Blérancourt, Aisne, France - Sugar Refinery and Boilers Destroyed by the Germans, Spring 1916

A sugar refinery in Blérancourt, Aisne, France, destroyed by a German attack during World War I. A collapsed roof and exposed boilers are visible. Several damaged buildings and trees are in the background. Blérancourt, like many villages in northern France, was devastated by the First World War, both through the slaughter of its young men and through the destruction of land and buildings, (1916).
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_A5660
Date Original
1916
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. A3045-78, A5660.
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Geographic Locations

France