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American Canteen
Caption reads "American Canteen, Brest, France." Image shows what appears to be American soldiers waiting in line at a canteen.
Archway Over Road
Caption reads "Main Entrance, Brest France." Image shows a road leading up to a large metal archway, with the words "US: Pontanezen Welcome Base Sec."
Barracks
Caption reads "The Old Store Barracks were built by Napoleon. The French gov't allowed the Americans use them all the time the A.E.F existed." Image shows a row of 6 army barracks. Two figures stand on the left of the photograph.
Large Building
Caption reads "The Old Store Barracks were built by Napoleon. The French gov't allowed the Americans use them all the time the A.E.F existed." Image shows a large building in the background, and a figure standing in a ditch in the foreground.
Road Leading to Building
Caption reads "The Old Store Barracks were built by Napoleon. The French gov't allowed the Americans use them all the time the A.E.F existed." Image shows a road leading up to a building bordered by a wooden fence.
Soldiers Rolling Their Pack
Caption reads "Rolling Pack for inspection. Brest, July 1919; Image shows four figures standing by a low wooden building." Two are bent over rolling up some gear.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
Washbins
Caption reads "Troop latrine and wash tables at Brest." Image shows the same row of washbins being used by the soldiers.
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.
Small Rowboat With Sail
Caption reads "Scenes in the harbor at Brest." Image shows four figures on a small rowboat with an attached sail.
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.
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.
Docked Ships
Caption reads "Harbor Scenes, Brest." Image shows a large port. Many ships are docked, and a large fortress-like structure looms overhead.
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.
Busy Street in Brest
Caption reads "Street Scenes, Brest. July 1919." Image shows a wide, busy city street.
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.
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.
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.
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 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…
Populated City Street
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows a populated city street.
Busy City Square
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows a busy city square.
Solider Getting Portait Taken
Image shows a soldier getting his picture taken by a photographer, while others wait their turn.
Cobblestone Street
Caption reads "Street scenes Brest, France." Image shows some figures walking along a cobblestone street.