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Title
Massive French railroad gun from World War I, ca.1915
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1915
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 a massive French railroad gun from World War I, ca.1915. The gun is mounted on a railroad car and facing to the right. It is painted in a camouflage pattern. Seven French artillerymen are standing on the railroad car. Two men are up front to handle the various levers and cranks used to aim the gun, while the others are further back on the vehicle. The barrel of the gun is twice as wide as the men's heads.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12802
USC-1-1-1-12954 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11636
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12802
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11636.jpg
Subject
U.S. History--World War I--American Expeditionary Force
War
Military
World War, 1914-1918
Arms and armor
Railroads
Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1915
Place
France
Source
1-233- [Microfiche number]
11636 [Accession number]
CHS-11636 [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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