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Route 44
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View down center of road towards bunkers and trees. Captioned: "Route 44, a national road, hundreds of years old. It is too close to the Boche to be used in the day. Notice that it is lined by trees in the background."
February 1, 1919
Publication Information
| Date Created | February 1, 1919 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 7 x 12 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Ray E. William American Ambulance Field Service photographs, 1917-1918 |
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| Call Number | PH 1263, Env. 2 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Road to Verdun
February 1, 1919
View down road towards trucks and ambulances. Captioned: "Part of our cantonment at Dombasle on the road to Verdun."
Camouflaged French Road
February 1, 1919
View down road towards two men standing on a French road camouflaged by trees, branches and leaves. Captioned: "A quite well camouflaged French road."
Esmes
February 1, 1919
View down road leading to what is left of Esmes. Caption reads: "What is left of Esmes. Notice the shell-packed road and the concrete water trough."
Delivery Road in France
February 1, 1919
A delivery road in France, filled with water reflecting the trees on both sides. Captioned: "A typical tree-lined country road in France. In delivery at night over such roads, it is necessary to gu...
Man Standing Near Ambulance
February 1, 1919
View across road towards a man standing in front of an ambulance. Caption reads: "Two months out of Paris. Taken the day he left Wambasle en route for Waly, Seward, and Ste. Menehould."
Church Hit by German Shell
February 1, 1919
A church with a hole in the wall. Captioned: "The hole made by a Boche shell entering the Dombasle church. It exploded inside and left little except ruins."
