Sandbag Collection

First line Gurkhas storming and capturing a German trench, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Crown
First line Gurkhas storming and capturing a German trench, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Fire alam post, Cooks Road, Vauxhall, WW2
Fire alarm post (FA41) protected by sandbags outside the AFS station in Cooks Road, Vauxhall, with an LFB fire engine on the left, around the start of the Second World War

A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934
3502708 A German officer in a heavily sandbagged observation point during WWI, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info)

Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded British in trench, 18 Aug 1918. Wounded British soldiers of the 27th Brigade, 9th Division, in a trench at a regimental aid post near Outtersteene Ridge following the formation's

Y.M.C.A. at Fort Sheridan, Ills., 1917 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Y.M.C.A. at Fort Sheridan, Ills., 1917 and 1918. YMCA structures at Fort Sheridan now a residential neighborhood which makes up Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park, Illinois during World War I.

French put a mitrailleuse in position, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French put a mitrailleuse in position, between c1915 and 1918. French soldiers placing machine gun on its tripod during World War I.

France - in a front line trench, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
France - in a front line trench, 1917. British troops in a trench in France during World War I.

Germans in Rus. [i.e. Russian] Poland, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in Rus. [i.e. Russian] Poland, between c1910 and c1915. German soldiers during World War I.

German Bomb-proof shelter, 5 yards deep, between c1915 and 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
German Bomb-proof shelter, 5 yards deep, between c1915 and 1916. A German bomb-proof shelter during World War I.

The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River, engaging the Federal monitors - by our special artist, 1864

Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert. -- "Why aren't you at the first-aid post, getting treatment"

How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Before departure: men being despatched and, on the right, the lieutenant commanding them, 1917

Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; Calm: "le pinard", 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A lookout teased by the enemy is passed hand grenades, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance, shaking the parapets, mowing down everything around with its splinters, 1917

Italian Offensive of Isonzo; The western slopes of Monte Santo... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Italian Offensive of Isonzo; The western slopes of Monte Santo, which the Bersaglieri had to climb, from August 19 to 24, 1917; at the top, the ruins of a convent, 1917

French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Attack of July 31, 1917; Artillery preparation on the second German line on the east bank of the Yser canal at Ypres; This view was taken from the west bank of the canal, 1917

Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Sur le Teton: blockhaus en ciment armé, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sur le massif de Moronvilliers; Sur le Teton: blockhaus en ciment arme, 1917. First World War: on the Moronvilliers Hills; on the breast of the hill, blockhouse in reinforced cement

Dans les forts reconquis de Douaumont et de Vaux; casement du fort de Vaux... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dans les forts reconquis de Douaumont et de Vaux; casement du fort de Vaux donnant sur le fosse Sud, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The "Maison Verte", Sebastopol - sketched by E. A. Goodall, 1856. Creator: Edward Alfred Goodall
The "Maison Verte", Sebastopol - sketched by E. A. Goodall, 1856. Scene from the Crimean War:..a favourite target for the long ranges

Armement Nouveau; Batterie de quatre engins dits "taupias", 1915. Creator: Unknown
'Armement Nouveau; Batterie de quatre engins dits "taupias", a la charge desquels un bombardier va mettre le feu sous la surveillance du capitaine de la campagnie, 1915

La bataille de la Somme; Pendules trouvees par nos soldats dans une cagna allemande de la... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La bataille de la Somme; Pendules trouvees par nos soldats dans une cagna allemande de la Somme. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

L'effort Canadien; Canadiens occupant des tranchees en Flandre, 1915 (1916).. Creator: Unknown
L'effort Canadien; Canadiens occupant des tranchees en Flandre, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War:..two 18-pounders which had been mounted on Sandbag battery were taken away

American University Training Camp - Misc. Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
American University Training Camp - Misc. Views, 1917

'La Tour des Templiers et le canal de Furnes a Nieuport. c1915. Creator: Unknown
La Tour des Templiers et le canal de Furnes a Nieuport, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

