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Blockhouse Under Construction
1918
Blockhouse fortification under construction in a forested area. There are two uniformed soldiers standing on the right.
Blockhouse No. 1
1918
View looking up hill towards Blockhouse No. 1 that is constructed from timbers and earth. The fortification appears to be partially constructed into the top of a hill. A uniformed solider stands on...
Log Blockhouse
1918
Exterior view of a blockhouse constructed out of logs and camouflaged by attaching pine tree branches on and around the fortification. This particular fortification was called Blockhouse No. 1.
Soldiers Posing by Blockhouse
1918
View through stumps and trees of a group of soldiers, possibly French, posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs.
Log Blockhouse, Camouflaged
1918
View through trees and branches of a log blockhouse fortification used by the Allied forces. The fortification is in a heavily forested area and camouflaged with branches and fallen trees.
Soldiers Posing by Blockhouse
1918
View through stumps and trees of a group of French and British soldiers posing outside a blockhouse constructed of logs.
