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Lens
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Poster with an illustration depicting the war-damaged town of Lens. There is rubble, including damaged steel parts and structures in the foreground, and ruined buildings in the background. Text reads: "Lens. Edité par la Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Nord."
1920
Northern Railway Company
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Arras
1920
Poster with an illustration depicting the war-damaged town of Arras, with ruins of large buildings. Text reads: "Arras. Edité par la Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Nord."
St. Mihiel. Edité par la Compagnie du Chemins de Fer de l'est
1919
Poster with an illustration of a soldier sitting on old military equipment among the stones of a ruined building on a hill overlooking a picturesque town, with a river and bridge and rolling hills ...
Ask for Cook's Programme of Tours to the Battlefields, Thiepval
1919
Poster with an illustration of a British soldier sitting on a battlefield near a trench with barb wire among many destroyed trees at night. There are birds flying over the battlefield, and a full m...
Chemin de fer du nord Cambrai, Aprés le Départ de L'ennemi
1919
Poster with an illustration of bombed out buildings, including the town hall, in Cambrai. This was part of a 1919 tourism campaign by the North Railroad to different French battle sites. Text reads...
Cathédrale de Reims
1919
Poster with an illustration of the ruins of the Cathédrale de Reims. A ghost image of the undamaged cathedral is in the background. Red poppy flowers are growing in the ruins. Text reads: "Cathedra...
Distinctive Insignia, United States Army, 1917-1919
1920
Poster featuring the insignia for all armies, corps, divisions, and special units of the United States Army during World War I.
