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Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. A hood and cloak for a camouflaged listener or sniper. The duties of these men are are to enter no-man's-land at night and to there conceal themselves and remain during the following day, observing and listening to the enemy's activities. This service should form a part of the sniping service

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - One of the emplacements from the front, giving an idea of the roof of the dugout, of the size of the opening, in consequence of field of fire. It should be noted, in the construction of emplacements, that the larger the aperture, the more imperfect is the concealment and that the exposure of batteries is being brought close to the line for a given field of fire is made less safe not only by their approach to the enemy, but by the increased difficulty in the constuction and concealment of their position

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - One of the emplacements from the front, g...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. A camouflaged scout

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Artillery - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. Camouflaged scout

Camouflage - Artillery - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, d...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Artillery Public domain photograph - World War One artillery, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the path back of the battery position screened by trees. The condition of these trees is at all times carefully guarded, and the path was maintained in appearance similar to that in existence before the occupation of the position

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the path back of the battery position scree...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. Capitaine Dordu and a camouflaged listener taken from the side from which the man is not intended to be protected

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the up-keep of the position by trained gardeners. The battery commander is himself out for airplanes

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the up-keep of the position by trained ga...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the left flank of the position screened by trees

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the left flank of the position screened by ...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. Showing the man with his head raised to indicate his position

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows the gun emplacement from the rear; one of the ammunition racks is at the side of the piece. The amount of water in the emplacement shows the need of issuing pumps to batteries dug in below the normal water level. The burlap covering the square black shadow at the rear of the piece is obviously not sufficient, and a good enemy air service should have detected the battery on this weakness

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows the gun emplacement from the rear; ...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. One of the scouts ordered to raise his head to be photographed. Notice the face covered with painted gauze

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center devel...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. A concealed listener, or Scout

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun, developed b...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows the open mouth of the emplacement which is unconcealed during fire. The difficulty of concealing the square shadow of this kindis great where it is impossible to dig the gun down below the level of the ground. The photograph also shows the protection considered sufficient against 105's. It consists of a layer of heavy timbers, four layers of sand bags, a bursting layer of brick with light rails, and a lyaer of sod

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows the open mouth of the emplacement w...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph of a tunnel, arch structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows one of the gun emplacements and the system of casemating. The floor of the casemate is below normal water level, and is concreted. Note the strength of the vertical supports, and also the fact that the wheels of the gun rest on wood. Experience has proved that continual firing of material resting on concrete deteriorates material with great rapidity

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows one of the gun emplacements and the...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Represents a screen for a similar tactical purpose and constructed, not by artillery, but is the engineers, using rafia supplied by the camouflage department. (For further information on the screens, see the British S.S. publication, No.---, entitled "Notes on Screens."

Camouflage - Roads - Represents a screen for a similar tactical purpos...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph - World War One artillery, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Artillery - British auto cannon of the Royal Naval Air Service attached to the 1st Division, Belgian Cavalry, 1915. This detachment left the Belian Cavalry in the fall of 1915 and joined the Russian Army, where it saw service near Riga, in the Caucasus, in the Dobruja, and in Galicia

Camouflage - Artillery - British auto cannon of the Royal Naval Air Se...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Artillery Public domain photograph of World War One military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Wooden Guns - Imitation gun used for drawing the enemy's fire. Unsuccessful because not sufficiently camouflaged

Camouflage - Wooden Guns - Imitation gun used for drawing the enemy's ...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Wooden Guns Public domain photograph - World War One artillery, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl ... More

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows one of the emplacements with its screen up. The screen should, of course, be slanting, in order that a shadow shall not be cast

Camouflage - Miscellaneous - Shows one of the emplacements with its sc...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the screen made of natural bush

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the screen made of natural bush

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. A scout covered with branches who has walked forward out of his surroundings in order that he may be photographed

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian Sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Major Francis W. Chesney, A Sector Anti-Air Coordinator from the Marine Air Control Squadron 7 from Yuma, Arizona, relays hostile aircraft coordinates from base camp, which is located at NASA test Site, New Mexico, to the Avenger and Stinger teams in the field allowing them to launch and destroy the enemy aircraft before letting them reach their targets, all a part of exercise Roving Sands '96

Major Francis W. Chesney, A Sector Anti-Air Coordinator from the Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Nasa Test Site State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the appearance of the battery from the side. The outline of one of the casemates is seen through the shrubs

Camouflage - Roads - Showing the appearance of the battery from the si...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the planting of shurbs by expert gardeners recruited among the personnel in order to thicken the concealment and to replace damaged plants. This is of course being done in the fall of the year

Camouflage - Roads - Shows the planting of shurbs by expert gardeners ...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Roads Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - Camouflaged Scout demonstrating the means employed in advancing without disclosing his position. The man has his head resting on his wrists and slowly draws his body over his wrists and then replaces them in their former psotion; taking more than a minute for the operation

Camouflage - Scouts - Camouflaged Scout demonstrating the means employ...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian sniping and Machine Gun Center, developed by Capitaine Dordu, Belgian Army. The man is to be found in almost the center of the picture

Camouflage - Scouts - The Belgian sniping and Machine Gun Center, deve...

Photographer: Major Francis T. Colby, U.S.A. Camouflage - Scouts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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