Old fishermen at Sidmouth, Devon, South West England, during World War 1. The elderly fishermen work without help from young men (all of whom have left to fight in the war). Young boys stand by and watch as the men shake fish from their nets, on the shore. Two pick fish up from the shore where they have emptied them from their dory, seen behind them. The elderly fishermen seen earlier, emptying their nets, are now placing their catch into baskets, crouched over a large pile of fish on shore, with the fishing boat behind them. Change of scene, to buyers inspecting the barrels of newly caught fish. Fishermen standing by barrels of fish at market near sea shore.
Close up views of French Army artillery soldiers loading and firing a large French 270mm howitzer during World War I. The soldiers wearing French kepi hats work together to load, close, raise, and fire the 270 gun. View of the howitzer alone as it fires.
French Army reinforcement soldiers on military vehicles approaching the Verdun Front in France during World War 1. Other soldiers and men on the street of a French village watch as the line of vehicles, artillery, horses, supplies, and soldiers move through the town. Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Line of French military vehicles paused on a road.
World War 1: A rock quarry area in France where French soldiers have constructed a trench for battle directly in the stone quarry. The men stand in the trench in France, surrounded by stone. Part of the trench has a covered plank held firm by a roof of rocks. French soldiers look out from the trench.
French soldiers digging out a trench in France during World War 1. The soldiers use shovels and picks to move earth. A giant corrugated metal cylinder is laid in the trench for extra protection from bombing. French soldiers stand inside a corrugated iron tunnel cylinder in the trench, covered with earth. A French soldier crosses a wooden foot bridge connecting two areas of the trench network.
United States Army soldiers searching for Pancho Villa during Punitive expedition or Pancho Villa Expedition. Soldiers on horses cross a waterway. Soldiers and people (civilian men and women) gathered near the water. Soldiers stand near the waterway. Soldiers on horses talk to other soldiers on horse-carts. The soldiers on horse-carts cross the waterway. American soldier on horse searches Mexican refugees in the area. A donkey carries supplies. Other soldiers stand nearby the soldiers. Mexican refugees traveling in horse carts. Punitive Expedition soldiers sit in a field. They talk to other soldiers.