World War I
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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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An Ottoman Official Taunting Starving Armenian Children with Bread, 1915
A haunting 1915 photograph from the Ottoman Empire captures an official holding up bread to taunt starving Armenian children during the genocide.
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The Evolution of a Symbol: How Gas Masks Shaped Hitler’s Wartime Mustache
A stark wartime portrait of a young Adolf Hitler captures the transition of his facial hair from a sweeping imperial style to the infamous ‘toothbrush’ mustache, a change forced upon him by the lethal necessity of fitting a gas mask…
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A Living Mosaic: 21,000 Soldiers Forming the Portrait of Woodrow Wilson
Captured in 1918 at Camp Sherman, Ohio, this unique photograph depicts the profile of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, meticulously formed by the bodies of 21,000 soldiers in an unprecedented display of military discipline and patriotism.
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The Silent Execution: Colonial Discipline and the Indian Soldiers of 1915
A grainy, haunting photograph captures the final moments of Indian soldiers facing a firing squad, serving as a grim testament to the lethal enforcement of colonial discipline during the First World War.
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Forging the Icon: The Industrial Birth of the Stahlhelm, 1916
A wooden table in a 1916 Lübeck factory displays nine raw steel shells, documenting the industrial birth of the M-16 Stahlhelm, the helmet that redefined combat protection during the First World War.
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Armistice Day 2025: What’s Open, What’s Closed, and Why November 11 Still Matters
Armistice Day, now observed as Veterans Day in the U.S., marks the anniversary of the World War I ceasefire. In 2025, ongoing government shutdowns are affecting some traditional ceremonies, but the spirit of remembrance endures.