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    • Blown-up bridge on the Aisne River

    • Blown-up bridge on the Aisne River

    • World War, 1914-1918; Bridges; War damage--France

    • "C.22. Pontavert. A bridge on the Aisne blown up. The new pontoon ready some days later. Nov, 1917." In the left foreground and right background remnants of the destroyed bridge dip down into the river. Farther back a man stands on a second,...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Mined bridge between Reims and Rethel

    • Mined bridge between Reims and Rethel

    • World War, 1914-1918; Bridges; War damage--France

    • "R 10 Berincourt road Reims to Rethel a bridge mined 'Profil' ] [sic] Oct. 1918." Water rushes past rubble from the destroyed bridge, which lies in piles at the bottom of the narrow river's steep bank. A remaining portion of the bridge juts from...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Soldiers at their dugout

    • Soldiers at their dugout

    • World War, 1914-1918; Bunkers; Forts and fortifications; Soldiers

    • "L.10. The 'Leechs' dug out built with 5000 sacs." Several soldiers sit on piled logs in the background to the left of this structure of sandbags and brush while two stand in the center foreground. They appear to be in a forest. A sign above an...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Castle of Craonelle ruins

    • Castle of Craonelle ruins

    • World War, 1914-1918; Castles; Ruins; War damage--France; Graves--France--Craonelle; Soldiers

    • "C.20. The castle of Craonnelle. Some graves of Poilus. Aug, 1917." Marked by wooden crosses, a few graves of French soldiers fill the right foreground with the remains of castle of Craonnelle's facade in the background. A soldier stands on the...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Reims Cathedral close-up

    • Reims Cathedral close-up

    • World War, 1914-1918; Cathedral; Cathedrals--France--Reims; Notre-Dame de Reims (Cathedral); Ruins; War damage

    • "R 31 Reims the Cathedral a fine and artistic perspective ap 1919" Three-quarter view looking up the cathedral's damaged tower at a sharp angle with the sky in the background. Exterior sculptures decorating the cathedral are broken and portions of...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Reims Cathedral surrounded by ruins

    • Reims Cathedral surrounded by ruins

    • World War, 1914-1918; Cathedral; Cathedrals--France--Reims; Notre-Dame de Reims (Cathedral); Ruins; War damage

    • "R.35. Reims. Cathedral in the middle of the ruins." Broken walls and rubble fill the foreground with the cathedral's damaged facade and towers jutting above the wreckage in the background.
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Verdun American cemetery

    • Verdun American cemetery

    • World War, 1914-1918; Cemeteries--American; Graves

    • "L14 'Verdun' American Cemetery in Glorieux" Taken from within the cemetery, this view looks down parallel rows of white crosses. Rows of crosses fill the foreground on both sides and a town's buildings are in the distant background on the right.
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • American Cemetery in Belleau Wood

    • American Cemetery in Belleau Wood

    • World War, 1914-1918; Cemeteries--American; War damage

    • "B.2. American cemetery, in the famons [sic] Belleau wood." In the right foreground are two graves planted with flowers, and rows of graves in bare soil fill the center left of the image. The graves are marked with crosses. In the background are...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Soldiers and chaplain at outdoor chapel

    • Soldiers and chaplain at outdoor chapel

    • World War, 1914-1918; Chapels; Chaplains; Clergy; War damage--France; Forests; Soldiers

    • "C.14 A Chapel in the wood bombarded all arround [sic]" In a wooded area, two soldiers in the foreground sit on the thick trunk of a fallen tree and read together. A chaplain stands in the background near the roughly constructed chapel and looks...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Damaged church in Pargnan

    • Damaged church in Pargnan

    • World War, 1914-1918; Churches; Ruins; War damage--France

    • "C.46 Pargnan. South Chemin des Dames. The church damaged and barbed wire around. A French observation balloon is seen in the air. Nov.1917." The roofless, damaged church is in a rural area surrounded by a gently sloped landscape with scattered...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Pontavert Church

    • Pontavert Church

    • World War, 1914-1918; Churches; Ruins; War damage--France

    • "C.24. Pontavert Church and main street Eglise. Oct, 1917." Damaged walls of roofless buildings line both sides of the dirt street, which runs from the right foreground to the left background. Near the image's center a soldier stands in the road...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • French and German corpses

    • French and German corpses

    • World War, 1914-1918; Dead persons; War casualties; Cemeteries; Soldiers

    • "C.33. French and boche corpses brought back from the lines in a small car to be curied [sic] (after an attack). Nov. 1917" In a forest bodies dumped from a wooden cart are lined along mounds of dirt. Three soldiers stand near the bodies. One of...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Soldier receiving dental treatment

    • Soldier receiving dental treatment

    • World War, 1914-1918; Dentistry; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects; Military medicine; Soldiers

    • "C.11 - Dentiste of the front - Monaco near Chemin des Dames Sept. 1917" A man sits on a chair outdoors while the man standing behind him places two dental tools in his open mouth. A dental machine powered by a foot pedal is on the left. The man...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • French first aid station

    • French first aid station

    • World War, 1914-1918; First aid; Soldiers; Soldiers--Senegalese; Military medicine; World War, 1914-1918--Medical aspects

    • "C.12 Chemin-des-Dames. A First aid station. A Sengaleese on the stretcher. Aug, 1917." Several soldiers sit and stand in front of buildings constructed of metal scraps, sandbags, and logs. A small group surrounds a Senegalese soldier lying on a...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Fort de La Pompelle

    • Fort de La Pompelle

    • World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications

    • "P.1. Fort of 'La Pompelle' south Reims west Moat. 1st Oct. 1918." A man stands near a large boulder at the foot of the steep earthen embankment, which extends from the left foreground toward the background on the right. The image is of an ally...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Fort La Pompelle

    • Fort La Pompelle

    • World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications

    • "P.3. Famous Fort La Pompelle (South Reims) Thantes [sic] to this 'Fort' Reims was not captured by the boche. -Octob.1918." A French soldier stands off to the left of the image's center amidst dirt and rubble of Fort La Pompelle. Portions of walls...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Fort de Nogent l'Abbesse

    • Fort de Nogent l'Abbesse

    • World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications

    • "R.2. 'Fort' of Nogent l'Abbesse North Reims, occupied by the boche 4 years, damaged by our heavy artillery. Octob.1918." A soldier wearing a medic's armband stands in the middle foreground beside a planked ramp outside an arched doorway of the...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Fort La Pompelle

    • Fort La Pompelle

    • World War, 1914-1918; Forts and fortifications; Moats

    • "P2 Fort 'La Pompelle' Reims was safe thanks to this fort east moat 1st Oct 1918" A soldier stands off to the right in a moat that was apparently part of Fort La Pompelle. On the right and left the moat's stone walls line the deep trench that...
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • American graves at Belleau Wood

    • American graves at Belleau Wood

    • World War, 1914-1918; Graves--American

    • "B1 Loures [sic] American graves in the Belleau wood." In a wooded area a soldier stands on a rock in the background just beyond the trees. Two soldiers on the left and cross grave markers may be from superimposed negatives.
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs
    • Headquarters and staff in ruins in Oulches

    • Headquarters and staff in ruins in Oulches

    • World War, 1914-1918; Military headquarters; Ruins; War damage--France

    • "C.36. Oulches. Headquarters and staff in the ruins Nov. 1917." To the right of center five soldiers stand on a road in front of a pile of rubble and the few remaining portions of a building's walls. Other ruined buildings fill the background.
    • J. Patras WWI Photographs

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