Argonne Forest Four de Paris, France, 1918 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Argonne Forest Four de Paris, France, 1918 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: In the Argonne Forest, from the American front lines, near Four de Paris
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Argonne Forest Four de Paris, France, 1918
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In 1918, the Argonne Forest in northeastern France was the scene of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, which began on September 26 and became the largest American operation of the First World War. The American First Army, under General John J. Pershing, pushed through dense woods, shell-torn ridges, and a maze of German machine-gun positions, and the fighting in the Argonne produced some of the war's heaviest American losses. The Four de Paris sector, named for a landmark in the forest, was part of that grinding advance, where soldiers measured progress in yards gained through the trees. The offensive ended with the armistice on November 11, 1918, and the Argonne remained a battlefield that Americans at home would long associate with their war dead.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | schutz group photographers (washington, d.c.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--France |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,436 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | In the Argonne Forest, from the American front lines, near Four de Paris |
| Reference | FRANCE Argonne Forest Four de Paris 1918 |
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