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[Postcard of Ruined Main Street in Sailly-Saillisel]

Postcard of a photograph of a long dirt street with the ruins of brick and wooden buildings on the left side. A few brick walls remain intact, and one building still has the wooden frame of its roof. A man in uniform is walking down the road at the right. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the street as the main street of Sailly-Saillisel, Somme, Hauts-de-France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruined Quarter of Peronne, Somme]

Postcard of a photograph of two intersecting, dirty, cobblestone streets with heavily damaged, multistory buildings spilling wreckage into the streets. Several soldiers in uniform walk or ride on horses in the streets. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the area as one of the principle quarters in Peronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 1917-03~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins and Barbed Wire Fences in Soissons, Aisne]

Postcard of a photograph of a large, torn-up grass field and, across it, the ruins of a stone church building. Wood and barbed wire fences break up the field and the small path leading to the church and the forest beyond. In the foreground, the dirt has been dug into a trench with sandbags and metal. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies area as near St. Paul's Chapel in Soissons, Aisne, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins in Aisne River]

Postcard of a photograph of workers in a river, using a floating wench crane to remove the stone, metal and wood debris from a large bridge. Horses pull carts across a smaller metal bridge above the workers. Other buildings line the river bank in the background. Printed text at the bottom identifies the river as Aisne River in Soissons, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins in Arras, France]

Postcard of a photograph of a line of multistory buildings that have suffered major damage, with piles of wreckage below them. French text at the top of the postcard locates the ruins in Arras, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins in Chauny]

Postcard of a photograph of ruined buildings, with stone, wood, and metal wreckage on either side of a small cobblestone street. French text at the bottom of the postcard locates the ruins in Chauny, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1917-03..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins of the College at Soissons]

Postcard of a photograph of the front of a tall, stone, four-story building with windows along each floor with a large hole in the top floor. The rest of the building has significant damage, including missing windowpanes, smoke and water damage, and crumbling features. Two people are walking out of the open door of the entrance on the first floor. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the college in Soissons, Aisne, France.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ruins of the Condé Princes' Castle]

Postcard of a photograph of the ruins of a small, stone, four-story castle, with missing windows, holes in the walls and roof, and crumbling features. The wall that runs along the building is crumbling and the trees surrounding it are dead. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the castle of the Princes of Condé in Le Plessier, Somme, Hauts-de-France Region. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sailboats on Water]

Postcard of an illustration of three sailboats on a large body of water, just in front of a rock formation in the water. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Saint-Denis Justice of the Peace Building]

Postcard of a photograph of stone, pantheon-style building with four columns at the front and French text carved into the overhang. The building is surrounded on both sides by tall, six-story buildings with windows along each floor. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the building as a Justice of the Peace building in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, ÃŽle-de-France, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Saint Jean des Vignes Abbey]

Postcard of a photograph of the front of a large stone cathedral with two towers and smaller stone and brick buildings at the base. The spires of the two towers have significant damage, as does the rest of the building. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the Saint Jean des Vignes Abbey in Soissons, Aisne, France. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Saint-Nazaire Seaside]

Postcard of a photograph of a small beach with the ocean on the left and cliff-sides on the right. A small group of people climb on a large rock formation on the beach. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the beach as Rougeole in Saint-Nazaire, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Saint-Nazaire's Atlantic Shipyards]

Postcard of an illustration of a large grey and red metal ship docked in a large shipyard. The docks on either side of the ship are filled with crowds of people, and smaller ships fill the ocean beyond the docks. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the docks as part of the Atlantic Shipyard at Saint-Nazaire in Brittany, France, and provides more specific details about the yard. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of School Building in Chaumont, France]

Postcard of a photograph of the front of a large, two-story stone building with an ornate stone wall and gate. There is text reading "Lycée" above the arched front entrance, which has two wooden doors. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as a school in Chaumont, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard, as well as postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sculpture Showing Guards Nailing Jesus to Cross]

Postcard of a photograph of a sculpture depicting male Roman guards hammering nails into the hands of a man in a loincloth, pinning him into a board on the ground. French text at the top of the postcard identifies the sculpture as part of a Calvary installation in Pontchâteau in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Seaside Boulevard in France]

Postcard of a photograph of a pedestrian boulevard to the right of a beach with small beach houses and to the left of a road with a trolley on it. Houses and other buildings sit atop a large hill in the background, above a small town area. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from C. G. Smith to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Senegalian Sharpshooters in Marcourt]

Postcard of a photograph of a group of three men in dark uniforms holding bundles of sticks above their heads while facing a larger group of men in lighter uniforms. The two groups of men are standing in a wooded area, in front of a long, one-story metal building. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the men in darker uniforms as Senegalian soldiers in Morcourt, Somme. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Small Boat on Pond Bank]

Postcard of an illustration of a small wooden boat on the grassy bank of a small body of water, with small houses and buildings on the surrounding banks. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Small Channel Through Fields]

Postcard of an illustration of a small stream, winding through a grassy field with a few trees. Two small figures stand on the stream bank in the background. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soissons Cathedral Gallery Ruins]

Postcard of a photograph of the ruins of a large, arched, stone hallway with stone and wood ruins in piles on the stone floor. The roof of the hallway and the courtyard beyond the arched openings on the left have significant damage to them. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as the Soissons Cathedral. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soissons Cathedral Ruins]

Postcard of a photograph of a large, gaping hole in a stone cathedral wall, with a stained glass window frame still hanging from one of the arches on the left. The rest of the wall has significant damage, including other holes, crumbling features, and missing decorative elements. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the ruins as the Soissons Cathedral at the north side. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soissons Cathedral Ruins from Interior]

Postcard of a photograph of the interior of the main hall of a large stone cathedral, which has a large gaping hole in the left wall and smaller holes in the roof. A large pile of stone and wood rubble lays in the middle of the hall, with wooden benches pushed back out of the way. Some of the cathedral's tall windows are still intact. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the cathedral as the Soissons Cathedral.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soissons Cathedral Tower]

Postcard of a photograph of a large stone cathedral tower with significant damage to it, including holes, crumbling features, and missing decorative architecture. The rest of the cathedral, to the right, is also crumbling. The rest of the surrounding town is visible beyond the left side of the tower. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the cathedral as the Soissons cathedral. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Soldiers Among Ruins]

Postcard of a photograph of a large group of soldiers in uniforms with bucket helmets standing in a dirt street to the left of a group of partially destroyed brick buildings. There is a large wooden truck in the middle of the crowd of men. French text at the bottom of the postcard locates the soldiers in the ruins of Soyecourt, Somme. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: [1914..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History