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Keystone View Company Looking South over Chateau-Thierry from the Ramparts of the Old hateau

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.222 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Chateau-Thierry, France Type: Stereocard Date: 1914 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

This photograph is a scene of a town in France. There are various buildings and streets in view. There is also a small body of water and a bridge in the distance. There was a battle in this town that caused much destruction.

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