American and European gas masks, helmets and protective equipment illustrate the threat of chemical warfare during World War I at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The artifacts are part of the museum’s interpretation of New York’s role in the Great War, presented in its permanent “Fiery Trial and Sacrifice: New York and the First World War” exhibition. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]
American and European gas masks, helmets and protective equipment illustrate the threat of chemical warfare during World War I at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The artifacts are part of the museum’s interpretation of New York’s role in the Great War, presented in its permanent “Fiery Trial and Sacrifice: New York and the First World War” exhibition. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]
![American and European gas masks, helmets and protective equipment illustrate the threat of chemical warfare during World War I at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The artifacts are part of the museum’s interpretation of New York’s role in the Great War, presented in its permanent “Fiery Trial and Sacrifice: New York and the First World War” exhibition. [Photo: S Cobaugh, Aug. 21, 2026]](https://files.cdn-files-a.com/uploads/10931370/2000_6a8de619a615f.png)