EZ0172J Accession Number: EZ0172J

Description

The French countryside between Armentieres, near the Franco-Belgian border, and Bois Grenier to the south, showing the hamlet of Gris Pot and the town of La Chapelle d'Armentieres, which was completely destroyed during the First World War. Stretching across the fields in the foreground is a line of hessian barriers designed to prevent observation by the enemy. in the middle distance there are a few farmhouses among the fields. This is the tenth image in a 15 part panorama. See EZ0172P for the combined image.

Details

Accession Number
EZ0172J
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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