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Town of Vaux (near Château Thierry). June 30, day before American attack
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Bouresches Wood (Château Thierry Sector). Effect of Artillery Bombardment on Woods. Smoke of Exploding Shells
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Aerial view of ruined town, Vaux)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Town of Vaux after German retreat
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Vauquois Mine Craters (Argonne Sector). (Over 200 ft. in diameter)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Montmedy)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Bomb Dropping/ Result of Bomb Hit (Montmedy)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Château Thierry
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Fort Vaux (near Verdun)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Verdun
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
White trailers are trajectories of incendiary bombs. Numerous black puffs are exploding anti-aircraft shells
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Verdun
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Bomb Dropped from Airplane
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Fort Douaumont (near Verdun)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
American Observation Airplane Above Clouds. 12,000 ft.
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
French Pursuit or Combat Plane Above Clouds
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Detailed interpretation of preceding picture, Apremont
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Gercourt-et-Drillancourt (Argonne)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Frontline Trenches (Apremont)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Enlarged Detail of Road on Preceding Plate
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Photography from 20,000 ft. Small specks on road are troops. The number of troops in this particular movement was calculated exactly from this set of photographs. (The weather was dull when picture was taken and troops did not see airplane, otherwise an effort would have been made to conceal them)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
Enemy Airdrome at Mars-la-Tours
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago