The roadbed – Historic Reproduction
(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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The roadbed comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Titled simply "The roadbed," this reproduction of a drawing by Farr ran in *The Evening Telegram* on February 2, 1916. The caption tags link it to Verdun, the fortress city in northeastern France that became one of the longest and bloodiest contests of the First World War. The German offensive against Verdun opened on February 21, less than three weeks after the drawing appeared, so it captures the public's attention on the front just before the fighting made the name famous. The caption data is unverified, so the drawing's exact target is best read from the image itself.
| Created / published | 1916 Feb. 2. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Subjects | Repro. of drawing by Farr in The Evening Telegram, 1916 Feb. 2. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: France--Verdun; WWI--Battles--Verdun; B.I.; Cartoons, U.S.; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,087 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157508 |
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