COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F024.jpg
Title:
American soldiers in France learning to use liquid fire apparatus
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1917-11-12
Description:
Attached: "S/231099 COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION, FROM UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. RELEASED NOV.15-1917." LIBERTY BOYS IN FRANCE BEING TAUGHT USE OF LIQUID FIRE. The Liberty Boys in France are being put through every phase of modern warefare. The photo shows the troops being instucted by the Poilus in the use of the liquid fire apparatus. In the photo the men are seeking to rout the enemy from protected positions in the woods on left. The trees and bushes have already caught fire and are seen blazing and the dense fumes that go with the liquid fire are enveloping the surrounding country. The American troops are getting extensive instruction in modern war methods and they are efficient soldiers when they get as far as the trenches. RELEASED NOV. 15TH. 11/12/17."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
France
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 24
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
