Tavannes Tunnel, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918. Artist: Unknown.

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Tavannes Tunnel, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918. The tunnel was used as a hospital, a shelter, and for storage of munitions. In September 1916, an enormous explosion killed many French soldiers who were trapped inside, possibly over 500 men. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918).

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Size: 4672px × 4593px
Location: World,Europe,France,Lorraine,Verdun-sur-Garonne
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: &, /, 1910s, 1st, 20th, black, century, collector, concept, france, lorraine, meuse, monochrome, photograph, print, railway, tavannes, tgn, transport, transportation, tunnel, unknown, verdun, war, white, world, ww1, wwi