British engineers building a bridge to facilitate movement of British forces across the Somme River, in France, during World War One. Troops moving over another bridge, where retreating German forces had destroyed the lock gates in unsuccessful effort to flood area.
Battalion of Northamptonshire regiment works on bridges and roads in France, during World War One. They employ picks, shovels, and wheelbarrows. A horse-drawn wagon drives over a newly cleared bridge.
Orchard of fruit trees cut down by the German soldiers, to impede advance of Allies behind them, as they withdrew in France, during World War One.
German dugouts and trenches captured by British, in France, during World War One. They are unusually well constructed.
British siege gunners fire a 9.2 inch howitzer at German targets in France, during World War One. Gunner pulls rope and gun fires. Gun barrel is then lowered to near-level elevation for reloading.
British troops moving along Cambrai road in France on April 9. Soldiers and officers stand with various horse-drawn wagons loaded with supplies. Soldiers with picks and shovels for trenching. Long lines of British forces and supplies moving along the Cambrai road in wagons pulled by teams of horses. Artillery being pulled by horses. A motorized ambulance in the midst of the convoy.
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