Bridge at Compiegne destroyed by Fr. – Antique 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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Step back in time with Bridge at Compiegne destroyed by Fr., a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bridge at Compiegne destroyed by Fr.
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Compiègne, a town on the Oise River northeast of Paris, is the setting for this view of a bridge that the record says was destroyed by French forces. The title is cut short and the negative carries no date, so the exact moment is uncertain. Blowing up river crossings was a common step when armies were pulling back, and the Oise valley saw this during both world wars, while Compiègne itself is remembered for the 1918 armistice and the 1940 armistice signed in the nearby forest. The Bain News Service, which made this glass negative, was a commercial news photo agency active in the early twentieth century, and its pictures often document current events.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,741 × 4,173 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-18860 |
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