The City of Metz, France, 1918 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: The City of Metz, France, 1918, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: The city of Metz, from one of its western fortifications
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The City of Metz, France, 1918
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Metz, on the Moselle River in northeastern France, was a German garrison city in 1918, part of the Alsace-Lorraine territory Germany had annexed after the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. Its ring of forts and its position as a rail junction made it one of the strongest fortresses on the western front, and its population had long included many French speakers who wanted the city back. The Armistice of November 11, 1918, ended the fighting, and French troops entered Metz on November 19, ending nearly five decades of German rule. For residents, the year meant an abrupt change of flags, currency, and schools, while the old fortifications and rail yards that had defined the city's military importance now belonged to a new government.
| 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 | 5,339 × 931 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The city of Metz, from one of its western fortifications |
| Reference | FRANCE The City of Metz 1918 |
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