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[Two horses and a 75mm gun and limber left behind by fleeing Polish soldiers] – Historic Reproduction

[Two horses and a 75mm gun and limber left behind by fleeing Polish soldiers], [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
[Two horses and a 75mm gun and limber left behind by fleeing Polish soldiers], [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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 [Two horses and a 75mm gun and limber left behind by fleeing Polish soldiers], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Two horses and a 75mm gun and limber left behind by fleeing Polish soldiers]

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Two horses still stand in harness beside a 75mm field gun and its limber, the ammunition cart that hitched behind it, after Polish soldiers fled and left them behind. Poland's army in 1939 depended heavily on horse-drawn artillery, and the 75mm gun, a French-designed weapon, was a common piece in its field batteries. The caption card gives no date and its notes are unverified, so the exact circumstances are uncertain. Even so, the scene shows how much the army still relied on animal traction when it faced faster, mechanized forces.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,215 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116772

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