Title	French front line trenches
Description	French soldiers standing and sitting in a front line trench. Three soldiers are standing casually and looking outside the trench. Two soldiers below them, one standing and the other sitting, are conversing with one another. The interior of the trench is; constructed mostly of sandbags.
Historical note	Trench warfare was a significant factor during the first World War. Trenches possessed rudimentary construction at the beginning of the war. Eventually trenches became well-built structures consisting of sandbags, wooden sides, and duckboards. The; slightest movement above trench level brought rifle fire from enemy lines. Life in the trenches could be very grim - soldiers had small rations and sometimes were exposed to unsanitary conditions. They often experienced physical ailments such as trench
Date	Approximately 1918
Collection name	Karl Kleeman World War I Photographs
Education Tags	US.28 trench warfare World War I
Subjects	World War, 1914-1918 Soldiers Military uniforms Firearms Trench warfare
Accession number	2006-059
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	33159
Type	Still Image
Digital format	Image/jp2
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