View of Captain McBride, the commanding officer of the 14-inch Railway Gun, Railway Artillery Ordnance Detachment, can be seen standing 60 feet away from the far end of the gun barrel. The photograph was taken on January 16, 1919, in Bassens, Gironde, France by Lieutenant Strohmeyer. It captures how the gun appeared to the enemy, referred to as "Fritz."

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