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U.S. Army Machine Gunnery School

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View across snow towards a child standing near the United States Army machine gunnery school, which is surrounded by other buildings. The towers and onions domes of a Russian church can be seen behind the building in the center. Next to the gunnery school building is a wrecked caisson and a shed.

Date Created:
1918

Publication Information

Date Created
1918

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
18 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(U622)074

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013FD0
Legacy ID
WHi 102746

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