#bombardment
The Great War, artillery fire.
Photographer: Frank Hurley
Year:1917
Location: Ypres, Belgium
Description: A view of the shell-cratered battlefield of Westhoek Ridge as seen from Stirling Castle on September 20th, 1917. The image was taken around 9 AM, the time which troops of the Australian 1st and 2nd Divisions were operating in the area.
Source:Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales/Australian War Memorial
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Photographer: Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud
Year: 1917
Location: Arras, France
Description: A view inside the Arras Cathedral following an artillery attack on the town of Arras. The bombardment resulted in the roof collapsing into the nave and littering the cathedral’s floor with broken glass and masonry.
Source:ECPAD
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