Silhouette of a British battery
Title
Silhouette of a British battery
Description
Image features a silhouette of a British battery of the 110th section , Antiaircraft Unit . The men pictured are all looking off into the distance . The gun is being operated by a group of soldiers and it is aimed towards the sky . The weapon is positioned on; a flatbed trailer attached to a vehicle .
Historical note
This is an official U.S . Army Signal Corps photograph . This image was most likely obtained by Francis B . "Dolly " Warfield because it represents an area of the front where his unit (105th Engineers Regiment , 30th Infantry Division) was stationed . The image; shows a British battery of the 110th Section of the Antiaircraft Unit . The British are operating with the Americans in the Cambrai and St . Quentin districts in Bellicourt and Aisne , France .
Date
1918 October 10
Creator
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Place
Aisne (France)
Collection name
Frierson-Warfield Papers, 1813-1928
Collection finding aid
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/90-288.pdf
Accession number
90-288
Education Tags
US.28 World War I
Subjects
Military vehicles Trucks Military personnel Soldiers Military uniforms Uniforms Artillery (Weaponry) Antiaircraft guns Campaigns & battles War World War, 1914-1918 War allies Batteries (Weaponry) Firearms
Owning Institution
Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#
30557
Digital Type
Still Image
Digital format
Image/jp2
Media Type
Photographs
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