Collection Search

The Cathedral and Notre Dame, Verdun, and Ruins Extending Down to the Banks of the Meuse.

Crumbling ruins of buildings in Verdun, France seem to fall into the Meuse River. In the background, the steeples of the Cathedral of Verdun rise above the city.

GLC09584.076

French Troops and Transport on "The Sacred Road," During the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

In the foreground, French troops sit amongst supplies. In the background, a long, winding highway stretching out over the valley. Ranks of troops can also be seen in the middle ground of the valley.

GLC09584.077

Poilus Peparing Barbed Wire for Front Line -- Lempire, Meuse, France.

French soldiers weave steel to create barbed wire coils, which will be transported to troops at the battles of Verdun and Meuse-Argonne.

GLC09584.078

A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.

A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.

GLC09584.079

A Battery of the Famous 270 Mortars (Howitsers), Mt. St. Eloi.

A Howitzer gun is positioned amongst the trees in a forest in France. Two soldiers stand nearby.

GLC09584.080