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  • Alex Cranmer poses in a 1920's Chicago gangster outfit with a Thompson Sub-Machine Gun. The Thompson Machine gun (or Tommy gun) was famously used in the notorious St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929, where Al Capone's henchmen mowed down 7 members of Bugs Moran's gang in a Chicago garage.
  • Alex Cranmer trying out a sniper rifle. Snipers during WWI had to have patience and stillness- restless snipers were recommended to chew gum if they had to be occupied.
  • Paul and Chris in matching camo gear.
  • Paul fires as Tom, Alex and Chris look on.
  • Paul Basile and Tom inspect targets.
  • Paul Basile preparing to shoot with sniper rifle as Alex Cranmer looks on.
  • Paul Basile, over the shoulder shot, looking down range.
  • Paul Basile and Alex Cranmer shooting rifles as Chris Victorella watches.
  • Alex Cranmer talks with a WWI uniformed reenactor. It was widely believed that the only way to win WWI was to eradicate as many enemy soldiers and their resources as possible- resulting in all sides mounting huge offensives.
  • During a World War I re-enactment, Alex Cranmer stands in uniform, with allied soilders. WWI saw the first widespread use of technological advances such as aircraft, automatic machine guns and tanks. But also utilized outdated 19th century tactics.
  • World War I reenactor Alex Cranmer poses inside the re-created German trenches. By the end of the 1918 the western front stretched for 450 twisting miles from the North Sea to the Neutral Swiss frontier.
  • Alex Cranmer poses aiming a rifle at the Great War Association Event.
  • Alex Cranmer poses with a rifle in uniform at the Great War Association Event.
  • Alex Cranmer has been 'captured' in German trenches, and is being interviewed by senior German officer. The Great War Association is a society in Pennsylvania that holds WW1 reenactment twice a year at their 100-acre site complete with trenches and biplanes.
  • At the Great War Association Event, WWI reenactors charge through a re-created battlefield.
  • Reenactors going over the top at the Great War Association Event.

  • 1920's Gangster

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer poses in a 1920's Chicago gangster outfit with a Thompson Sub-Machine Gun. The Thompson Machine gun (or Tommy gun) was famously used in the notorious St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929, where Al Capone's henchmen mowed down 7 members of Bugs Moran's gang in a Chicago garage.

  • Sniper Rifle

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer trying out a sniper rifle. Snipers during WWI had to have patience and stillness - restless snipers were recommended to chew gum if they had to be occupied.

  • Matching Camo

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul and Chris in matching camo gear.

  • At the Gun Range

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul fires as Tom, Alex and Chris look on.

  • Inspecting Targets

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul Basile and Tom inspect targets.

  • Preparing to Shoot

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul Basile preparing to shoot with a sniper rifle as Alex Cranmer looks on.

  • Looking Down Range

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul Basile, over the shoulder shot, looking down range.

  • Rifle Testing

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Paul Basile and Alex Cranmer shooting rifles as Chris Victorella watches.

  • Alex and a Reenactor

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer talks with a WWI uniformed re-enactor. It was widely believed that the only way to win WWI was to eradicate as many enemy soldiers and their resources as possible - resulting in all sides mounting huge offensives.

  • Soldiers in Uniform

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    During a World War I re-enactment, Alex Cranmer poses in uniform with Allied soldiers. WWI saw the first widespread use of technological advances such as aircraft, automatic machine guns and tanks. But also utilized outdated 19th century tactics.

  • In the German Trenches

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    World War I re-enactor Alex Cranmer poses inside the re-created German trenches. By the end of 1918, the western front stretched for 450 twisting miles from the North Sea to the neutral Swiss frontier.

  • Rifle Aiming

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer poses aiming a rifle at the Great War Association Event.

  • WWI Reenactor

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer poses with a rifle in uniform at the Great War Association Event.

  • Captured in the Trenches

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Alex Cranmer has been 'captured' in German trenches, and is being interviewed by a senior German officer. The Great War Association is a society in Pennsylvania that holds WWI reenactments twice a year at their 100-acre site complete with trenches and biplanes.

  • Re-created Battlefield

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    At the Great War Association Event, WWI re-enactors charge through a re-created battlefield.

  • Going Over the Top

    Photograph by Firecracker Films/NGC

    Re-enactors going over the top at the Great War Association Event.

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