Battalion of the U.S. 310th Engineers operate a sawmill at Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Russia, during the Allied North Russia Intervention (AKA the Polar Bear Expedition) in World War 1. Rafts of logs floating in the River Divina, near a saw mill in Archangel. Workers maneuver the logs to a ramp at the mill. Inside, the logs pass through giant saws and are cut into lumber. Boards sliding out of the mill to the ground below, where workers load them onto horse carts and drag them back into a large storage area filled with stacked lumber. U.S. Army soldiers inspect the operations, among the working villagers. [Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Triple Entente forces, in the so-called "Polar Bear Expedition." Two thirds of the soldiers were from Michigan.] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. soldiers of 339th Infantry during the Allied North Russia Intervention (AKA the Polar Bear Expedition) at Archangel ( Arkhangelsk) Russia., in World War 1. U.S. soldiers and sailors ride on a streetcar, operating on a main street in the city of Archangel. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
As a contingent of U. S. soldiers presents arms, American Red Cross Captain Wynn and U.S. Army Captain, Hall, raise a United States flag and a Red Cross flag over a hospital in Arkhangelsk (Archangel) Russia during the Allied North Russia Intervention of world War 1. Russian nuns (nurses) who staff the hospital, at Troitsky Avenue, near Olga barracks, take part in the ceremony. View of U.S. Army band marching down a street with their instruments as local children and villagers look on. (Note: This flag-raising constituted an act of defiance by U.S. Red Cross and Army medical personnel, since British medical authorities had opposed starting an American hospital in Archangel. It became the first Red Cross Hospital there, that was jointly staffed by Russian and American Red Cross nurses. Captain Wynn,with the American Red Cross, equipped the hospital, and American Army Captain Hall and Lieutenant Kiley administered it.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Views of Archangel in Russia. Shoreline of Archangel. Buildings in the background. Breakwater in harbor. Crane in operation at dockside. Various boats tied up at dock. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Aerial views of Archangel and Backoritza in Russia. Shoreline of Archangel. View of the barracks. Various buildings in town. Wooded area. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A view of Bolshevik prisoners, marching along a railroad siding in Archangel, under guard by U.S. Army soldiers, during the Allied North Russia Intervention (AKA Polar Bear Expedition) of World War 1. They are a mixed group, including sailors and several women. Closeups of some who pose, smiling, for the camera. Several wear interesting native Russian hats. [Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia (AEFNR) participating as part of the Triple Entente forces North Russia Intervention. Two- thirds of the soldiers were from Michigan.] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)