Civilians Collection (page 3)

Wounded from battle of Vie [i.e. Vic] at Compiegne, 26 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded from battle of Vie [i.e. Vic] at Compiegne, 26 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Men wounded in the battle of Vic-sur-Aisne being helped off a cart at the Compie`gne train station

Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle (i.e. Laigne), 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle (i.e. Laigne), 1914. A horse-driven ambulance carrying wounded soldiers in the Forest of Laigne, France during World War I

Bomb wrecked houses, Yarmouth, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bomb wrecked houses, Yarmouth, 1915. Homes in Great Yarmouth, England which were damaged by bombs dropped by the German Zeppelin L3 on January 19, 1915 during World War I

Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. War damage from German bombs in Senlis, France, during World War I

Berlin, knitting for soldiers in Doctor's anteroom, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin, knitting for soldiers in Doctor's anteroom, between 1914 and c1915. Women knitting things for soldiers in Berlin, Germany during World War I

Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Henrietta Mielke (b. 1897) giving a ring to a man

Miss Mielke, 22 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Mielke, 22 Oct 1914. Henry Mielke (b. 1871) his daughter Henrietta (b. 1897) and another man. Henry Mielke was a store owner and member of the "Gold for Iron" (Gold fur Eisen)

Church in Neidenburg destroyed by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Church in Neidenburg destroyed by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. A church in Neidenburg, German Empire, (now Nidzica, Poland) which was damaged by Russian forces during World War I

At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Restaurant in Paris, France that was attacked by a mob during the anti-German violence at the beginning of World War I

Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Dead horses being buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12, 1914 near Haelen

Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. A German business attacked by a mob, probably at the beginning of World War I

Welcome to British, Boulogne, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Welcome to British, Boulogne, between c1914 and c1915. French people in street with an automobile with banner "Honour to the English Army" hung above them, during World War I

Seeking relief at a Mairie, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Seeking relief at a Mairie, Paris, 1914. People at the city hall (mairie) in the 11th Arrondissement, Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France during World War I

Refugees, Gare de Lyon, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Refugees, Gare de Lyon, Paris, between c1914 and c1915

Fugitives, Gare du Nord, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fugitives, Gare du Nord, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Refugees(?) at the Gare du Nord railroad station in Paris, France during World War I

Guard at Eiffel Tower, Wireless Station, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Guard at Eiffel Tower, Wireless Station, between c1914 and c1915. A guard at the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France during World War I

French Siege gun, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Siege gun, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers in motor tractor which is pulling a large gun along the road at the beginning of World War I

Awaiting relief, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Awaiting relief, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. French people, mostly women, waiting in line for relief at the beginning of World War I, Paris, France

Peasant giving drink to French soldiers, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Peasant giving drink to French soldiers, between c1914 and c1915. A woman giving water to French soldiers at the beginning of World War I

Paris, Newsboys waiting for "Extras", between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Newsboys waiting for "Extras", between c1914 and c1915. Newsboys waiting for news during the beginning of World War I, Paris, France

Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Bomb damage from German aircraft, in Paris, France at the begining of World War I

Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914, 1914. Belgian refugees during World War I in Paris, France

Dr. Mary Crawford, 11 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. Mary Crawford, 11 Oct 1914. Dr. Mary Crawford of Brooklyn, New York who was part of a group of doctors who went to help at the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris during World War I

Doctors & families going to war zone, 10/17/14, Dr. Mary Crawford, 17 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Doctors & families going to war zone, 10/17/14, Dr. Mary Crawford, 17 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). A group of American doctors including Dr

Wounded heroes of the Battle of Mons, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded heroes of the Battle of Mons, 1914. A woman with soldiers who were wounded in the Battle of Mons which took place on August 23, 1914 in France during World War I

Reservists and wagons under requisition, Latour Maubourg, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Reservists and wagons under requisition, Latour Maubourg, between c1914 and c1915. Reservists and wagons being requisitioned probably on Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, Paris, France

Brussels, Germans crossing Place Charles Rogier, 8/20/14, 20 Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Brussels, Germans crossing Place Charles Rogier, 8/20/14, 20 Aug 1914 (date created or published later). German soldiers marching in a street in Brussels, Belgium during World War I

