7. In Château Thierry Sector showing seven bridges destroyed by retreating enemy forces, September 7, 1918

Plate 7. In Château Thierry Sector, from an album of World War I aerial photography assembled by Edward Steichen, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Plate 7, from an untitled album of World War I photographs, September 7, 1918

Gelatin silver print
Gift of William Kistler, 1977.683

Printed recto, upper left, above image, in black ink: “N.W. VILLERS-EN-PRAYERS / 7-9-18 ALT. 2800 M. / F 2 CAMERA 50 CM. / PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION U.S. AIR SERVICE A.E.F.”; inscribed recto, on album page, lower left, in black/brown ink: “In Chateau Thierry Sector / Showing Seven bridges destroyed by retreating enemy forces.”; printed recto, on album page, lower right, in black ink: “Photographic Section. / Air Service. American Expeditionary Forces.”; inscribed recto, on album page, lower right, in blue ink: “7”; unmarked verso