Amiens, France, 1919 – 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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Step back in time with Amiens, France, 1919, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Amiens [i.e. Soissons] , France, 1919
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Amiens, France, 1919
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Amiens, on the Somme River in northern France, was a city recovering from four years of war in 1919. Its position made it a front-line town: German forces came within artillery range in the spring of 1918, and the Allied offensive of August 1918 pushed the fighting back from its outskirts. Shelling had damaged streets near the river and rail lines, and the textile trades that had long made the city known for its velvet and wool cloth were disrupted by occupation and by the loss of workers to the army. The great Gothic cathedral, the city's pride, had suffered some damage but still stood over the rooftops, and residents rebuilt their homes and mills around it as they returned.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | king, w. l. (william lester) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--France |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,777 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Amiens [i.e. Soissons] , France, 1919 |
| Reference | FRANCE Amiens, 1919 |
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