haelen
23 photos tagged haelen, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.
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Verdedigingswerken van het fort van Lier, augustus 1914 | Defences of the fortress of Lier, August 1914 from Liberas uploaded September 2016
Het slagveld bij Halen, 13 augustus 1914 | The battlefield at Halen, 13 August 1914 from Liberas uploaded September 2016
Het Belgische 7de Linieregiment in stelling, augustus 1914 | The Belgian 7th Line in position, August 1914 from Liberas uploaded September 2016
Twee Belgische Gidsen te paard, augustus 1914 | Two Belgian Guides on horseback, August 1914 from Liberas uploaded September 2016
De kerk van Halen met granaatinslagen, augustus 1914 | The shelled church of Halen, August 1914 from Liberas uploaded September 2016
German Cavalry equipment left on Belg. [i.e., Belgian] Battle Field (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2011
Haelen after battle (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2011
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Corner of battlefield, Haelen (LOC)
- Art Siegel said:
- swanq said:
- Isolde Maessen said:
Haelen after battle (LOC)
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Art Siegel said:
one of many Bain Collection photos of the Battle of Haelen (Belgium), a very early battle of WWI (August 12, 1914). i.e.:
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Art Siegel said:
Cropped from original Agence Meurisse photo shown at Bibliotheque Nationale de France's Gallica site, with
following caption:
"combats de Haelen et Diest : Haelen après le passage des troupes "
[Battle of Haelen and Diest: Haelen after the passage of troops]
Pub. Date 1914
Barricade on Liege Rd. (LOC)
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aware health said:
Wow -- just like the Maginot line. All the enemy had to do was go around it.
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Art Siegel said:
Battle now pinpointed:
Cropped from original Agence Meurisse photo shown at Bibliotheque Nationale de France's Gallica site, with following caption:
"En Belgique : combats de Haelen et de Diest : barrage sur la route de Liège "
[In Belgium: Battle of Haelen and Diest: Barricade on the road to Liège]
Pub. Date 1914 -
aware health said:
Interesting... those are obviously the same shot, yet Bain's has a copyright scrawl on it. I guess attribution was a problem a hundred years ago, too.
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Art Siegel said:
maybe they purchased U.S. rights or something?