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LC-Lot-8329-1: WWI: American Expeditionary Forces, Food, 1918

WWI American Expeditionary Forces, Food, 1918. Ration Dump on Road Side Near Death Valley (Meuse). The ration dump for the 101st Infantry, 26th Division, shows something of difficult conditions under which it is often necessary to handle rations while our men are in the battle line and moving rapidly. This road is frequently shelled but advantage has been taken of the slight protection of the hill in which dugouts for refuge may be seen. There can be no covered storage for food here and it has been necessary to dump the bread, canned goods, and beef on hastily spread tarpaulins, near Samogeneux, (Meuse), France, November 1st, 1918. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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Caption: WWI American Expeditionary Forces, Food, 1918. Ration Dump on Road Side Near Death Valley (Meuse). The ration dump for the 101st Infantry, 26th Division, shows something of difficult conditions under which it is often necessary to handle rations while our men are in the battle line and moving rapidly. This road is frequently shelled but advantage has been taken of the slight protection of the hill in which dugouts for refuge may be seen. There can be no covered storage for food here and it has been necessary to dump the bread, canned goods, and beef on hastily spread tarpaulins, near Samogeneux, (Meuse), France, November 1st, 1918. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/10/28).

Accession #: LC-Lot-8329-1