During World War I, soldiers at Camp Meade, Maryland engaged in machine gun barrage practice. In this particular scene, Lieutenant Lentz of the Signal Corps is pictured changing barrels of a machine gun. The photograph was taken on May 29, 1918 and released after being censored on June 27, 1918 by the Censor.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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