UNL Image & Multimedia Collections

- Castle of Craonelle ruins
- World War, 1914-1918; Castles; Ruins; War damage--France; Graves--France--Craonelle; Soldiers
- "C.20. The castle of Craonnelle. Some graves of Poilus. Aug, 1917." Marked by wooden crosses, a few graves of French soldiers fill the right foreground with the remains of castle of Craonnelle's facade in the background. A soldier stands on the...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Cemetery near Belleau Wood
- World War, 1914-1918; Cemeteries--American
- "B.4. General view of the American cemetery near Belleau wood (first part left)." Several rows of graves marked with wooden crosses fill the foreground in this image of a rural valley. On the horizon a few isolated buildings and clumps of trees...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Chemin des Dames and Ravine of Flanders at end of attack
- World War, 1914-1918; Artillery (Weaponry); Soldiers; Campaigns & battles
- "C.29. Chemin des Dames and Ravine of Flanders, at the ond efan [sic] attack. Two shells are just bursting (November 1917)." In a rural setting, soldiers stand at relatively regular intervals between a fence of posts and wire and a trench. One...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Chemin des Dames near Craonne
- World War, 1914-1918; Buildings; Ruins; War damage--France
- "C.42. Paissy-Heurtebise, 'Chemin-des-Dames' near Craonne. Nov. 1917." A scenic view of some buildings along a road near Craonne. Most of the buildings appear destroyed or damaged. Paissy church appears to be in the distance on the left.
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Craonne, France after attacks
- World War, 1914-1918; Ruins; War damage--France
- "C.30. Craonne. "Chemin des Dames. Nothing left in this famous city after the grand attacks of Apvril [sic]. June 1917" Piles of rubble line both sides of the narrow dirt road that runs from the left foreground to the central horizon. Near the...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Craonnelle in ruins
- World War, 1914-1918; Ruins; War damage--France; Soldiers
- "C.19. Craonnelle 'Chemin-des-Dames.' Aug,1917." Piles of rubble and broken remains of walls line both sides of the dirt road that runs from the left to right of the image. On the left, a man sits on fallen stones by the doorway of a skeletal...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Crashed German anti-aircraft gun
- World War, 1914-1918; Antiaircraft guns; Soldiers
- "C.16. A boche anti-air-craft gun upside down by our heavy artillery. Road to Chemin-des-Dames. Aug, 1917." The twisted wreckage of an overturned vehicle lies to the left of a rural, dirt road. Two soldiers, one of whom has a bicycle, stand on the...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Crashed German anti-aircraft gun
- World War, 1914-1918; Antiaircraft guns; Soldiers; Medics; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects
- "C.17. A boche anti-air-craft gun upside down. The shells are still in the caison. (Chemin-des-Dames). Aug, 1917." The twisted wreckage of an overturned vehicle lies to the left of a rural dirt road. Four soldiers, at least three of whom are...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Damaged church in Pargnan
- World War, 1914-1918; Churches; Ruins; War damage--France
- "C.46 Pargnan. South Chemin des Dames. The church damaged and barbed wire around. A French observation balloon is seen in the air. Nov.1917." The roofless, damaged church is in a rural area surrounded by a gently sloped landscape with scattered...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- First aid station in Chemin des Dames
- World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; First aid; Ruins; War damage--France; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects; Military medicine
- "C.31. Craonne. Chemin-des-Dames a first aid station in the ruins of this glorious city. Aug. 1917." To the left of center three soldiers stand under a makeshift shelter constructed of a cloth canopy held up by salvaged lumber. A flag with a...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- First aid station in Sillery, France
- World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Medics; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects; Military medicine; First aid; Ruins; War damage
- "V.23. Sillery, a first aid station" Most of the soldiers at this first aid station in Sillery, France wear armbands with cross symbols and appear to be medics. They are standing and sitting in a large group in front of buildings with damaged...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Fort de La Pompelle
- World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications
- "P.1. Fort of 'La Pompelle' south Reims west Moat. 1st Oct. 1918." A man stands near a large boulder at the foot of the steep earthen embankment, which extends from the left foreground toward the background on the right. The image is of an ally...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Fort de Nogent l'Abbesse
- World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications
- "R.2. 'Fort' of Nogent l'Abbesse North Reims, occupied by the boche 4 years, damaged by our heavy artillery. Octob.1918." A soldier wearing a medic's armband stands in the middle foreground beside a planked ramp outside an arched doorway of the...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Fort La Pompelle
- World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications; Moats
- "P2 Fort 'La Pompelle' Reims was safe thanks to this fort east moat 1st Oct 1918" A soldier stands off to the right in a moat that was apparently part of Fort La Pompelle. On the right and left the moat's stone walls line the deep trench that...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- Fort La Pompelle
- World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications
- "P.3. Famous Fort La Pompelle (South Reims) Thantes [sic] to this 'Fort' Reims was not captured by the boche. -Octob.1918." A French soldier stands off to the left of the image's center amidst dirt and rubble of Fort La Pompelle. Portions of walls...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- French and German corpses
- World War, 1914-1918; Dead persons; War casualties; Cemeteries; Soldiers
- "C.33. French and boche corpses brought back from the lines in a small car to be curied [sic] (after an attack). Nov. 1917" In a forest bodies dumped from a wooden cart are lined along mounds of dirt. Three soldiers stand near the bodies. One of...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- French cemetery in Verdun
- World War, 1914-1918; Cemeteries--French
- "L11 - French Cemetery in Verdun" Several buildings stand in the distance in this otherwise pastoral and wooded setting. Rows of graves fill the foreground.
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- French first aid station
- World War, 1914-1918; First aid; Soldiers; Soldiers--Senegalese; Military medicine; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects
- "C.12 Chemin-des-Dames. A First aid station. A Sengaleese on the stretcher. Aug, 1917." Several soldiers sit and stand in front of buildings constructed of metal scraps, sandbags, and logs. A small group surrounds a Senegalese soldier lying on a...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- French plane wreckage
- World War, 1914-1918; Airplanes; Aircraft; Soldiers
- "R.16. French plane brought down, the pilot is burning (with his machine). North-Reims 1918." In a flat field five soldiers look at the smoking frame of a crashed airplane while two more soldiers walk away to the right.
- J. Patras WWI Photographs
- General view with Soissons Cathedral in center
- World War, 1914-1918; Cathedrals; Cathedrals--France--Soissons; Ruins; War damage
- "S.2. Soissons Cathedral and general view" A view of Soissons, France showing the ruins of buildings, including the cathedral filling the left portion of the image. Portions of the cathedral's walls and roof are missing, and in the foreground are...
- J. Patras WWI Photographs