Barbed Wire Gate to Trench

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: Barbed wire gate in a trench to check the enemy if he made a successful raid. Cambrin. Ypres Salient and Area.

It comes from a series of photographs depicting military activities during World War I that were taken by British photographers and acquired by the U.S. War Department.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs .

National Archives Identifier: 16580840

Full Citation: Photograph 165-BO-1495; Barbed Wire Gate to Trench. Ypres salient and area. Cambrin; 9/16/1917; British Photographs of World War I, 1914 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs , Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/barbed-wire-gate-trench/, February 23, 2026]

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