A 240m/m trench mortar is shown just after firing at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The photograph was taken by the Signal Corps of the in May 1918. The image captures the moment immediately following the mortar launch. The photograph is designated as "10516" and was released for official use, not for publication.

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