Silently the Madonna of Montaubau Stands Over the Fighting Men
Title
Silently the Madonna of Montaubau Stands Over the Fighting Men
Description
During the Baffle of the Somme in July 1916, an intense artillery barrage lasting seven days was laid down, and then the infantry advance was made on 1st July. The small Township of Montauban was captured by the British on the first day, but it had been utterly destroyed, except, that is, for the statue of the Madonna of Montaubau
Creator
Underwood & Underwood and Kadel & Herbert - Photographers
Publisher
State Library of Iowa
Date
circa 1916 -1918
Contributor
Ankeny Area Historical Society, Ankeny, Iowa
Rights
Photograph copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood and Kadel & Herbert
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Format
pdf
Type
document
Identifier
2008.46.64
Coverage
World War I
Original Format
Newspaper photograph
Repository
Ankeny Area Historical Society Museum
Contact information.
Ankeny Area Historical Society - phone (515)565-5795
File Name
silently_the_madonna_of_montaubau_stands_over_the_fighting_menOCR.pdf
Digital item created
2016-12-30
Digital item modified
2017-03-20