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  5. IMAGO International History, Archive, First World War, WWI, Use of gas masks 1914-1918

IMAGO International History, Archive, First World War, WWI, Use of gas masks 1914-1918

Feb 10, 2025

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  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED German gas mask, between c1915 and 1918. Shows a German soldier wearing a gas mask during World War I. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesxBainxNewsxServicex IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesxBainxNewsxServicex IMAGO

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED German gas mask, between c1915 and 1918. Shows a German soldier wearing a gas mask during World War I. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesxBainxNewsxServicex IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesxBainxNewsxServicex IMAGO

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. Albert S. Pollard of the US Army Corps of Engineers, wearing the type of gas mask used by the English. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646179

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. Albert S. Pollard of the US Army Corps of Engineers, wearing the type of gas mask used by the English. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646179

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A National Army man wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646178

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A National Army man wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646178

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. American soldier showing a type of gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646177

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. American soldier showing a type of gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646177

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. American soldiers showing types of gas masks, at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646176

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. American soldiers showing types of gas masks, at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646176

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. An American Boy Scout giving a demonstration of the use of gas masks in Union Square, New York City. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646175

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. An American Boy Scout giving a demonstration of the use of gas masks in Union Square, New York City. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0646175

  • WWI: GAS MASK, c1917. A soldier and his horse wearing gas masks to protect against gas attacks. Photograph, c1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0642992

    WWI: GAS MASK, c1917. A soldier and his horse wearing gas masks to protect against gas attacks. Photograph, c1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0642992

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A soldier wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0528944

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A soldier wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0528944

  • WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A soldier wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0528943

    WWI: GAS MASK, 1918. A soldier wearing a gas mask. Photograph, 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0528943

  • WWI: REFUGEES, 1918. English soldiers helping French refugees return to their homes near Maretz, France. Photograph, November 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0527961

    WWI: REFUGEES, 1918. English soldiers helping French refugees return to their homes near Maretz, France. Photograph, November 1918. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0527961

  • First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo - PCT4296973 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo -; (add.info.: First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo -); Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023. Copyright: x xPatricexCartier.xAllxrightsxreservedx2023x xBridgemanxImagesx 4296973

    First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo - PCT4296973 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo -; (add.info.: First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): group of French soldiers and allies posing for photography in front of their casematte. They all wear a gas mask - Undated anonymous photo -); Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023. Copyright: x xPatricexCartier.xAllxrightsxreservedx2023x xBridgemanxImagesx 4296973

  • World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918 XEE4169469 World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918 by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4169469

    World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918 XEE4169469 World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918 by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I: A dog of a military kennel equipped with a gas mask In  The mirror 1918); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4169469

  • First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916. XEE4168121 First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916.); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4168121

    First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916. XEE4168121 First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): German grenadier with gas mask in 1916.); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4168121

  • First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916. XEE4164902 First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916. by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916.); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4164902

    First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916. XEE4164902 First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916. by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War: soldiers with a gas mask. One of the newspaper Lectures pour tous of February 15, 1916.); Stefano Bianchetti. Copyright: xStefanoxBianchettix xBridgemanxImagesx 4164902

  • Photograph of soldiers and their horses wearing gas masks during the First World War, Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xWorldxHistoryxArchivex WHA_094_0631 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    Photograph of soldiers and their horses wearing gas masks during the First World War, Copyright: xUnitedxArchivesx xWorldxHistoryxArchivex WHA_094_0631 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED La reprise du bois de la Caillette; Un soldat essaie un masque allemand trouve sur le terrain ,1916 Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xpovos,macho,homem,homens,pa?s,Franc?s,France,guy,cor,conflito,g?s,militar,guerra,partexdianteira,posi??o,For?asxArmadas,s?culo,vit?ria,fotografia,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,wartime,conceito,batalha,foto,tropas,B&W,m?scaraxdexg?s,aftermath,Ex?rcito,guerra,trincheira,trincheiras,publica??o,Cor,,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdexbatalha,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,for?asxarmadas,brancoxexpreto,GuerraxDexMundoxUma,20oxs?culo,ThexPrintxCollector,Unknown,L Illustrationx IMAGO ,2950638 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:povos,macho,homem,homens,pa?s,Franc?s,France,guy,cor,conflito,g?s,militar,guerra,partexdianteira,posi??o,For?asxArmadas,s?culo,vit?ria,fotografia,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,wa

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED La reprise du bois de la Caillette; Un soldat essaie un masque allemand trouve sur le terrain ,1916 Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xpovos,macho,homem,homens,pa?s,Franc?s,France,guy,cor,conflito,g?s,militar,guerra,partexdianteira,posi??o,For?asxArmadas,s?culo,vit?ria,fotografia,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,wartime,conceito,batalha,foto,tropas,B&W,m?scaraxdexg?s,aftermath,Ex?rcito,guerra,trincheira,trincheiras,publica??o,Cor,,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdexbatalha,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,for?asxarmadas,brancoxexpreto,GuerraxDexMundoxUma,20oxs?culo,ThexPrintxCollector,Unknown,L Illustrationx IMAGO ,2950638 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:povos,macho,homem,homens,pa?s,Franc?s,France,guy,cor,conflito,g?s,militar,guerra,partexdianteira,posi??o,For?asxArmadas,s?culo,vit?ria,fotografia,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,wa

