A Destroyed Boche Stronghold (Somme).

Photograph

The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

2018.18.190

Copyright: The Salvation Army Central Territory Historical Museum; Origsize: 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

A Destroyed Boche Stronghold (Somme).

Entry/Object ID

2018.18.190

Description

Black and white horizontal photograph with printed caption: "A DESETROYED BOCHE STRONGHOLD (SOMME)." The photograph shows a destroyed landscape/terrain with pits/trenches and rubble. Hard to see (the top/furthest dark area in the pit/trench) is a manmade structure, either built into the land or covered with rubble. Near the entrance (the bottom/closest dark area in the pit/trench) is a dead German soldier. The area pictured in this photograph was a German (German soldier) stronghold in Somme, France that was destroyed.

Acquisition

Accession

2018.18

Source or Donor

Feack, Pamela

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack

Made/Created

Date made

1916 - 1918

Place

State/Province

Somme

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: c. 1917

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

World War I