1918 WWI RPPC Lot Stenay France US Army Engineers Rebuild Bombed Meuse Bridge

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Description

This lot consists of 15 original real photo postcards (RPPCs) documenting U.S. Army Engineers rebuilding a destroyed bridge on the road to Stenay, France at the end of World War I. The Germans blew up the bridges over the Meuse River as they retreated, and these images show the damage and subsequent reconstruction from November 12 through November 22, 1918. Views include the bombed-out bridge, engineers at work clearing rubble and laying timbers, the completed replacement bridge, and scenes with automobiles, supply trucks, horse-drawn wagons, and motorcycles with sidecars. Several images are hand-captioned and dated by the U.S. 310th Engineers, providing direct unit attribution.

– Lot of 15 real photo postcards (RPPCs)
– Location: Stenay, France
– Subject: U.S. Army 310th Engineers rebuilding destroyed Meuse River bridge
– Dates: November 12–22, 1918
– Content: destroyed bridge, reconstruction scenes, vehicles, equipment, and completed span
– Format: unused RPPCs, standard postcard size

Note that two of the cards have a duplicate

Condition

All 15 postcards are unposted and in very good to excellent condition with some light toning, scratches, and smudges. The photo #5 has a light wrinkle in the lower left corner when viewed from the back. Photo #13 has several extremely light wrinkles that are difficult to see from the front unless the card is in the proper light. They don’t show up at all on the back. Photo #14 has a lightly creased upper right corner when viewed from the front. The corners on all the cards are crisp and none of the cards are torn. All the cards have a slight curl. Please review the included photos of the actual items to make a complete determination of their condition.

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