Amon Carter print details
Two almost identical black-and-white photographs side by side of human remains in a muddy war trench.
Two almost identical black-and-white photographs side by side of human remains in a muddy war trench.

"And the Trench Was a Reeking Shambles," German Dead in the La Bassee Area.

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1914-1918

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Contributors

    Published by Keystone View Company

  • Object Format

    Stereograph

  • Dimensions

    3 1/2 x 7 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Mount Recto:

    u.c. printed: 37 \ [star]

    c.l. printed along left edge: Keystone View Company \ Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood \ Manufacturers \ MADE IN U.S.A. \ Publishers

    c.r. printed along right edge: Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y. \ Chicago, Ill., London, England.

    l.r. printed: V18858 "And the Trench Was a Recking Shambles," \ German Dead in the La Bassee Area.

    Mount Verso:

    [descriptive text, see image]

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1993.19.2.37

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view

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