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    12 Eerie Photos Of World War I Blended With The Present, 100 Years On

    July 2014 marked the outbreak of World War I, a century ago. Photographer Peter Macdiarmid brings us closer to history with blended photos from the past.

    1. Bomb damage in Lowestoft, England, 1916.

    2. Serbian soldiers marching in the Lord Mayor's show, London, in the last days of World War I, 9 November 1918.

    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency / Getty

    3. Soldiers and nurses at Great Dixter, Northiam, East Sussex, 1916.

    4. A MKIV tank at the Lord Mayor's show in London, November 1917.

    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Topical Press Agency / Getty

    5. Indian soldiers, wounded fighting at Flanders, recuperating at Bournemouth, England, circa 1917.

    6. Injured Indian soldiers of the British Army at the Brighton Pavilion, converted into a military hospital around 1915.

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    Peter Macdiarmid / Getty/Archive, Hulton Archive
    Peter Macdiarmid / Getty/Archive, Hulton Archive

    7. Australian soldiers outside Egypt House in New Broad Street, London, where the Australian Bank is housed, 23 June 1917.

    8. British soldiers inspecting a captured German plane in the Horseguards' Parade, London, November 1915.

    Peter Macdiarmid/Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Topical Press Agency / Getty

    9. Wounded soldiers and cadets at the Albert Hall on Empire Day in May 1918 in London, England.

    10. German prisoners of war on their way to Southend Pier accompanied by guards and watched by the local populace, 1914.

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    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Topical Press Agency / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Topical Press Agency / Getty

    11. American troops marching down Sloane Street, west London, 1918.

    12. Wounded soldiers playing football outside Blenheim Palace around 1916 in Woodstock, England.

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    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Central Press / Getty
    Peter Macdiarmid/Archive, Central Press / Getty