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Tank Crossing Trench

  • 1914 -1918

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: A tank going over a trench on its way into action. 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: 16579436

Full Citation: Photograph 165-BO-0834; Tank Crossing Trench; 1914 -1918; 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/tank-crossing-trench/, March 30, 2026]

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