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- Collection: Coffman Photo Album - AEF
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Soldiers Standing Next to Train
Caption reads "We had 1500 men on that train and left 40 men to a car." Image shows soldiers standing and sitting next to the packed railcars on some adjacent tracks.
Two Women Next to Train
Caption reads "Every time out train stopped we were besieged by Belgian children and grown people for everything from cigarettes to hard-tack. Note American "Side-door pullmans"." Image shows two women next to one of the railcars. One looks towards…
People Next to Train
Caption reads "Every time out train stopped we were besieged by Belgian children and grown people for everything from cigarettes to hard-tack. Note American "Side-door pullmans"." Image shows numerous children and adults approaching the stopped…
Troop Train
Caption reads "These and following views show the 3rd Corp troop on their way down from Germany to Brest and then home." Image shows a long train, with the railcars filled with soldiers.
Large Town
Image overlooks a large town.
Damaged Train Station
Caption reads "Shell torn station on the Belgian Border." Image shows a partially damaged train station, with some figures in the foreground looking on.
Train Station
Caption reads "R. R. station at Namur, Belgium." Image shows a large metal train station, with many figures milling about.
Cobblestone Street
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows some figures walking along a cobblestone street.
Solider Getting Portait Taken
Image shows a soldier getting his picture taken by a photographer, while others wait their turn.
Busy City Square
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows a busy city square.
Populated City Street
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows a populated city street.
Second View of Barracks
Caption reads "Brest, at the end of the war could accommodate three hundred thousand men easily. It kept one division busy keeping it clean." Image shows barracks. There are some figures clustered together near the bottom of the photograph, and a…
Barracks
Caption reads "Brest, at the end of the war could accommodate three hundred thousand men easily. It kept one division busy keeping it clean." Image shows a view of barracks.
Second View of Military Base in Brest
Caption reads "Brest, at the end of the war could accommodate three hundred thousand men easily. It kept one division busy keeping it clean." Image shows a military base.
Military Base in Brest
Caption reads "Brest, at the end of the war could accommodate three hundred thousand men easily. It kept one division busy keeping it clean." Image shows an overview of what appears to be a large military base.
Busy Sidewalk in Brest
Caption reads "Street Scenes, Brest. July 1919." Image shows a populated city sidewalk, with a building labeled as the US Navy Post office in the background.
Busy Street in Brest
Caption reads "Street Scenes, Brest. July 1919." Image shows a wide, busy city street.
Ships on a River
Caption reads "Harbor Scenes, Brest." Image shows a wider river populated with ships. In the background are some tall buildings, and in the foreground are a large metal bridge and crane.
Docked Ships
Caption reads "Harbor Scenes, Brest." Image shows a large port. Many ships are docked, and a large fortress-like structure looms overhead.
Harbor at Brest
Caption reads "View of harbor from hill above the town. Brest, France." Image overlooks a small bay populated by ships in the background. In the foreground is a small portion of a town.
Large Ship in Harbor
Caption reads "Scenes in the harbor at Brest." Image shows a large ship floating in the middle of a wide river.
Small Rowboat With Sail
Caption reads "Scenes in the harbor at Brest." Image shows four figures on a small rowboat with an attached sail.
Ship in Harbor at Brest
Caption reads "Scenes in the harbor at Brest." Image shows a large ship in the distance on a body of water.
Washbins
Caption reads "Troop latrine and wash tables at Brest." Image shows the same row of washbins being used by the soldiers.
Troop Latrines
Caption reads "Troop latrine and wash tables at Brest." Image shows a row of wash-bins covered by a large roof. Two figures stand underneath.
Soldiers Along a Street
Caption reads "Street and Camp scene, Brest." The image shows a large mass of figures standing on the side of a wide road underneath a telephone pole.
Large Building
Caption reads "The "cootie delouser" for "purifying" the troop at Brest." The picture shows a large building with what appears to be two smokestack protruding from the roof.
Troop Kitchens
Caption reads "Three views of the troop kitchens at Brest which were models of efficiency. Five thousand men an hour could fed in these kitchens." Image shows building on the left of the photograph and other figures walking along a raised wooden…
Troops Entering the Troop Kitchens
Caption reads "Three views of the troop kitchens at Brest which were models of efficiency. Five thousand men an hour could fed in these kitchens." Image shows a mass of soldiers entering the adjacent building through numerous doorways.
Soldiers in Line at the Troop Kitchens
Caption reads "Three views of the troop kitchens at Brest which were models of efficiency. Five thousand men an hour could fed in these kitchens." Image shows a large line of soldiers walking with silverware and flatware across some wooden planks.