One of the nightmares of modern warfare

Army soldiers rehearse at Fort Sheridan for a military show that was to take place at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The crew of a Browning M1917 heavy machine gun is obscured by a smoke screen. Two soldiers in gas masks and World War One-style tin pot helmets observe the operation.

Publication date:

Size: 14 x 18.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Fort Sheridan (Colo.)

Subject(s):

• Machine guns--1930-1940
• Military training--Illinois--Fort Sheridan--1930-1940
• Shooting--Illinois--Fort Sheridan--1930-1940
• Smoke--Illinois--Fort Sheridan--1930-1940
• Soldiers--American--Illinois--Fort Sheridan--1930-1940
• Unites States. Army--People--Illinois--Fort Sheridan--1930-1940
• Browning Firearms Company--Products--1930-1940
• M1917 Machine gun--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• News photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 15, 1930), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)