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Title
Foundation of the "Big Bertha" gun that shelled Paris in World War I, 1914-1918
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1914/1918
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of the foundation of the "Big Bertha" gun that shelled Paris in World War I, 1914-1918. A man sits at center, alongside the rim of the gun's foundation. The site is a wreck, with brambles and foliage surrounding the area. A thicket of trees lines the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12823
USC-1-1-1-12975 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11802
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12823
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11802.jpg
Subject
U.S. History--World War I--American Expeditionary Force
War
Military
World War, 1914-1918
Arms and armor
Fortifications
Time Period
1914/1918
Place
France
Paris
Source
11802 [Accession number]
CHS-11802 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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