Railroad oil tankers in rail depot, likely in Texas. A worker fills an oil tanker in rail depot. Long line of oil tankers moving on railroad line alongside road.
Austro-Hungarian Emperor Karl I and wife, Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma, meets military officials and commoners in Vienna shortly after their coronation. Empress Zita receives flowers, shakes hands with children. Austro-Hungarian citizens welcome the new emperor and his wife. Empress Zita and Emperor Karl receive more flowers from adoring children. Emperor Karl I meets Austro-Hungarian generals and infantry. Emperor Karl I speak to soldiers fighting for Austria-Hungary during World War 1, giving them reassuring pat on the back. Emperor Karl I rides a horse with retinue. View of Italian prisoners-of-war in Austria. Emperor Karl I onboard SMS Szent István, also known as His Majesty's Ship Saint Stephen (the last of four Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleships built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy).
French soldiers, some smoking, about to leave military encampment for R&R (rest and recuperation) during World War I. Sign behind soldiers say “Permissionnaires depart: autos 9.40” (“Departure permits: Vehicles 9:40” in English). Soldiers waving from truck as they leave their camp. Soldiers arriving in town. French soldiers taking down notes beside a cinema (Little Abellar Cinema). An Allied soldier, with chevrons on his arm, pays for a ticket at a box office. Soldiers, including some of French African descent, watch a comedian’s performance. Soldiers and civilians laughing at humor sketches of the comedian. Soldiers meet an actress wearing medieval-style period dress. A fat soldier lights a cigarette for a comrade, who is holding a bouquet of white flowers. Soldiers distribute white flowers from the bouquet. Soldier lightheartedly taps an African soldier’s cheeks, together they are laughing.
A World War 1 French Army staff car driving in the middle of a forest. Staff car front view of forest. Staff car maneuvers to avoid hitting a tree. A Renault FT tank in the middle of a forest. Staff car driving up an elevated ground, then races through the forest. Renault FT tanks moving through forest. Staff car driving out of the forest.
French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau visits the trenches during World War 1. French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau and other French officials disembark from a “Europeens saloon car (no. 2444)”. Front page of the Le Petit Parisien announcing “Le cabinet Clemenceau est fait”. A French soldier reads a newspaper in a dugout. A French soldier leads Prime Minister Clemenceau and military officials to a trench. Prime Minister Clemenceau and officials inspecting the trench. Prime Minister Clemenceau and military officials ride a car. A French soldier smokes a pipe while standing on a trench. A French Nieuport biplane flying.
United States President Woodrow Wilson at his office in the White House after the entrance of the United States into World War 1. President Wilson holding a telephone on top of his filing cabinet. President Wilson signing documents from his desk. A little girl waves the flag of the United States as US troops (American Expeditionary Forces or AEF) mobilize to leave for Europe. Men holding baskets during a parade as flowers are thrown before them. Crowds watch as American Expeditionary Forces march in a parade. Men and women wave good-bye at soldiers leaving for Europe. A government official with a senior military official watch the deployment of soldiers to Europe.