American artillery section somewhere in Germany after the war. The tractor is a Holt Crawler.

Artillery Damage

No written explanation on this card. It looks like someone took a picture showing the artillery damage just above the bed they were sleeping in.

German Munitions Factory

A German machine shop making artillery shells.

Grudusk Church

A German field kitchen and artillery outside a heavily damaged church in Grudusk. The church still stands today.

Chickens

A pair of German chickens on a shell from a British 15-inch howitzer.

Unexploded Shells

Four German postcards featuring unexploded shells. The photo at the top also includes some shrapnel along with the shells.

Captured Artillery

The writing on the back notes that this is a Russian 20.3 cm gun that was captured by the Germans in 1915 and taken to St. Mihiel in 1916.

Englisch Liebesgaben

One dud and two shell casings. A gift of love from England to Germany.

343rd Field Artillery Regiment

This soldier is a member of the 343rd Field Artillery Regiment. He had this picture taken in The States. The 343rd served in France and participated in the St. Mihiel Operation and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

USS Pittsburgh

Identified on the back as being  the USS Pittsburgh, this card shows part of the crew boasting of their perfect 12 for 12 during artillery practice.

7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.

Not much of it is visible but it looks like these soldiers are sitting on a 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art.

Ypres, 1916

A pair of Germans at Ypres with contrasting artillery shells. A 75mm French shell casing resting on top of a 15in English dud.

Battery A,1st Section

A group of artillerymen with the Wisconsin National Guard at Camp Douglas.

Duds

A collection of duds and shrapnel.

Dugout near Riga

A dugout behind the front line near Riga that took a direct hit from an artillery shell.

155mm Cannons Mle 1877

A row of French 155mm Cannons Mle 1877 at Verdun. A different view of these same four guns was previously posted in 2011.

The Colonel and the Trumpets

The collar tabs on the Colonel are a bit fuzzy but it looks like he is with the 47th Artillery Regiment. It looks like he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and possibly the Légion d'honneur.

Royal Garrison Artillery

A veteran group from the Royal Garrison Artillery. A majority of them have overseas service stripes. Among the insignia that can be seen are skill-at-arms badges for Gun Layer and Signaler, trade badges for Artillery and one for a Saddler & Collarmaker. A couple of them also have wound stripes.

4.7 Inch Tractor Battery

The tractor is a Holt 75 hp agricultural tractor. The 4.7 inch gun is a M1906. The US Army had just 60 of these guns in service when they entered the war.

Two members of the Coast Artillery Corps. This was taken at the Electric Studio in Newport, Rhode Island.