Chooeubhaokhaossian the Great's Temple of History

“William Duncan late in life, exhibiting to friends for photographing the canvas, hammock, clock, water bottle, and accordion used by him on his voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57.“ Duncan was a British missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, and Metlakatla, Alaska. Taken by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, c. 1916-1917.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Portrait of a group of German soldiers posing with three Allied prisoners of war somewhere in Germany during World War 1. One of the prisoners is identified as Private P. Robertson who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Source: Wellcome Images.

Color autochrome portrait of a group sitting on a bench probably somewhere in France, c. 1911. Taken by French autochrome inventors Auguste and Louis Jean Lumière.

Source: Sotheby’s.

Propaganda composite photo postcard showing a smiling German who has captured three Allied soldiers (British, Russian, and French) and put them in chains which was published during the early months of World War 1 in 1914.

“Captain Franz von Papen, former German military attache at Washington, who was persona non grata to the U.S. on account of his unfriendly activities. He was recalled December 1915.”

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

"The first photograph from the front:German cavalrymen, wounded during the advance on Liège, being bandaged." Taken during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914.

British filmmaker Geoffrey Malins showing how he carried reels of film while making films covering World War 1 in Belgium and the Vosges Mountains of France, c. 1914-1915.

Scene of a group having fun on a beach probably somewhere in France, c. 1900′s/1910′s. By Raoul Berthelé.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.

Portrait of the Perrin family in their house in Bossey, France, during World War 1, 1916. By Raoul Berthelé.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.

Portrait of three French soldiers in Saleux, France, during World War 1, 1915. By Raoul Berthelé.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.

German soldiers during a mock battle during or shortly before the start of World War 1, c. 1914.

Animated stereoscopic portrait of Emilienne Gosse at the wheel of a car in Fublaines, France, September 4, 1918. By Raoul Berthelé.

Source: City Archives of Toulouse.

Animated stereoscopic portrait of Emilienne Gosse and French soldier Raoul Berthelé in Fublaines, France, September 4, 1918. Attributed to Raoul Berthelé.

Animated stereoscopic portrait of French soldier and photographer Raoul Berthelé posing in a forest in Behonne, France, 1916.

Portrait of an armed Italian soldier wearing Ansaldo body armor during World War 1.

Portrait of three Allied Highlanders wounded during the Battle of Cambrai, 1917.

Belgian soldiers in a shallow trench in Diest, Belgium, during World War 1, 1914.