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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
CITIES and VILLAGES
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ENJOYMENTS and PAINS
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LENS
Lens
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Lens, France, the devastated coal mining region of northern France, 220 coal pits rendered useless
1919
Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.), photographer
Copyright deposit; Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.); May 10, 1919
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Lens, France, the devastated coal mining region of northern France,
220 coal pits rendered useless
1919
Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.), photographer
Copyright deposit; Schutz Group Photographers (Washington, D.C.); May 10, 1919
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Lens, France, April 11, 1919.
General view of Lens, taken from the location shown in no. W-94
April 11, 1919
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Lens, France.
General view of Lens, taken from overhead railway bridge, below,
laborers clearing away debris from the main road toward Lille.
The entire city of Lens with a pre war population of 28,000, is in the condition shown in this picture
April 11, 1919
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Lens, France, April 11, 1919.
Man and wife, living in cellar of their former home which is in complete ruins.
They were in Lens for thirty months during the German occupation,
and were repatriated thru Switzerland and by way of Evian, in January 1917
The wife remained in southern France some months after repatriation.
They have now been three weeks in Lens,
and plan to keep their present quarters in the cellar for an indefinite period of time
April 11, 1919
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)