A night bombardment of the railroad station at Sablon, near Metz [lithograph, Henri Farré]

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Identifier1992-03-31-A_image_005SourceThe Ted Ingersoll World War I Collection (1992-03-31-A), Box 1, Folder 1CreatorFarré, Henry, 1871-1934DescriptionLithograph of a painting by Lieutenant Henri Farré featuring aircraft 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."Creation Datecirca 1914-1918SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918Airplanes, MilitaryLanguageEnglishOriginal FormatlithographsBibliographic CitationThe Ted Ingersoll World War I Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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A night bombardment of the railroad station at Sablon, near Metz [lithograph, Henri Farré]