German ammunition dump St. Mihiel, 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.)
Description
A window into the past: German ammunition dump St. Mihiel, 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: A German amunition [sic] dump in the St. Mihiel sector
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
German ammunition dump St. Mihiel, France, 1918
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
St. Mihiel, a small town on the Meuse in northeastern France, had been under German control since 1914, and the salient around it held rail spurs, supply depots, and ammunition stores that backed German lines to the south. In September 1918, the American First Army under General John J. Pershing, fighting alongside French units, attacked the salient in the first major operation an American army led independently in the war. The assault ran from September 12 to 16 and pushed the Germans out within days. American troops then reached the depots the Germans had abandoned, and this photograph records one of those captured dumps.
| 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 | 5,400 × 1,301 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | A German amunition [sic] dump in the St. Mihiel sector |
| Reference | FRANCE German ammunition dump St. Mihiel 1918 |
More from the Panoramic Photos collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
