World War I (1916-1917)

US President Woodrow Wilson answers the telephone in his White House office.

Wilson signs a document at his desk.

The text of the document on the US entry into World War I with a photograph of the president.

The face of General John Pershing, appointed commander of American forces in Europe.

Pershing on the deck of a military transport ship.

Pershing greets French and British soldiers after arriving in Paris.

The faces of American politicians and military personnel, Wilson's speech to soldiers during the departure of the US Army to Europe in 1917. Wilson's face.

Warships on patrol.

A panorama of a portion of the deck of one of the American battleships (top).

The commander of one of the ships addresses the crew assembled on the forecastle; the sailors applaud the commander's decision (top).

King George V of Great Britain steps onto the deck of a warship, accepts the commander's report, and greets the officers.

George V on the deck of a ship among naval and land officers.

The King shakes hands with officers.

American troops march through the streets to the port to board ships.

Troops are loaded onto a transport ship, soldiers climb the gangplank.

Soldiers wave goodbye from the ship and from the portholes.

Soldiers on the deck of a troop transport during departure (panorama, top).

A troop transport leaves the port.

Text of a newspaper report about the dispatch of American troops to Europe.

President Wilson participates in a charity lottery, drawing lots blindfolded.

Soldiers on the deck of a transport ship sailing to Europe (panorama, top).

Troop transport and escort ships set sail.

Soldiers train in the use of chemical protective equipment, a soldier puts on a protective suit.

Female service members of the auxiliary corps on the deck of a transport ship.

Soldiers receive food in the galley.

Soldiers eat food.

A soldier with a puppy in his arms.

Lookouts with binoculars in their hands.

Escort ships escorting a troop transport.

A deck gun crew fires at a detected submarine.

Depth charges are dropped astern during the repulsion of a German U-boat attack.

US warships transit the Atlantic Ocean.

Views of the decks and superstructures of ships navigating through a storm.

Soldiers descend from a ship's gangway after arriving in Europe.

The arrival of King George V at a French military unit.

George V and General Joffre review the French troops in 1916. Infantry and cavalry on parade.

George V inspects the cadets and speaks with them.

Queen Mary of Teck inspects the Women's Auxiliary Units.

General Joffre at the station awaiting the arrival of the British military delegation.

Joffre, the arriving British general, and their entourage inspect the guard of honor.

Joffre, British and French military personnel, and politicians in a trench at the front.

A British mortar crew opens fire.

British soldiers run out of a dugout into a trench, putting on gas masks as they go.

Soldiers walk along the trench, taking their positions.

A heavy gun opens fire.

Soldiers climb out of the trench and advance.

Heavy artillery opens fire.

Shells explode.

Troop columns attacking the enemy, deploying into a line in the snow.

An Allied troop parade.

The faces of officers chatting with each other.

French soldiers on the platform watch a passing train.

Food supplies being loaded onto trucks at a military depot for shipment to the active army.

French heavy artillery and infantry advance to the front lines.

Austrian heavy artillery climbs a mountain.

Setting up a firing position in the mountains.

French troops in the Alps in winter.

A ski unit moves.

Alpine Chasseurs climb a snowy slope, holding on to a rope.

The funeral of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Vienna in November 1916, with images of the funeral procession through the streets of Vienna.

The new Austrian Emperor Charles I and his wife receive congratulations on their accession to the throne.