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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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Business as usual. during World War I

Business as usual. during World War I

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Valley in the Bois Plat Chêne. during World War I

Valley in the Bois Plat Chêne. during World War I

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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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Panorama view of Fresnes. during World War I

Panorama view of Fresnes. during World War I

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Montfaucon : Destroyed entrance to tunnel used by the German crown prince to reach the tower of the church ; View thru porthole of machine gun nest, shown in centre of picture four ; Ruins of church used as observation post ; Machine gun nest upper centre of picture.

Montfaucon : Destroyed entrance to tunnel used by the German crown pri...

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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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Valley in Bois de Chaume. during World War I

Valley in Bois de Chaume. during World War I

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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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Corner of church at Consenvoye used as blacksmith shop.

Corner of church at Consenvoye used as blacksmith shop.

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Views of Marcheville. during World War I

Views of Marcheville. during World War I

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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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Consenvoy, bridges built by American engineers : Emergency bridge and corduroy road ; Bridge over canal stream ; Toot-sweet corner ; Middle bridge over the Meuse.

Consenvoy, bridges built by American engineers : Emergency bridge and ...

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Headquarters of the divisional medical department and Red Cross at Thierville.

Headquarters of the divisional medical department and Red Cross at Thi...

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Remains of German machine gunner, near Hamel ; Scenes in old German trenches near Verdun.

Remains of German machine gunner, near Hamel ; Scenes in old German tr...

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Vertical view taken from aeroplane showing movement of troops on the road to the right.

Vertical view taken from aeroplane showing movement of troops on the r...

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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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Ambulance Co. dressing stations at Chattencourt and Cumières [photographs at right] ; Destroyed area back of Cumières.

Ambulance Co. dressing stations at Chattencourt and Cumières [photogra...

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The destruction of Forges. - Public domain dedication image

The destruction of Forges. - Public domain dedication image

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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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A bridge across a hole excavated by an aerial bomb.

A bridge across a hole excavated by an aerial bomb.

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Hannonville showing twenty-one American graves along the road ; Panorama of St. Maurice ; Wash day in Hannonville.

Hannonville showing twenty-one American graves along the road ; Panora...

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Septsarges (notice the shell holes in the background).

Septsarges (notice the shell holes in the background).

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

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

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Captured Austrian 77 gun near Donnevaux.

Captured Austrian 77 gun near Donnevaux.

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Captured German locomotive ; On the road to Sivry ; First-aid dressing station on wheels, used by the Germans.

Captured German locomotive ; On the road to Sivry ; First-aid dressing...

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Fortified shell hole, hill 377.

Fortified shell hole, hill 377.

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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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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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Montfaucon. during World War I

Montfaucon. during World War I

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Captured picture showing the kaiser decorating a German soldier.

Captured picture showing the kaiser decorating a German soldier.

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Night picture of searchlight. during World War I

Night picture of searchlight. during World War I

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Review of 33 Division by Gen. Pershing at Ettelbruck.

Review of 33 Division by Gen. Pershing at Ettelbruck.

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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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Rare type of German trench mortar ; On Le Mort Homme or Dead Man's Hill ; Ask any Doughboy ; Direct hit by American artillery.

Rare type of German trench mortar ; On Le Mort Homme or Dead Man's Hil...

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Captured pictures : Heavily shelled trench ; Transporting dead by rail ; Taken by a German showing American soldier going over the top ; Kaiser reviewing his troops.

Captured pictures : Heavily shelled trench ; Transporting dead by rail...

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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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Wrecked Boche amored plane ; Shell hole, bridge over Meuse ; Crashed Allied plane ; A corner of the Bois de Chaume.

Wrecked Boche amored plane ; Shell hole, bridge over Meuse ; Crashed A...

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Road and bridges over Meuse River and canal at Vilosnes. These bridges were blown up in turn by both French and German armies in their retreat, present bridges built by American engineers [center photograph] ; Interior view of church at Vilosnes [bottom right photograph] ; German prison camp [top right photograph] ; Street corner in Vilosnes [top left photograph].

Road and bridges over Meuse River and canal at Vilosnes. These bridges...

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The flooded valley of the Meuse near Vilosnes, showing the rim of shell holes as the water receded.

The flooded valley of the Meuse near Vilosnes, showing the rim of shel...

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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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Aerial picture of railhead at Conflans, notice how plain the trenches and trucks in the foreground show up by not being camouflaged.

Aerial picture of railhead at Conflans, notice how plain the trenches ...

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Ruined churches at Bapaume, Albert and Nantillois ; Shell hole trap for taxis, Paris.

Ruined churches at Bapaume, Albert and Nantillois ; Shell hole trap fo...

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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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Captured gun at Donnevaux ; Woel ; German cemetery in Hannonville ; German narrow gauge in the Bois de Chaume.

Captured gun at Donnevaux ; Woel ; German cemetery in Hannonville ; Ge...

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Church at Sivry. during World War I

Church at Sivry. during World War I

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Camouflaged German ammunition. during World War I

Camouflaged German ammunition. during World War I

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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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German car load of 77's hit by our artillery.

German car load of 77's hit by our artillery.

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First grave trenches dug in the new American cemetery at Romagne, notice the old battleground across the road in background.

First grave trenches dug in the new American cemetery at Romagne, noti...

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Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds.

Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in sh...

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Battery of American gas mortars ; Tube, foundation, gas container and propelling charge ; Bursted gas container.

Battery of American gas mortars ; Tube, foundation, gas container and ...

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Bethencourt. during World War I

Bethencourt. during World War I

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Donnevaux : Ambulance Company dressing station ; wrecked building, prison-camp barb-wire fence in foreground ; Heart of villiage [i.e. village] ; Ruined church.

Donnevaux : Ambulance Company dressing station ; wrecked building, pri...

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Soldiers. during World War I

Soldiers. during World War I

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View of Donnevaux taken from a hill on the Gercourt Road.

View of Donnevaux taken from a hill on the Gercourt Road.

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A flashlight interior of a dugout.

A flashlight interior of a dugout.

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Church and cemetery view at Donnevaux.

Church and cemetery view at Donnevaux.

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