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Keystone View Company In Belleau Wood where Americans Gave Germany Her Fatal Check

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.224 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Belleau Wood, Germany Type: Stereocard Date: 1914 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

This photograph is of a forrest, totally destroyed. There is a man standing in the middle of it. The battle that took place here was won by the Allies, and resulted in pushing the Germans back.

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