German soldiers riding bicycles, possibly in Belgium, in World War 1. A German officer blows horn, summoning troops to their places. A general inspects infantry at attention. Soldiers place their rifles at attention. German soldiers, wearing the Pickelhaube helmet, ride bicycles
Shopping at Grands Magasins du Louvre (Louvre Department Store) on Rue de Marengo and Rue de Rivoli in Paris (2 Place du Palais-Royal, Paris, IdF 75001) circa WWI. Porters unload deliveries from a Grands Magasins du Louvre delivery van (also known as a “Camionette” in French). Men and women browsing through accessories and women’s corsets in a gallery. Parisian shoppers look at mannequins from a shop window. Parisians shopping for imported textiles such as “Japanese Twill (Twill Japonais)” and satin inside the Grands Magasins du Louvre department store.
German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II walks with German military officers at a garden in Potsdam, near Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm II and military officials, wearing Pickelhaube helmets, position themselves on a flight of stairs for a photograph. German honor guards march in a military parade.
A railroad train pulled by a steam locomotive arrives at a train station in France during WWI. French soldiers unload crates from the train. A man pours coffee for a soldier. Two French nurses walking on the station platform as other French soldiers unload crates. Man drinks with coffee cup. Two French nurses pacing around. French soldiers put injured patient in stretchers on the train. A Departure (“Départ” in French) sign indicating time of departure is near. Soldiers and nurses move to board the train. French soldiers cross tracks towards waiting train. Train departs from the station.
German military officers inspecting a trench during World War 1. Officers climb a fire step to inspect field from the trench parapet. View of German officers from behind, facing the parapet of trench. German officer enters a narrow dugout. Battlefield with barbed wires as seen through parapet side of a trench.
German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg enters a car to leave for the Reichstag to give speech declaring war, start of WWI. Honor guards assist and salute Chancellor. Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg as he heads for the Reichstag to declare war on Belgium and France. Crowds of Germans salute with their hats. Honor guards on horseback and soldiers marching with flags during a military parade in Berlin. Civilians march along soldiers in parade. People wave good-bye as mobilized German soldiers leave for World War I on the train.