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An aeroplane picture of the old front just east of Verdun

2007-849 (untitled)
Accession Number
2007-849
7 x 9.5 inches
Black & White
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Related Collection
Cunningham, Lorain H. Papers
Keywords
Aerial photographs
World War, 1914-1918
HST Keywords
Armed Services - Army - Units - 129th Field Artillery; France - Verdun; World War I
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Description
Aerial view of Verdun during World War One. "An aeroplane picture of the old front just east of Verdun. These pictures were furnished to our Brigade Commander and he assigned parts of the front to each Regimental Commander. Our part was just to the left of the little town shown in the lower part of the picture. The long white ribbon like streak is a rock road. The trenches marked (a) can be easily seen. The shadow like mark (b) in front of the trenches is the barb wire entanglement. A machine pit (c) has been shelled. The many dots on the picture are shell holes." From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery in World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
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