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Title
Inspecting
a
pontoon
bridge
in the
French
section
nearing
completion
Publisher
[United
States]
:
Underwood
&
Underwood
,
[between
1914
and
1918?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : black and white ; 8 cm x 8 cm
Summary
"
We
are
looking
here
upon
a
fine
example
of a
very
necessary
device
of
warfare-
the
pontoon
bridge
. On
rivers
and
streams
where
no
permanent
bridges
exist
or
where
they have been
destroyed
,
pontoon
bridges
are
usually
the
only
means
for
crossing
an
army
, and
every
well-equipped
army
carries
with
it
a
large
train
of
pontoon
boats
,
together
with the
planks
and
timbers
for
making
the
roadway
. In
teh
hands
of
men
trained
to the
work
a
pontoon
bridge
can
be
laid
in a
surprisingly
short
time
,
even
under
fire
, and
such
bridges
of
boats
have been
used
since
very
ancient
times
.
Improved
types
of
pontoon
bridges
,
like
the
one
before
us,
played
a
very
important
part
in the
World
War
. The
Russians
, the
Germans
and the
Austrians
all
used
them
extensively
in
crossing
the
large
river
of
Poland
and
Galicia
during
the
many
advances
and
retreats
on the
Eastern
front
. At the
battle
of
Mons..
.
Belgium
, in
August
,
1914
, the
British
artillery
wrecked
several
pontoon
bridges
by
which
the
Germans
sought
to
cross
the
Mons-Conde
Canal
,
inflicting
heavy
losses
and
greatly
delaying
their
advance
.
Many
such
bridges
were
laid
by
both
sides
during
the
first
battle
of the
Marne
,
aiding
the
armies
to
cross
that
difficult
stream
where
the
permanent
bridges
had been
blown
up
.
During
October
and
November
,
1918
,
American
engineer
troops
showed
the
utmost
gallantry
in
throwing
pontoon
bridges
and
foot
bridges
across
the
Meuse
River
under
terrific
German
fire
,
thus
enabling
the
American
divisions
to
reach
the
east
side
of the
stream
in
pursuit
of the
retiring
Germans."-Taken
from
back
of
resource
Notes
Title
supplied
on
resource.
;
Date
inferred
from the
range
of the
Hunter
Collection
(World
War
I
,
1914-1918)
LC Subject Headings
Bridges.
Pontoons.
Pontoon bridges.
River channels.
Soldiers.
France.
Type
Image
Time Period
World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry
Keystone View Company.
Personal Collection
WWI Hunter Collection
Call #
PHOTO
03371
Item #
703196
OCLC number
1028751394
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