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The Persian

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.
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Bene’n’hot

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.
The Lochnagar Crater is visible from space, as a little black dot near the town of Albert.
military history

This Century-Old Wartime Crater Is Still Visible From Space

The massive Lochnagar Crater, as seen from a satellite.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 12, 2018
In Romagne 14-18, stretchers, crutches, helmets, and prosthetic limbs are displayed in a jumble together.
museums and collections

Reflecting on the Cost of Conflict at France’s Interactive WWI Museum

At Romagne 14-18, visitors are encouraged to touch and even rearrange the objects on display.
Ariel Sophia Bardi August 29, 2018
An unexpected sight in suburban Philadelphia.
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Beth Sholom Congregation

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.
The 100-year-old artillery shell beside more conventional trash.
found

Found in the Trash: A Rare World War I Artillery Shell

Nothing like an explosive discovery on garbage day.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 22, 2018
Sunrise service.
Southampton, England

Hythe Pier Railway

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.
The USS <em>Leviathan</em> with dazzle paint, January 1919.
photography

The Painstaking Process Behind Those Wild WWI Naval Paint Jobs

"Dazzle" paint was first tested on tiny model ships.
Anika Burgess January 19, 2018
This elegant biscuit card has a dark backstory.
food

Australian Soldiers Used to Write Letters Home on Crackers

They were easier to find than paper.
Anne Ewbank January 10, 2018
The church ruins serve as a symbolic reminder about the casualties of war.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
Portuguese Fireplace.
Hampshire, England

Portuguese Fireplace

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.
The memorial plaque.
Hartlepool, England

Heugh Gun Battery Memorial Tablet

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.
Washington, D.C.

Navy Yard Railroad Gun

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
The paintings are stored on tightly packed vertical wire partitions to save space.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Army Museum Support Center

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
The oratory interior.
Dublin, Ireland

Oratory of the Sacred Heart

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
Corporal Chas Ippel on the right, died on July 26, 1863.
Arlington, Virginia

Headstone-Eating Trees

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Just before sunrise
Washington, D.C.

D.C. War Memorial

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
The wreck.
Hunstanton, England

Wreck of the Steam Trawler Sheraton

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.