Retribution the Germans escaped by the signing of the armistice : thousand pound aerial torpedo

A man stands next to a thousand pound aerial bomb originally meant to be dropped over Berlin, had the Germans not signed the armistice of November 11, 1918.

Publication date: 1919-02-19

Size: 16.5 x 10.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• World War, 1914-1918--Equipment & supplies--French
• Bombs--French--1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (February 19, 1919), Section One, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm). News Photo Service