Pets Behind Enemy Lines

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Even during WWI, soldiers looked to animals for companionship. In some cases, they even served as mascots or assisted the soldiers in other ways. Would you take a pet into battle? All images from Visual Studies Collection at the Library of Virginia.

"Owls that do trench fighting." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia. Wwi, Trench, Virginia, Memories, Pets, Painting, Animals, Image, Collection

Wwi Trench Virginia Memories Pets Painting Animals Image Collection

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"Owls that do trench fighting." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

"Up in front with the band." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia. Wwi, Virginia, Study, Memories, Band, Pets, Animals, Image, Collection

Wwi Virginia Study Memories Band Pets Animals Image Collection

Virginia Memory

"Up in front with the band." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

"An Aviator's Playmate." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia. Wwi, Virginia, Aviation, Memories, Pets, Animals, Image, Collection, Memoirs

Wwi Virginia Aviation Memories Pets Animals Image Collection Memoirs

Virginia Memory

"An Aviator's Playmate." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

"Sharing rations with three trench companions." Harper's Magazine, April WWI Political cartoon, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia. Harper's Magazine, Political Cartoons, Wwi, Trench, Virginia, Memories, Pets, Image, Collection

Harper's Magazine Political Cartoons Wwi Trench Virginia Memories Pets Image Collection

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"Sharing rations with three trench companions." Harper's Magazine, April 1, 1916. WWI Political cartoon, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

"Pets Behind the Battle Fronts." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia. Best Start, Wwi, Virginia, Battle, Memories, Pets, Image, Collection, Memoirs

Best Start Wwi Virginia Battle Memories Pets Image Collection Memoirs

Virginia Memory

"Pets Behind the Battle Fronts." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

Wwi Virginia Memories Pets Animals Fictional Characters Image Collection Memoirs

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WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

Wwi Soldiers Virginia German Memories Pets Painting Animals Image

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"German soldiers in the Russian war zone petting a fawn and a wild pig." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.

Wwi Virginia Horses Memories Pets Animals Image Collection Memoirs

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"Solid comfort." WWI image, Visual Studies Collection, Library of Virginia.