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1917 | Bucy-le-Long, France | A French section of machine gunners take position during the Battle of the Aisne in northern France.
This is an original color Autochrome photograph by Fernand Cuville in 1917. The machine gun is a St. Étienne Mle 1907. They likely prepare to fire at an aircraft.
Title source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/photos/2018/11/09/photos-world-war-i-remembered-100-years-after-the-armistice
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