A night bombardment of the railroad station at Sablon, near Metz [Lithograph of a painting by Lieutenant Henri Farré]

Lithograph of a painting by Lieutenant Henri Farré featuring biplanes in flight lit up by searchlights, circa 1914-1918. Part of a series of eight lithographs depicting World War I aerial imagery.

Typed caption: "A night bombardment of the railroad station at Sablon, near Metz. Far below, on the ground, can be seen the station lighted up by the continuous explosions. Above, the machines are illuminated by the beams from the searchlights and the exploding shells of the defending guns. 1915. From a painting by Lieut. Henri Farré."

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