'Le Canal de l'Yser a Nieuport. 1916. Creator: Francois Flameng
Le Canal de l'Yser a Nieuport, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

'Bonne tranchee, bon equipement et bon "jus".1916. Creator: Unknown
Bonne tranchee, bon equipement et bon "jus".1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Crimean War: British soldiers with heavy artillery:..on the crest of a precipice, is a one-gun battery

Dahab Island, Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed Kazzaz

Inside a Russian fort during the siege - shell marks around a dummy gun - Port Arthur, c1905

WWII September 1939 Circular sandbag redoubt
Anti-aircraft post on the East Coast constructed of sandbags, formed in the first week of the Second World War. Date: 1939

French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). French troops making a daylight raid on the German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes

Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Behind the Firing Line at Anzac Cove: " Splinter Villa", one of the Australian dug-outs

Professor Huntingdon, Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, and the Hon. C. S. Rolls, 1906. The British crew who competed in the 1906 Gordon Bennett Cup

Sandbags and webbing are seen on a small hill in front of a house burned to the ground in the Thomas Fire during a winter rain storm in Ventura, California, U.S. January 9, 2018

A general view shows a damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppos Saif al-Dawla district March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags)

View From Canadian Camp
This painting shows a military sandbag bunker being flooded by the sea, with a pair of troops standing inside, painted from a Canadian camp. Date: circa 1918

Wrecked battery, Crimea, 1855 (b/w photo)
UIG5102647 Wrecked battery, Crimea, 1855 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); (add.info.: Wrecked battery, Crimea, 1855. Photograph by James Robertson.); SSPL/NMeM/Royal Photographic Society

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest... Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif
Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif

Pull Against Us! (colour litho)
2808723 Pull Against Us! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pull Against Us)

On Mount Lemerle, the Forli Brigade fights back and pursues the enemy with the kidney bayonet (colour litho)
2777557 On Mount Lemerle, the Forli Brigade fights back and pursues the enemy with the kidney bayonet (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessis Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood, Near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood. Near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937
The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

The Bessie Levee, along a subsid... Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
The Bessie Levee, along a subsidiary of the Mississippi River, near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The levee has been augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood

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"Gurkhas storming and capturing a German trench, World War I, 1914-1918. The bravery of the Gurkhas is evident as they fearlessly charge into enemy territory, armed with nothing but their determination and sandbags for protection. " "Fire alarm post, Cooks Road, Vauxhall, WW2. Amidst the chaos of war, sandbags line the streets to safeguard against potential fires caused by bombings. A symbol of resilience in the face of danger. " "The view from Canadian Camp reveals a landscape fortified with sandbags during wartime. These simple bags filled with earth serve as a shield against enemy attacks while providing soldiers a sense of security amidst uncertainty. " "Trenches at the Citadel of Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium showcase an intricate network protected by sandbags during World War II September 1939. These fortifications were crucial in defending strategic positions and maintaining control over key territories. " "French soldiers raiding a German trench during the First World War (1914-1918) demonstrate resourcefulness by utilizing sandbags as makeshift shields. In this intense battle scene captured in 1933, these bags become symbols of both defense and offense. " "Australian troops stationed in Turkey during the First World War (1915) utilize sandbags to reinforce their positions against relentless enemy fire. These humble sacks play an essential role in protecting lives on foreign soil. " "In scenes reminiscent of destruction caused by war's fury, burned houses stand desolate while scattered sandbags lie on small hills nearby - remnants of desperate attempts to defend homes amidst conflict's chaos. " "As Aleppo's Saif district bears witness to devastation caused by warfare, damaged streets are lined with strategically placed sandbag barriers - silent guardians standing firm against further destruction. " "Wrecked battery sites from Crimea's Crimean War (1855) reveal remnants where once mighty cannons stood tall behind protective walls made up primarily of sturdy sandbags - testaments to the ingenuity of warfare's past.