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  • Tags: France--History--1914-1940

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Captions next to image read "Scenes in the gardens and statuary halls in the Royal Palace at Versailles" and "Versailles, France, near Paris." Image shows an empty large statuary hall with numerous statues.

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Caption reads "Paris. Two scenes of the Walk-Over Shoe Store on the Rue-du-Italian." The image shows the Walk-Over Shoe storefront which has several sets of shoes on display.

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Caption reads "Paris. Two scenes of the Walk-Over Shoe Store on the Rue-du-Italian." Image shows the Walk-Over Shoe storefront from across the street.

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Caption reads "Paris. The Hanan Shoe Store on the Place-de-L'Opera one of the finest shopping districts of Paris." Image shows the Hanan Shoe Company storefront from across the street.

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Caption reads "Rue St. Ann, the main A.O.M. registration office for American soldiers on leave in Paris. An American "M.O." and a French "gendarme" or policeman are in the foreground."

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Caption reads "Typical French soldiers in a small village café, Vaux, Alsace, near Metz." Image shows several soldiers stitting at a table driking beer.

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Caption reads "Wood practice tanks abandoned by the Germans in a field near Metz. Dec. 1918."

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Caption reads "The village of Foug, near Toul, France. Apr. 1919" Image shows a street in Foug with houses along it.

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Caption reads "Interior of shelltorn cathedral in Verdun, Jan. 1919." Image shows the inside of a cathedral with holes in its roof. On the floor of the cathedral are piles of rubble.

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Caption reads "Verdun." Image shows three Red Cross Nurses and a man standing on a street in front of various ruined buildings covered in snow.

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Caption reads "Ruined village near Verdun." Image shows a street flanked by ruined snow-covered buildings, with three figures walking in the distance.

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Caption reads "Scenes in a ruined village on the outskirts of Verdun." Image shows a large ruined building with barbed wire visible in front of it.

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Caption reads "Scenes in a ruined village on the outskirts of Verdun." Image shows a large ruined building surrounded by smaller ruins. Barbed wire fencing is visible in front of buildings.

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Caption reads "Scenes in a ruined village on the outskirts of Verdun." Image shows multiple building ruins, some with still-intact chimneys in the background.

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Caption reads "Fliery." Image shows a street with ruined buildings along it in the town of Flirey. The shell of a church is visible as well with the roof destroyed.

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Caption reads "Exterior church at Xmas, France." Image shows the exterior of a partially destroyed church in the town of Xammes. Part of the roof is destroyed as part of the wall nearest to the camera.

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Caption reads "Interior, church at Xmas." XammesImage shows the interior of the church in Xammes, France. Along the wall are three undamaged statues (two flanking a window). Pieces of rubble litter the right side of the building, and wooden beams…

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Caption reads Ft. Du. "Rozalier, near Verdun." Image shows three soldiers standing underneath an archway leading into a fort. Above the archway, the sign reads "Fort Du Rozelier" (the L is missing). Snow is visible on the ground and roof of the fort.

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Caption reads "American Red Cross nurses in a ruined street in Verdun. January 1919".

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Caption reads "14th century gate on the Seine River, Verdun, France. The opening in gate can be closed by a steel door." Image shows a castle-like entrance to the town along the Seine River, with the gate having a tower either side of the entrance.…

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Caption reads "Typical French closet at Verdun, France." Image shows an open air latrine at the edge of a forest

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Image shows a riverbank in the foreground, some ruined buildings in the background.

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Caption reads ""Foxholes" used by 7th Div. Infantry near Rembrecourt, France." Image shows two or three large holes dug into the side of a small ledge at the edge of a forest.

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Caption reads: "St. Mihiel and the Rock of the "Holy Sepulcher"." Images shows two figures in front of a rather large rock formation called the Rock. Built into the side of this formation is a small building and a wall.

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Caption reads: "Ruined in church in village of Thiacourt, in the St. Mihiel Salient." Image shows the remnants of a church in the village of Thiaucourt. One wall has a large hole blocked with rubble and wooden beams, andth roof is destroyed.

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Caption reads "Thiacourt ." Image shows a river with a bridge built across it. On the right side of the river is the village of Thiacourt. Some small houses and buildings are visible, and on the left are some trees and another small building in the…

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Caption reads "Fliery." Image shows a street in village of Flirey. On either side are buildings in different states of ruin, with a large tower standing in the background.

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Caption reads "Scene in village of Lachaussee, France." Image shows several destroyed buildings including a church.

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Caption reads "Ruined church in Lachaussee, France." Image shows the interior of a ruined church. Wooden planks litter the floor and hang from the ceiling, and the altar remains intact.

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Caption reads "German officers cabin in the valley near Reginivelle, France." Image shows a close-up of a small log cabin built on a hillside which is located near Regniéville, France. A figure is leaning on a railing on the porch.
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