Panoramic Images from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress

A tremendous online resource exists on the American Memory Website of the Library of Congress. They provide thousands of downloadable high-resolution images of the nation at war. The truly unique aspect of the collection is their set of panoramic images. Generally, these are not combat images (you will need to explore the Army Signal Corps collections for those). The wide-format photographs tend to focus on the preparations at home and "after the battle" images of the European battlefields and the troops of the AEF returning home. Below are some outstanding examples from the collection. To search for additional images visit the search page at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/panoramic_photo/

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1919 Image of Montfaucon, Captured 27 September 1918 During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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1919 Image of Ypres, Belgium — Ruins of Cloth Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral

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April 1919, the 363rd Infantry, 91st "Wild West" Division at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, Prior to Discharge at the Presidio

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April 1919, USS Agamemnon Arrives at Boston Harbor with Troops of the 26th "Yankee" Division