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Feeding "Grannie"--Shell Hoisted into Position.

Soldiers use a pulley to load the twelve-inch howitzer, one of the largest guns used in the war, which they affectionately nicknamed, "Grannie".

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Feeding "Grannie"--Twelve Men Lowering Shell into Breach

Twleve British soldiers use a pulley system to properly load the twelve-inch Howitzer, affectionately known as "Grannie".

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Trench Mortar in Its Well-timbered Chamber--View Looking Straight Down.

A mortar sits inside a pit, whose walls are lined with lumber supports, several miles behind the front lines, used to destroy enemy trenches from afar.

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A Pioneer of the Kaiser's Forests Shattered into Toothpicks by a Shell from the Russian Lines.

A tree that has been felled by a shell.

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A French 1155-mm. Gun Trained on the German Trenches

A soldier mans a 155-mm. French model gun, while two of his comrades stand off to the side.

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