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Soldiers pitch tents among the ruins of Cheppy en route to Argonne

2002-397
Accession Number
2002-397
6x8 inches
Black & White
HST Keywords
World War I - General File - Cheppy; France - World War I - Cheppy
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Description
Among the ruins of Cheppy and on a nearby hillside, a company of American infantrymen pitch their "shelter-half tents" for the night on their way to the Argonne front. In the foreground, horses drink their fill from a river. From: Lillian R. Craig, Scotland County Public Library, Memphis, Missouri.
Date(s)
1918