Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. A building and an open compound. United States troops dismantle German delayed-action bombs and gas shells and chemically analyze the mustard gas. A soldier makes a glass. Operation of the delayed-action fuse.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. A member of the American Expeditionary Force disarms a German 105 mm gas shell. A U.S. soldier places gas cylinders into long pipes on the ground. A number of pipes facing upwards.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. A member of the American Expeditionary Force disarms a German 105 mm gas shell. A soldier demonstrates a gas mask tester. A 75 mm shell explodes on the ground.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. A member of the American Expeditionary Force places a cylinder into a barrel and closes the lid. Smoke rises from the barrel. A United States officer marches on the ground. A battalion follows him in the far background.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. Members of the American Expeditionary Force drill holes into shells with the help of a machine. They wear oxygen masks and pour a chemical into bottles. A soldier tests the chemical in a laboratory. The troops walk out of a room to breathe in fresh air.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during World War I. Members of the American Expeditionary Force drill holes into shells with the help of a machine. He shows the inside of a cylinder.