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[Aerial of bombed Reims Cathedral, France, during WWI] – Vintage Wall Art

[Aerial of bombed Reims Cathedral, France, during WWI], [between 1914 and 1918] — historic photograph
[Aerial of bombed Reims Cathedral, France, during WWI], [between 1914 and 1918]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Aerial of bombed Reims Cathedral, France, during WWI], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Reims Cathedral, the Gothic church where French kings were traditionally crowned, is the subject here, seen from above after shelling damaged its roofs and towers during the First World War. The record dates the print only to the years 1914 to 1918, and its caption information has not been independently verified, so the exact date and vantage point remain uncertain. The cathedral sat in a city close to the Western Front, and German artillery hit it repeatedly during the fighting. Aerial views like this one were valued by military observers and later by the public, since they showed the scale of destruction to a building that many people regarded as a national monument.

Created / published[between 1914 and 1918]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,231 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115256

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