Photograph

The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2018.18.188

Description

Black and white vertical photograph of a military man standing in a field next to/in front of a row of damaged buildings. The man wears military style dress (including overcoat). The field is overgrown with rocks and rubble scattered throughout. The buildings were damaged in the war and look abandoned. Written on the back of the photograph in dark ink is "RUINS OF VERDUN". Verdun is a city in northeastern France. It was the site of WWI's longest lasting battles, referred to as the Battle of Verdun, which took place in 1916.

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

1917 - 1919

Place

City

Verdun

County

Meuse Department

State/Province

Grand Est Region

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: 1917-1919

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

4-1/2 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

World War I