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Moscow Refinery and Brewery
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View across field of the remains of a Moscow Brewery and Sugar Refinery. Captioned: "Moscow — Hill 108, with ruins of sugar refinery and brewery. Boche trenches are on this side of the hill and Moscow is not a healthy place to inhabit."
February 1, 1919
Publication Information
| Date Created | February 1, 1919 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 12 x 7 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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Burned Sugar Refinery
February 1, 1919
The remains of a sugar refinery in Moscow. Captioned: "The furnaces of the sugar refinery at Moscow. Notice the trenches on Hill 108."
Ruins of Moscou Sugar Refinery
February 1, 1919
Sugar refinery and forest in France left in ruins. Captioned: "Ruins of the Moscou sugar refinery. It was the largest in France, we are told."
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."
Cemetery at Dead Man's Hill
February 1, 1919
Hundreds of graves for fallen soldiers at Dead Man's Hill. Captioned: "Cemetery at foot of Mort Homme (Dead Man's Hill). Notice the 'communication trenches' leading up the hill."
Underground Trench
February 2, 1919
A rundown underground trench/passageway for soldiers to move from one side of the field to the other without being exposed to enemy fire.
Prince Eitel's Trench
February 1, 1919
A trench dedicated to Prince Eitel of Prussia who was the son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
