EVB2942898: General Robert Nivelle replaced Joseph Joffre as French Commander-in-Chief in 1916. Nivelle promised politicians a fast victory (48 hours) by using artillery on an unprecedented scale. The Nivelle Offensive failed and contributed to the widespread mutiny in the French Army in 1917, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2942925: Crown Prince of Germany, August Wilhelm, third from left. He commanded the Fifth Army at the beginning of World War 1. He served on the Western Front with some distinction, notably heading the Verdun offensive against the French in February 1916, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2930347: Child labor, making garters for Liberty Garter works, Mrs. Finkelstein, Bessie, age 13, Sophie, age 7. Girls attend school, Mother a widow, earns 75 cents a day by working all day until 12 at night, 127 Monroe Street, New York, photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, January, 1908, Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2930377: Gambling, original caption: '8:00 P.M. Flashlight photo of messengers absorbed in their usual Poker game in the Den of the Terrible Nine, the waiting room for Western Union Messengers. They play for money. Some loose a whole month's wages in a day and then are afraid to go home.', Hartford, Connecticut, photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, March, 1909, Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940) / Bridgeman Images