Original Photos - Page 18

Soldiers resting in their billets (at a farm). Photo taken by Frantz Adam, 1915.

A sentinel stands watch at a loop-hole in the mountainous Vosges region (La Fontenelle). Photo taken by Frantz Adam, 1915.

A soldier reads a letter, in a strongly revetted support trench in the mountainous Vosges region. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, 1915.

Sitting in front of their shelter. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, April 1915. Note the non-regulation buttons and the mix of greatcoats.

Soldiers cook up a meal over an open fire in a rear-area sector.  Photo taken by Frantz Adam, April 1915.

A telephonist and optics signaller in a command post at La Forain. Photo taken by Loys Roux, May 1916.

Two soldiers of the 23e RI in a support line trench. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, July 1916.

Canvas netting is erected along a roadway to prevent aerial observation as part of the preparations of the Chemin-des-Dames offensive. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, near Villers-Franqueux, March 1917.

Two Russian soldiers of the Russian Legion. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, near Viller-Franqueux, March 1917.

A group of Russian soldiers of the Russian Legion bargain over prices with two French ladies. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, near Viller-Franqueux, March 1917.

A soldier manning an observation post camouflaged by using a simple tent-canvas. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, July 1917.

A group of soldiers carries duckboards up to the front lines. The road shows signs it was once well camouflaged before it was heavily bombarded. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, near Verdun, October 1917.

The 23e RI occupies a dismal looking communication trench in a sector of Verdun. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, October 1917.

Soldiers sleeping in the ruined Saint-Martin church at Branges (Aisne). Photo taken by Frantz Adam, August 1918.

A M1916 Ruelle-Saint-Chamond. Photo taken by Frantz Adam, September 1918.