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R.A.F. men with their pet rabbits at a Squadron near the lines, France, c. 1918 "RAF men showing off their pet rabbits, France, during World War I. Lying underneath the fuselage of an aeroplane, these three RAF men parade their pet rabbits for the cameras inspection. Well known for their fondness of animals, British soldiers were keenly aware that keeping pets was an excellent way of maintaining a regiment's morale - hence the large number of regimental mascots adopted by British troops."

Source: National Library of Scotland.

Members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, playing hockey, France, c. 1918 Source: National Library of Scotland.

Christmas card from the Royal Army Medical Corps at No. 11 General Hospital - a part of the British Expeditionary Force in Italy, 1918

Bohemian immigrant youth at the Lessie Bates Davis Neighbourhood House in 1918 in East St. Louis, Illinois

ON THIS DAY: 1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.

Women delivering ice in World War I from an ice wagon, during the final surge in the ice trade, 1918

Philipp Scheidemann's proclamation on the Reichstag balcony, 1918 Philipp Scheidemann (26 July 1865 – 29 November 1939) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). During the German Revolution of 1918–1919 he proclaimed Germany a republic on 9 November 1918 and subsequently became the second Chancellor of the Weimar Republic, acting in this post for 127 days.

A British NCO prepares to dispose of an unexploded bomb, during the First World War, 1918

Sfatul Ţării members, 1918 Sfatul Țării was, in 1917-18, the National Assembly (parliament) of the Governorate (guberniya, province) of Bessarabia of the disintegrating Russian Empire, which proclaimed the independent Moldavian Democratic Republic in December 1917, and then union with Romania in April (according to the old style, March) 1918.

Suffragettes at Washington, District of Columbia. Bonfire in front of the White House, c. 1917 - 1918

The National Assembly in Alba Iulia, December 1, 1918 Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri, also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania. It commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania.

Frankford Terminal in 1918, before the construction of the Market–Frankford Line The Frankford Transportation Center (also known as Frankford Terminal and Bridge-Pratt station) is a transportation terminal in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was once known as the Bridge Street terminal before a complete reconstruction in 2003. Frankford Transportation Center is the last stop for the Market-Frankord Line trains before heading westbound for 69th Street Transportation Center.

WW1 postcard showing Central Powers monarchs: Germany (Prussia), Austria-Hungary, Ottomans, Bulgaria - "Vereinte Kräfte führen zum Ziel" (United powers lead to the goal), 1918 The Central Powers (German: Mittelmächte; Hungarian: Központi hatalmak; Turkish: İttifak Devletleri or Bağlaşma Devletleri; Bulgarian: Централни сили, Tsentralni sili) were one of the two warring factions in World War I (1914–18), composed of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. This alignment originated in the Triple Alliance, and fought against the Allied Powers that had formed around the Triple Entente.

Unburied bodies after the Battle of Tampere, Finland, 1918 The Battle of Tampere of the Finnish Civil War was fought in Finland in 1918 between Red and White forces. The White forces besieged and captured the main city of the Red Guards, Tampere, taking around 10,000 Red prisoners. The battle was decisive, and soon afterwards the war was over. Even after the war, some Red Guard soldiers tried to make it to the Russian border, as they believed the alternative was to be captured and be placed in prison camps by the White Guards where conditions were thought to be inhumane.

The Woman's Land Army of America--Training school, University of Virginia--Apply Woman's Land Army, U.S. Employment Service, Richmond, Va. Two women carrying basket of vegetables in front of woman in uniform on horseback with U.S. flag, c.1918

RGA Soldier supervises a kitten balancing on a 12 inch gun shell near Arras, 19 July 1918