Caption

Three U.S. military personnel exhibiting effect of pistol, rifle and machine gun fire on heavyweight body armor, a result of testing conducted by the Army Ordnance Department, Fort de la Peigney, Langres, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1918

Date

May 01, 1918

Credit line

Glasshouse Images/Photo12/Circa Images

Reference

GLS25A00_097

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No

Property release

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40,0Mb (1,8Mb) / 14,4in x 10,8in / 4325 x 3231 (300dpi)

Keywords

three people men adults Caucasian ethnicity U.S. soldiers U.S. Army military bullet-proof vests Great War World War I WWI wars conflict body armor protection safety precaution Langres France 1918 1910-1919 1910's 20th century photography historical retro style history archival news event old-fashioned vintage black & white b&w b w vertical circa images GHIV

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