Photographs
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Title
Photographs
Description
A collection of digitized photographs from Special Collections at McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa. These include regimental portraits, combat footage, and other visual materials produced during the war.
Collection Items
Les Ruines Aprés le Passage des Allemands. Guerre 1914-1915
This is a single image from a collection of postcards depicting the First World War and the horrors that became normal life. The collection is titled La Guerre Européenne 1914-1915: Aprés le Passage Des Allemands – Les Ruines, which translates to…
Hans Hurler (1915)
This is a photo of Hans Hurler taken in 1915. He was a part of Kaiser's Infantry and most likely was apart of a Bavarian regiment. After surviving the war, he came to the United States where he became a baker in Philadelphia. His stance and…
Picture of a wounded man
This is a picture of a wounded soldier taken in France around 1917. This man is missing part of his right arm, as shown by the fact that part of his right sleeve is empty. Despite this grievous injury, he stands tall and proud. He is dressed in…
Human Wreckage in "No Man's Land"
![Human Wreckage in "No Man's Land"](http://orgs.utulsa.edu/wwi-exhibit/files/square_thumbnails/ae01ff6f490eda2226a2c19ed2d5e4a8.jpg "Human Wreckage in "No Man's Land"")
A stereoscopic image of World War One human wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.
Physical Location:
McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tulsa. 2933 E.
6th St. Tulsa,…
Physical Location:
McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tulsa. 2933 E.
6th St. Tulsa,…
Soup Kitchen for Refugees
On the back of this picture, the photographer left the simple description, "Soup kitchen for refugees." During WWI, the term "soup kitchen" could refer either to this kind of communal place or to mobile kitchens sent to the war front.
Corinna…
Corinna…
Armistice Day ceremony photograph, 1918
This photograph, taken in 1918 by H.M. Wyckoff, depicts a military ceremony consisting of troops from the allied combatants of World War I. This ceremony was a result of the news that the long-awaited Armistice was agreed to and signed on November…
Alice Welford's Photojournal
A small album filled with 251 photographs of various sizes. About two-thirds of these pictures are labeled with names or general captions about the scenery. Ms. Welford was a nurse with the military who traveled to Malta, Gibraltar, and France from…
The Destruction of a German Airship Near London, September 1916
Six photographs made from gelatin silver prints from British photographer H. Scott Orr that depict the gradual destruction of a German airship near London, over Hertfordshire. The seventh item is a letter, dated October 3, 1916, written to the…
Alice Welford WWI Photograph Album and Military Nursing Lecture Journal
Alice Welford’s collection consists of a small photojournal with 251 photographs that she took throughout her years as a V.A.D. These photos range from the uplifting scenery of a beautiful beach to the more serious imagery of the inside of a…
Tulsa Historical Society Collection: Wounded African American man at War Bond Rally; African American man in early war uniform
Collection of four photographs of two unidentified African American soldiers in uniform. Three of the photographs are of a wounded African American World War I soldier shown on the steps of the War Bond Building located at 4th and Main Street in…