COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F095.jpg
Title:
French marine guns and gunners
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-03-06
Description:
Attached: "169859 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. GIANT FRENCH GUNS MOUNTED ON MOBILE ARMORED CARS HAMMER GERMAN LINES. On a specially constructed railway that runs within a suitable range of the German lines these armored cars with the big ISO M/M guns mounted on them are run, and they hammer the German lines with terrific bombardments, until the enemy lines are cleared, and the French Infantry can advance. This most remarkable photograph shows a line of the armored cars with the powerful guns. It is the first photohgraph of its kind to arrive in this country. They are manned by French Marine gunners. 3/6/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Tanks (Military science)
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 95
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.
