Passchendaele_aerial_view.jpg


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Description

English: Aerial view of the village of Passchendaele (north is to the right of the photo) before and after the Third Battle of Ypres , 1917.

Français : Vue aerienne du village de Passendale , avant et après la troisième bataille d'Ypres , en 1917. Le nord est à droite sur les photos.

Date

1917

Source

This photograph Q 42918A comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-03)

Author

Photographer not identified. "Official photograph".

Permission
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This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain .

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It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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Other versions

Camera location	50° 54′ 01″ N, 3° 01′ 16″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	50.900278; 3.021111