COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F025.jpg
Title:
Procession of German prisoners through wrecked Ypres
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1917-11-18
Description:
Attached: "162517 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. GERMAN PRISONERS CAPTURED BY BRITISH PASS THRU WRECKED YPRES. Procession of captured German prisoners passing through wrecked Ypres on their way to the concetration camp behind the lines. The photo was taken during the Battle of Menin Road. It shows how the city was laid waste by the terrifici bombardment. The Ypres Cathedral, a beautiful structure was completetly wrecked. BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO. 11/18/17."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
Belgium
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 25
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.
