Buildings Wrecked by German Shell Fire - Dun-sur-Meuse - Argonne Front

Buildings Wrecked by German Shell Fire - Dun-sur-Meuse - Argonne Front

Hoffman, Peter B.

Two buildings, possibly homes, are wrecked by German shell fire at Dun-sur-Meuse at the Argonne Front during World War I. The building on the left of the photograph is a stone buildings. Much of the side and walls, facing outwards, are completely gone with just the remains and debris laying on the floor of the building. It appears to be a 3-story building by looking through the side of the wall. A partial chimney is visible on the right side of the building. The roof is a square roof that is pointed upwards in the middle. Debris also lays on the ground at the first floor where a waterway is rushing through. There is a second building to the right that is stone as well. This building has a corner of the walls taken out that is facing the photographer. The roof is also a square roof that meets in the middle and points upwards. This building appears to be 3 levels as well and the top level has very small windows. There is a wooden bridge that goes from the middle of the photograph to the right, over a waterway. The bridge does not seem to have much damage, but appears as if it was built quickly with wooden beams crossing each other haphazardly.

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Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection

Still Image

[1918]

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This record is part of the Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.