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| German airplane shot down by Salmson 2A2 |
This World War I collection contains photos that are part of a larger collection compiled by Richard A. Harris and Thomas Berenato during their respective overseas service and preserved by their descendants, the Caldwell family of Marion County, Missouri. The photos contain a unique array of images, including aerial combat, German planes, artillery pieces, shell destruction, the St. Mihiel Offensive, various battlefields, German troops and General Pershing. Below is a sampling of images from the collection, which is set to be digitized by
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| Crashed German plane near Verdun |
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| Large artillery piece |
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| Breguet airplane bombing Chateau Thierry, France |
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| Building hit by shell fire |
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| Soldiers advancing during Battle of St. Mihiel |
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| Gen. John Pershing at Camp Dix, New Jersey |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm giving orders at Coblenz, Germany in 1917 |
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The Donna Caldwell Photograph Collection is a privately held collection.
