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CITIES and VILLAGES

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DESTRUCTION

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fort boussois maubeuge destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Maubeuge

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Fort Boussois, Maubeuge

Photograph shows Fort Boussois, Maubeuge, France

Possibly after its capture by German forces in September 1914, during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

vise belgique belgium destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Visé

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Burning of Visé

Photograph shows ruins in Visé, Belgium,

after destruction of town by German forces during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914 Aug

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

hotel bridge pont marne lagny thorigny destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Lagny Thorigny

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Bridge at Lagny-Thorigny destroyed by French

Photograph shows bridge destroyed by French in the suburbs of Paris

to hinder the German advance during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

lagny thorigny hotel destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Lagny Thorigny

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[close up]

Bridge at Lagny-Thorigny destroyed by French

Photograph shows bridge destroyed by French in the suburbs of Paris

to hinder the German advance during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

between ca. 1914 and ca. 1915

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

rue recollets parisdestruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Paris

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Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets

Photograph shows bomb damage from German aircraft,

in Paris, France at the begining of World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914 Aug

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

notre dame paris destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Paris

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Paris

Roof on Notre Dame struck by bomb

Photograph shows the roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France,

after it was struck by a German bomb in October of 1914 during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and the New York Times, Oct. 13, 1914)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

soissons destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Soissons

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Soissons

Wrecked bridge

Photograph shows a damaged bridge near Soissons, France during World War I.

 Image copied by Bain from a photograph by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

"A Soissons : pont détruit par les Allemands."

Translation: At Soissons: Bridge destroyed by the Germans.

(Source: Gallica Digital Library website and Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

rue bellon senlis destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Senlis

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Rue Bellon, Senlis

Image copied by Bain from a photograph (no. 55110) by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

 "la rue Bellon bombardée par les Allemands."

Translation: Rue Bellon bombed by the Germans.

(Source: Gallica Digital Library website and Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

reims rheims destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Reims

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House at Reims

Photograph shows a view of the Cathedral at Reims, France

which was damaged during the German bombardment in 1914 during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

between ca. 1915 and 1920

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

reims rheims destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Reims

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Reims Cathedral

Photograph shows the cathedral Notre Dame de Reims, Reims, France

 which was badly damaged by shelling of German artillery in September 1914.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

between ca. 1915 and 1920

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

great yarmouth england destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918

Great Yarmouth

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Bomb wrecked houses, Yarmouth

Photograph shows homes in Great Yarmouth, England which

were damaged by bombs dropped by the German Zeppelin L3 on January 19, 1915

during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

1915

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918 paris

Paris

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Paris

German Shop smashed by mob

Photograph shows Appenrodt's restaurant,

which was owned by H. Apptenrodt on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, France.

The restaurant was attacked by a French mob who thought the owner was a German national,

during the early days of World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and New York Times, Nov. 19, 1914)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918 paris

Paris

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Shop wrecked by mob, Paris

Photograph shows a German business attacked by a mob, probably at the beginning of World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918 paris

Paris

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At Gare de L'Est

Restaurant wrecked by mob

Photograph shows restaurant in Paris, France that was attacked by a mob

during the anti-German violence at the beginning of World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

1914

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

destruction bomb ww1 guerre 1914 1918 paris

Paris

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Maggi Laboratory, Paris

Photograph shows a milk store of the Maggi Company, Rue Condorcet, Paris, France

which was damaged by a mob, because of its German ownership, during World War I.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Copied by Bain from a photograph by Agence Meurisse with French caption:

"Les à côtés de la tension : le laboratoire Maggi rue Condorcet".

 Translation:

The side of the tension: The Maggi Laboratory, Rue Condorcet."

 (Source: Gallica Digital Library website)

1914 Aug. 27

Bain News Service, publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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