Artworks · Edward Steichen

Sedan

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.5 × 23.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.); Paper: 17 × 23.6 cm (6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Sedan

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16.4 × 22.9 cm (image); 17.1 × 23.6 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Ruins of Montfaucon (Argonne Sector), Montfaucon

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.2 × 22.4 cm (6 × 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 16.6 × 23.2 cm (6 9/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Montfaucon

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 23 × 17 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Montsec (strongly fortified enemy position taken by the American troops during the St. Mihiel offensive), S. Étang de la Perche to S. Montsec

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: H.: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); Paper: 17.2 × 23.6 cm (6 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Ruins of Malancourt (Argonne Sector)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 12.3 × 19.7 cm (4 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 12.8 × 20.2 cm (5 1/16 × 8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Concrete Landing Platform for Airplanes at Puxieux (Each Strip About 50 ft. Wide by 250 ft. Long). Crescent Shape Mass was Formed by the Pile of Broken Concrete when the Platform was Removed. Altitude 15,000 ft., Puxieux

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

17.5 × 22.7 cm (image/paper); 24.4 × 31.7 (album page)

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Untitled, Vaux

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

15.5 × 21.5 cm (image); 16.1 × 22 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Montfaucon (winter)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.6 × 22.1 cm (6 3/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 22.8 cm (6 1/2 × 9 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Town of Vaux (near Château Thierry). June 30, day before American attack

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 16.2 × 21.7 cm (6 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Bouresches Wood (Château Thierry Sector). Effect of Artillery Bombardment on Woods. Smoke of Exploding Shells

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.2 × 21.1 cm (6 7/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 16.9 × 21.7 cm (6 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled (Aerial view of ruined town, Vaux)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 16.6 × 22.1 cm (6 9/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.7 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Town of Vaux after German retreat

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17 × 22.9 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Vauquois Mine Craters (Argonne Sector). (Over 200 ft. in diameter)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

11.4 × 20.3 cm (image); 12.4 × 21.3 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Untitled (Montmedy)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.8 × 22.3 cm (6 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.); Paper: 16.5 × 23.1 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.7 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Bomb Dropping/ Result of Bomb Hit (Montmedy)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Left image: 15 × 9.5 cm (5 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Right image: 15 × 9 cm (5 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Paper: 17.9 × 23.3 cm (7 1/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Château Thierry

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17 × 22.4 cm (6 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Fort Vaux (near Verdun)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.5 × 23.3 cm (6 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.); Paper: 17.2 × 23.9 cm (6 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Verdun

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.7 × 22.7 cm (6 5/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 17.5 × 23.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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White trailers are trajectories of incendiary bombs. Numerous black puffs are exploding anti-aircraft shells

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.2 × 22.8 cm (6 7/16 × 9 in.); Paper: 16.9 × 23.5 cm (6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Verdun

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.6 × 23.2 cm (6 9/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Paper: 17 × 23.8 cm (6 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Bomb Dropped from Airplane

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.4 × 21.6 cm (6 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 17.2 × 22.3 cm (6 13/16 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Untitled

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.5 × 22.1 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 16.2 × 23 cm (6 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Fort Douaumont (near Verdun)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.9 × 23.1 cm (6 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Paper: 17.6 × 23.6 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 23 × 17 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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American Observation Airplane Above Clouds. 12,000 ft.

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 14.5 × 21 cm (5 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 15.2 × 21.6 cm (6 × 8 9/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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French Pursuit or Combat Plane Above Clouds

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

15.6 × 22.8 cm (image); 16.1 × 23.4 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Detailed interpretation of preceding picture, Apremont

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 17.2 × 22.7 cm (6 13/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 × 23.2 cm (7 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Gercourt-et-Drillancourt (Argonne)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.2 × 21.3 cm (6 × 8 7/16 in.); Paper: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Frontline Trenches (Apremont)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16.5 × 22.5 cm (image); 17.2 × 23.4 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Enlarged Detail of Road on Preceding Plate

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 17 × 21.1 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 17.8 × 21.9 cm (7 1/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Photography from 20,000 ft. Small specks on road are troops. The number of troops in this particular movement was calculated exactly from this set of photographs. (The weather was dull when picture was taken and troops did not see airplane, otherwise an effort would have been made to conceal them)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17 × 22.2 cm (6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.2 × 31.7 cm (9 9/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Enemy Airdrome at Mars-la-Tours

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 8.3 × 16.6 cm (3 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Paper: 23.7 × 17.4 cm (9 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Photo Pagny rail head (15,000 ft., note detail in rail yards), N.E. Pagny

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17.2 × 23.2 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Copy of captured enemy photograph of Colombey-les-Belles—advanced American Air Service supply base

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.1 × 21.6 cm (6 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 × 23 cm (7 × 9 1/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Series of photographs showing progressive stages of a new German airdrome, Construction of enemy airdrome at Giraumont

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

2.9 × 17 cm (each image #4,3,2); 8 × 17 cm (lower image); 23.3 × 18 cm (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Copy of German photograph, they prepared for their attack on the Americans at Seicheprey, Seicheprey and the Bois de Jury

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16 × 22.3 cm (image); 17 × 23 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Map of Tours (comprised of 40 different photographs), Tours

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 14 × 22.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 18 × 24.5 cm (7 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Progressive destruction by artillery fire of a farm occupied and fortified by the enemy

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Each image: 12.9 × 7 cm (5 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Paper: 16.9 × 23.6 cm (6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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White spots indicate an enemy gun position

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.2 × 21.2 cm (6 × 8 3/8 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 22.4 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Same position as preceding picture after exceptionally well regulated artillery fire

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15 × 21.5 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Paper: 15.8 × 22.3 cm (6 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Cathedral at Tours (from 200 ft. altitude)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.4 × 21.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Paper: 16.5 × 23.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Untitled, Ourches Airdrome

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image overall: 20.5 × 16.2 cm (8 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 23.8 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Port du Commerce (Brest)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 13.5 × 14.5 cm (5 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.); Lower image: 6.7 × 9.8 cm (2 11/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Paper: 24 × 17.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Air Station (Brest)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 11 × 19.5 cm (4 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Lower image: 6.2 × 9.8 cm (2 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.); 17.3 × 23.1 cm (6 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled, Artillery Camp, Meucon

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 10.5 × 20 cm (4 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Each lower image: 4.7 × 7 cm (1 7/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Paper: 17.8 × 23.6 cm (7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled [General John J. Pershing]

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

22.8 × 16.7 cm (image); 23.5 × 17.4 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Largest American advance supply depot near Dijon. This was formerly a great marsh. All the tracks and warehouses built by the A.E.F. Advance Supply Depot No. 1, Is-sur-Tille

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 14 × 21.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Paper: 18 × 23.7 cm (7 1/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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