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A formidable weapon in trench warfare photo by Central News Photo Service
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Photograph shows a French trench mortar in position for firing with two French soldiers nearby, one on a wooden walkway over the mud, the other is using a shovel in a hole or trench, on the Somme front in France during World War I.
No. 10663S.
Stamped on verso: Photo by Central News Photo Service 26-28 Beaver St., N.Y. Must not be syndicated, rented, loaned, or used for advertising purposes without permission.
Includes lengthy caption attached to verso.
Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
During the administrations of Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, the National Photo Company supplied photographs of current news events in Washington, D.C., as a daily service to its subscribers. It also prepared sets of pictures on popular subjects and undertook special photographic assignments for local businesses and government agencies. The bulk of the images were created between 1909 and 1932. The photographic files of the National Photo Company, including an estimated 80,000 images (photographic prints and corresponding glass negatives), were acquired by the Library from its proprietor Herbert E. French in 1947.
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