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Keystone View Company The Eyes of the Army -- View of German Town from American Airplane.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.155 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Germany Type: Stereocard Date: 1914-1918 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

An aerial view from an American airplane of a German town with a railroad winding through it. There is a piece of machinery from the plane slightly obstructing the view.

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