17th Reg't [i.e. Regiment] leaving Toronto, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
17th Reg't [i.e. Regiment] leaving Toronto, between c1914 and c1915. Crowd watching Canadian soldiers from the 17th Regiment in Toronto, Canada, during World War I

German women after second grade meat, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German women after second grade meat, 1914. German women in line for meat during the beginning of World War I

Reservists at Gare de L'Est, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Reservists at Gare de L'Est, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Reservists and crowd at the Gare de Paris-Est (train station), Paris during the beginning of World War I

Reservists at Gare de l'Est, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Reservists at Gare de l'Est, Paris, 1914. Reservists and crowd at the Gare de Paris-Est (train station), Paris during the beginning of World War I

Paris, shop now a hospital, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, shop now a hospital, 1914. The former Dufayel store in Paris, located at the intersection of Boulevard Barbe`s and Rue Christiani, which was converted to a hospital during World War I

Autos requisitioned, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Autos requisitioned, Paris, between c1914 and c1915. Automobiles requisitioned to move troops to the front during World War I, Paris, France

Paris, reservists departing from Gare de L'Est, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, reservists departing from Gare de L'Est, between c1914 and c1915. Crowd of reservists at the Gare de Paris-Est (train station), Paris during the beginning of World War I

Recruiting, Montreal, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruiting, Montreal, 1914 (date created or published later). Soldiers standing in front of a window which displays a recruitment poster for the 5th Regiment Royal Highlanders of Canada

Berlin, cheering declaration of war, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin, cheering declaration of war, Aug 1914. People in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in Berlin, Germany, cheering the declaration of World War I

Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Run on Berlin Bank when war declared, Aug 1914. Crowd of people at door of a bank in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of World War I

Costumes de Différents Pays, Quans ou Mandarins Chinois, Civil et Militaire, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Quans ou Mandarins Chinois, Civil et Militaire, c1797

The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], 1876. The Delegations of Austria and Hungary were opened on Monday

Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. In the interview which Baron Rodich had, a fortnight ago, at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], with the principal insurgent leaders

Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa...1876. Creator: Unknown
Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Verona: French officers are cheered by the crowd in a town square, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; In Brescia: a machine gun unit march past the Garibaldi monument, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. Creator: Pelanda
Inter-allied Support; The men get acquainted with their new temporary quarters, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace.... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing the horrors of the invasion, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; One of the Tagliamento bridges during the retreat, October 31, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

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"Civilians: Unsung Heroes in Times of War and Crisis" In the midst of chaos and uncertainty, they have always played a crucial role in supporting their nations. Like an instruction booklet guiding us through troubled times, they demonstrate unwavering resilience and adaptability. During World War II, knitting for the RAF became more than just a hobby; it was a way for civilians to contribute to the war effort from home. With each stitch, they provided warmth and comfort to brave pilots soaring through the skies. The iconic "Dig for Victory" poster served as a rallying cry during WWII, urging civilians to cultivate their own gardens and grow essential crops. These ordinary individuals transformed into farmers overnight, ensuring that no one went hungry amidst rationing. In WWI, an encounter between a British trooper and a French woman on the road to Lille showcased the compassion shared by people across borders. In moments of despair, these chance connections reminded us of our shared humanity. Air raid drills at Windmill Theatre exemplified how civilians adapted their daily lives to protect themselves during wartime. They sought refuge within theaters' walls while still finding solace in entertainment despite imminent danger. Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown on Isle of Sheppey stood united against enemy threats along Britain's shores during WWII. Their vigilance safeguarded coastal communities from harm's way. Recruitment posters for the British Army called upon able-bodied men who willingly stepped forward as volunteers or conscripts – embodying bravery in its purest form. Soldiers honed their skills with target practice on shooting ranges before heading off into battlefields - training alongside dedicated civilian instructors who prepared them mentally and physically for what lay ahead. Firemen rescuing people from Tabernacle St houses in Shoreditch demonstrated selflessness amid blazing infernos - risking their lives without hesitation to save those trapped within burning buildings. "The Door-God.