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Elaborate observation post built in the Bois de Chaume ; View taken from the top of an observation post, showing top of dugout in the foreground ; Dugout shown to the left and kitchen to the right, flower bed in the centre.

Elaborate observation post built in the Bois de Chaume ; View taken fr...

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Sausage or kite balloon shed between Vilosnes and Donnevaux.

Sausage or kite balloon shed between Vilosnes and Donnevaux.

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Pillbox in wrecked building, Sivry-sur-Meuse.

Pillbox in wrecked building, Sivry-sur-Meuse.

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Bois de Chaume valley, east of Consenvoye : dugout ; deadly grenades found in dugout ; north side of valley, near Consenvoye ; an enormous shell hole.

Bois de Chaume valley, east of Consenvoye : dugout ; deadly grenades f...

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A typical German concrete and stone dugout.

A typical German concrete and stone dugout.

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Dead-Man's-Hill (Le Mort Homme).

Dead-Man's-Hill (Le Mort Homme).

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Pferde-Unterstände im Walde an der Düna.

Pferde-Unterstände im Walde an der Düna.

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Natural machine gun post ; Desolation of Forges ; A large dugout in the solid rock.

Natural machine gun post ; Desolation of Forges ; A large dugout in th...

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Vilosnes : how shells make large windows out of small ones ; small chapel used by the Germans as a shelter and machine gun nest ; Bridges over the Meuse River, canal and section of the valley flooded by the Germans in their retreat.

Vilosnes : how shells make large windows out of small ones ; small cha...

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Officers' quarters in Forges woods ; Church used by Germans as prison camp ; Monument erected by Germans in Forges woods ; Concrete dug-out overlooking Drillencourt, used as observation post by American officers.

Officers' quarters in Forges woods ; Church used by Germans as prison ...

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Camouflaged road ; German observation posts ; German officers' rustic bungalows.

Camouflaged road ; German observation posts ; German officers' rustic ...

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Ambulance Co. dressing station ; Concrete construction of entrance ; Observation post.

Ambulance Co. dressing station ; Concrete construction of entrance ; O...

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Ruined villiage [i.e. village] of Saulx ; Pillbox at Saulx ; Chalkpit at Braybant ; Ambulance Co. dressing station, near Braybant.

Ruined villiage [i.e. village] of Saulx ; Pillbox at Saulx ; Chalkpit ...

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A German brick kiln. during World War I

A German brick kiln. during World War I

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Huts built by Germans in the Bois de Chaume, no. one [top left photograph] camouflaged with moss ; Concrete machine gun nest, with large dugout forty ft. below.

Huts built by Germans in the Bois de Chaume, no. one [top left photogr...

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Rear view of machine gun nest in the Bois de Chaume, note pigeon cote to the right of entrance.

Rear view of machine gun nest in the Bois de Chaume, note pigeon cote ...

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Dressing station post at Dommartin, buildings on the side of the hill have enormous bomb-proof dugouts back of them built by the Germans ; View of the valley ; Church at Dommartin, struck by a shell, while being used as an Ambulance dressing station ; An unexploded German bomb.

Dressing station post at Dommartin, buildings on the side of the hill ...

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Schlafzimmer im Schützengraben., gelatin silver print

Schlafzimmer im Schützengraben., gelatin silver print

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Im vordersten Schützengraben in den Argonnen. Wachtposten am Wallspiegel beobachtet den Feind.

Im vordersten Schützengraben in den Argonnen. Wachtposten am Wallspieg...

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Front view of machine gun nest in the Bois de Chaume.

Front view of machine gun nest in the Bois de Chaume.

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Enormous holes caused by air bombs along entrenchments ; Where the boys dug in ; German dugout reinforced by stone and sand bags ; Elaborate dugouts of solid concrete and railroad iron generally camouflaged by branches.

Enormous holes caused by air bombs along entrenchments ; Where the boy...

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Die Kunst im Felde. Wohnraum in einem Offiziersunterstand in den französ. Vogesen.

Die Kunst im Felde. Wohnraum in einem Offiziersunterstand in den franz...

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One of eight entrances to dugout, Bois de Chaume, bottom of dugout two flights of stairs below where soldier is standing, or about sixty-five ft., accomodating about fifteen hundred men.

One of eight entrances to dugout, Bois de Chaume, bottom of dugout two...

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Fort 1 der russ. Festung Ossowicz. Kehlkaserne im Zentralwerk der Festung mit bombensicheren Fenstern.

Fort 1 der russ. Festung Ossowicz. Kehlkaserne im Zentralwerk der Fest...

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Large shell hole in railway bed at Vilosnes, notice large German ammunition dugouts in the background.

Large shell hole in railway bed at Vilosnes, notice large German ammun...

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Direct hit on pillbox at Vilosnes.

Direct hit on pillbox at Vilosnes.

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Barbed wire used by Germans ; German artillery observation and control post, south edge Bois de Chaume.

Barbed wire used by Germans ; German artillery observation and control...

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Interior of church at Saulx, showing the interior barricade of machine gun nest ; Exterior view of ruined church ; Outside view of machine gun nest ; German machine gun pillbox, built to sweep the main street.

Interior of church at Saulx, showing the interior barricade of machine...

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Die zersprengten Kasematten von Ossowicz.

Die zersprengten Kasematten von Ossowicz.

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A flashlight interior of a dugout.

A flashlight interior of a dugout.

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