Ruins of the Rheims Library on Faubourg Ceres Street, destroyed by German artillery during World War I. This photograph, numbered 6792, was taken by a French official photographer. The library was a municipal building and suffered significant damage from enemy shells. This image is part of the collection 111-SC-6792 in the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War I series.

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