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French Cemetery

Date: 1915
Description: French Cemetery. The Stone tombs are the graves of Joseph Rolette and his daughter, Elisabeth.
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Large Burial Vault

Date: 1910
Description: The tomb of the Robinson family, a large burial vault.
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Grave Excavation

Date: 07 13 1918
Description: Boxed bones from graves found on University Hill (later Bascom Hill). Two men, seen from the waist down, are standing behind the boxes containing the remai...
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Bascom Hill Grave Excavation

Date: 07 13 1918
Description: View of the excavation of two graves located on University Hill (now Bascom Hill). Main Hall (now Bascom Hall) can be seen in the background.
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Bascom Hill Burial Excavation

Date: 08 1918
Description: Workers at the site of two graves discovered on Bascom Hill in front of Main Hall (now Bascom Hall). One man sprays water from a hose. The disturbed soil o...
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Bascom Hill Grave Excavation

Date: 08 1918
Description: Excavation site of two graves discovered on Bascom Hill during preparation for placement of the Abraham Lincoln monument circle. The legs and shoes of a ma...
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Bascom Hill Grave Excavation

Date: 08 1918
Description: Man with a shovel standing in a ditch in front of two graves discovered on Bascom Hill during preparation to place the Abraham Lincoln monument circle. The...
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French Soldier Burial

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field towards a group of French soldiers. Caption reads: "The funeral procession of a dead French soldier. Whenever possible, a military burial...
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Advanced Dressing Station

Date: 09 01 1918
Description: Soldiers adorning the grave of a fallen comrade at the advanced dressing station, the farthest point to which ambulances would travel. A sign on an ambulan...

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