Belleau Woods, France, 1918 – Vintage Photo 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Belleau Woods, France, 1918. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: A close up view of the Belleau Woods [sic] showing the hard fought ground captured by the American Army in 1918
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Belleau Woods, France, 1918
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Belleau Wood sat near the village of Belleau and the town of Château-Thierry, northeast of Paris in the Marne valley. In the spring of 1918, the German offensive pushed to within about fifty miles of the French capital, and American units under General Pershing were rushed into the line to help hold it. In early June, Marines of the 2nd Division fought through the wood in a costly attack that lasted most of the month, leaving the ground torn by shellfire. Newspapers at home carried the Marines' names and casualty reports, and the battle became a defining American story of the war. This view shows the wood after the fighting, with splintered trunks and a battlefield being slowly 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 × 1,259 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | A close up view of the Belleau Woods [sic] showing the hard fought ground captured by the American Army in 1918 |
| Reference | FRANCE Belleau Woods 1918 |
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