The Town of Montsec, St. Mihiel Salient, 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.)
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Step back in time with The Town of Montsec, St. Mihiel Salient, France, 1918, a historic image rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: The town of Montsec, in the St. Mihiel Salient
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The Town of Montsec, St. Mihiel Salient, France, 1918
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Montsec, a village in the Meuse department of northeastern France, lay at the heart of the St. Mihiel salient, a bulge in the Allied lines that German troops had held since 1914. The Butte de Montsec, a hill above the village, gave its occupiers wide views of the roads and rail lines behind the front. When the American First Army attacked on September 12, 1918, the height was among its objectives. Before the war this was farming country, and its villages depended on the local roads and rail links. By 1918, years of shelling had left the town in ruins, and the wrecked streets became a sign that the salient had been cleared.
| 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 × 1,152 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The town of Montsec, in the St. Mihiel Salient |
| Reference | FRANCE The Town of Montsec, St. Mihiel Salient 1918 |
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