German prisoners of war are shown cutting wood in the Foret de Paimpont in Ille et Vilaine, France. This scene depicts their participation in the Forestry Department under the Engineer Corps. The photograph was captured by photographer Arthur C. Smith on January 17, 1919, and corresponds to negative number 51214.

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