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[Aerial of the ruined city of Noyon, France, during WWI] – Vintage Wall Art

[Aerial of the ruined city of Noyon, France, during WWI], [between 1914 and 1918] — historic photograph
[Aerial of the ruined city of Noyon, 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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A window into the past: [Aerial of the ruined city of Noyon, France, during WWI], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Noyon, a cathedral town in the Oise department of northern France, sat near the front lines for much of the First World War and was damaged repeatedly during the fighting. This aerial view, taken from above the town, shows how heavily its streets and buildings were wrecked in those years. Reconnaissance flights like this one were a vital tool for both sides, mapping shell damage, troop movements and enemy positions in a way ground observers could not. The record comes from an old caption card and its details are unverified, but the picture still offers a striking record of a town caught between armies.

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-115253

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