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Machine Gunners in Action Wearing their Gas Helmets , (1919). Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xpovos,macho,homem,homens,máscara,guy,arma,armas,injetor,injetores,disparar,gás,guerra,século,máscaras,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,conceito,injetorxdexmáquina,B&W,máscaraxdexgás,acendimento,MONOCROMÁTICO,guerra,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdexbatalha,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,weaponry,GuerraxDexMundoxUma,1910s,20oxséculo,ThexPrintxCollector,photograph,Unknown,Knight,CaxtonxPublishingxCompany,WilliamxStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,WilliamxStanleyxMacbean,W.xStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,WxStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,W.xStanleyxMacbean,WxStanleyxMacbean,W.xS.xM.,W.xS.xM.xKnight,CaxtonxPulishingxCompanyxLim,gasxhelmetx IMAGO ,2710831 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDAT Copyright:povos,macho,homem,homens,máscara,guy,arma,armas,injetor,injetores,disparar,gás,guerra,século,máscaras,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,conceito,injetorxdexmáquina,B&W,máscaraxdexgás

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Machine Gunners in Action Wearing their Gas Helmets , (1919). Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xpovos,macho,homem,homens,máscara,guy,arma,armas,injetor,injetores,disparar,gás,guerra,século,máscaras,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,conceito,injetorxdexmáquina,B&W,máscaraxdexgás,acendimento,MONOCROMÁTICO,guerra,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdexbatalha,pretox&xbranco,pretoxexbranco,B W,weaponry,GuerraxDexMundoxUma,1910s,20oxséculo,ThexPrintxCollector,photograph,Unknown,Knight,CaxtonxPublishingxCompany,WilliamxStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,WilliamxStanleyxMacbean,W.xStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,WxStanleyxMacbeanxKnight,W.xStanleyxMacbean,WxStanleyxMacbean,W.xS.xM.,W.xS.xM.xKnight,CaxtonxPulishingxCompanyxLim,gasxhelmetx IMAGO ,2710831 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDAT Copyright:povos,macho,homem,homens,máscara,guy,arma,armas,injetor,injetores,disparar,gás,guerra,século,máscaras,soldados,soldado,primeiraxguerraxdexmundo,conceito,injetorxdexmáquina,B&W,máscaraxdexgás

  • World War I, I WK, German infantry in gas masks

    World War I, I WK, German infantry in gas masks

  • Photograph of German Cavalry Photograph of gas-masked German cavalry. Dated 1918 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A11306

    Photograph of German Cavalry Photograph of gas-masked German cavalry. Dated 1918 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A11306

  • World war one: German soldiers in gas masks use a machine gun World war one: German soldiers in gas masks use a machine gun, France 1915 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP17A22047

    World war one: German soldiers in gas masks use a machine gun World war one: German soldiers in gas masks use a machine gun, France 1915 Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP17A22047

  • Austro - Hungarian Navy . Sailors in their gas - masks . 1916 The crew of a deck - gun on an Austro - Hungarian warship wearing their gas - masks . Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1226121

    Austro - Hungarian Navy . Sailors in their gas - masks . 1916 The crew of a deck - gun on an Austro - Hungarian warship wearing their gas - masks . Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1226121

  • WW1: Allied troops in a trench. British soldiers with a machine gun wear gas masks. !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Mono Print UnitedArchives0775193

    WW1: Allied troops in a trench. British soldiers with a machine gun wear gas masks. !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Mono Print UnitedArchives0775193

  • WW1: Battle of the Somme. Machine gunners wearing their gas masks, near Ovillers, July 1916. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0775178

    WW1: Battle of the Somme. Machine gunners wearing their gas masks, near Ovillers, July 1916. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0775178

  • WW1: Carrier pigeons being put in a gas chamber by soldiers. (Presumably gas proof chamber). !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Mono Print UnitedArchives0775126

    WW1: Carrier pigeons being put in a gas chamber by soldiers. (Presumably gas proof chamber). !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Mono Print UnitedArchives0775126

  • WW1: The Balkans. British troops wearing gas masks in the trenches. Salonika front, 1916. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0774024

    WW1: The Balkans. British troops wearing gas masks in the trenches. Salonika front, 1916. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0774024

  • The development of the Service Gas Mask during the War of 1914-18. The component parts and process of manufacture of the Small Box Respirator. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0771197

    The development of the Service Gas Mask during the War of 1914-18. The component parts and process of manufacture of the Small Box Respirator. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0771197

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