H04409 Accession Number: H04409

Description

Position of "Bertha", one of the big guns at Crepy en Laonnois, that bombarded Paris.

Details

Accession Number
H04409
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Date Made
21 October 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor French Government
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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