Name/Title
Partially demolished wooden structure used by German near Charney-sur-Meuse.Entry/Object ID
1997.244.161Description
A partially demolished wooden building with one window and a large central aperture or door stands in a barren landscape. Twisted railroad tracks still attached to sleepers lie in the foreground. Large timbers lean against a corner of the building. A note in ink written across the top of the image reads, " Type of German shacks in use as office etc. prior to advance, Roadroad used to bring up supplies." Probably taken near Charney-sur-Meuse, a village near Verdun partially destroyed in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of September - November 11, 1918.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Silver PrintCollection
Alumni Association CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1997.244Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
SnapshotNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
2-3/4 inWidth
4-5/16 inCreated By
khammerstrom@umaryland.eduCreate Date
February 18, 2025Updated By
khammerstrom@umaryland.eduUpdate Date
February 18, 2025
