As Western empires colonized more nations and grabbed more influence, travelers to previously distant regions like Africa and West Asia sent back rapidly reproducible images that made them accessible...

This red silk stole belonged to an Italian chaplain who worked in the 9th Field Hospital during World War I.

Besides mud and artillery, WWI armies had another critical condition to consider – the cold. Fighting in the cold was a war unto itself.

Soldiers, sailors and marines in World War I used a variety of visual and auditory signals to communicate over the noise of battle – including the trusty whistle.

Clad in his American flag suit, Uncle Sam has long been popular as the personification of the United States. His most famous depiction comes from a 1917 WWI poster.