The image shows members of the Inland Water Transportation Company (formerly 57th Engineers, ) loading barges with coal from a steamer using floating cranes. Their purpose is to transport supplies to troops via inland waterways, thereby alleviating the strain on railroads. The location of the activity is in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, France. The photograph was taken on February 11, 1919 and recorded on April 5, 1919.

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