1918
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The Living Portrait of Woodrow Wilson: 20,000 Americans Form a Giant Human Photograph in Ohio
A vast crowd of over 20,000 soldiers and civilian workers stands in precise formation at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1918 to compose an enormous living aerial portrait of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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The 21,000-Soldier Portrait of Woodrow Wilson Crafted by Arthur Mole in 1918
Twentieth-century commercial photographer Arthur Mole positioned 21,000 soldiers at Camp Sherman in Ohio to form this monumental living portrait of US President Woodrow Wilson in 1918.
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The Masked Sentinel: Policing New York City During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
A New York City traffic officer stands at his post in 1918, his face shielded by a gauze mask, capturing the somber reality of a city struggling to maintain order while fighting a deadly, invisible contagion.
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The Face of the 1918 Moscow Interrogation: Fanny Kaplan After the Lenin Shooting
Captured in the stark light of Cheka custody after the August 30, 1918 attempt on Vladimir Lenin’s life, this portrait of Fanny Kaplan preserves the tense moment that unleashed Russia’s Red Terror.