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One of the two million British sacrificed to the "wrath red forge of war"

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Title: One of the two million British sacrificed to the "wrath red forge of war"
Contributor: [none noted]
Publication Information: Underwood & Underwood
Los Angeles: Occidental College Library, 2008
Contributing Institution: Occidental College Library
Collection: Occidental College Stereographs
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: This close-up black and white image depicts the skeleton of a British soldier lying near a patch of grass with his clothing, helmet and rifle. This close-up black and white image depicts the skeleton of a British soldier lying near a patch of grass with his clothing, helmet and rifle.
This image includes a rubber hose and filter from the type of gas mask used in WWI. WWI was the first conflict in which chemical warfare was used, and the necessity for using such masks in combat arose.
Type: image
Format: [none noted]
image/jpeg
Extent: 18 x 9 cm.
Identifier: 14345
sckla0085
http://callimachus.org/cdm/ref/collection/p131301coll1/id/20
Language: English
Subject: World War--1914-1918
Skeletons
Dead persons
Death
War casualties
Skeletons, Corpse, Death
Place: London, New York, Ottowa, Arlington
Source: Occidental College Library.
Relation: Special Collections. Charles D. Klamm Stereograph Collection. (sckla)

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