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Repairing Front Line Trench After Bomb Explosion.

  • 1917

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The original caption for this photograph reads; Repairing front line trench after bomb explosion fifty yards from enemy trenches. D. W. Griffith in civilian clothing. During filming of the motion picture “Hearts of the World” in France, 1917.

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

National Archives Identifier: 533726

Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-463A(51); Repairing front line trench after bomb explosion fifty yards from enemy trenches. D. W. Griffith in civilian clothing. During filming of the motion picture ‘Hearts of the World’ in France; 1917; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 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/repairing-line-trench-bombing/, April 22, 2026]

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