[Damaged Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres]

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Identifier2014-09-18_image_504SourceThe Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums (2014-09-18), Album 3DescriptionPhotograph of the damaged Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres, Albert, France, circa 1914-1918. The Golden Virgin statue of Mary and the infant Jesus is visible at the top of the steeple, knocked askew by shelling and hanging at a right angle to the tower.

Inscription on album page: "Cathedral at Albert."

Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.Creation Datecirca 1914-1918SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918Notre-Dame de Brebières (Church : Albert, France)ChurchesBuildings--War damagePlaceAlbert (France)FranceOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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