A section of La Boiselle crater, near Pozieres, which is about 200 feet in circumference and 30 ...

Accession Number A01115
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Maker Unknown
Place made France: Picardie, Somme
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A section of La Boiselle crater, near Pozieres, which is about 200 feet in circumference and 30 feet deep, and is one of the largest craters on the Western Front. It was excavated when mines blew up in 1915. Two dugouts are at the base of the mound.

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