Caption

Une Batterie au Champ de Maneuvers de Thonne, Two gunners at Thonne, France, page, photomechanical print, maker: J. Kolla, maker: Jules Royer, c. 1891 - in or before 1896, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 113 mm x width 173 mm, firearms: cannon, Thonne, A grainy black and white scene showing a dirt path flanked by low earthworks and scattered rocks leading toward a line of artillery pieces behind woven wicker or gabion barriers, with plumes of smoke billowing from one of the guns; several uniformed figures stand or kneel near the guns, one figure facing the camera on the path and another standing to the right with a long object in hand; wooden wheels and gun carriages are visible among stacked wicker bundles and upright poles, and distant low hills or mountains form a pale backdrop under a wide sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_267

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45.3Mb (10.3Mb) / 15.4in x 11.4in / 4611 x 3431 (300dpi)

Keywords

Batterie au Champ de Maneuvers de Thonne Two gunners Thonne France page photomechanical print maker J Kolla Jules Royer c 1891 - 1896 paper collotype photoprint height 113 mm x width 173 mm firearms cannon grainy black white scene showing dirt path flanked low earthworks scattered rocks leading line artillery pieces woven wicker gabion barriers plumes smoke billowing guns several uniformed figures stand kneel near figure facing camera path another standing right long object hand wooden wheels gun carriages visible stacked wicker bundles upright poles distant low hills mountains form pale backdrop under wide sky