"Image of a 420 mm shell that failed to explode, taken by Sgt. Peter S. Pelisson on October 10, 1918, in Vacherauville, Meuse, France. The photograph is labeled as 111-SC-26196 and was received on November 12, 1918. It was taken by a Signal Corps photographer. The image was passed by the censor, but the exact date is unknown. Notes marked as *26196 are included."

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Size: 8385px × 5658px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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