84. The Rhine, March 12, 1919 | Edward Steichen's World War I Years

Plate 84. The Rhine, from an album of World War I aerial photography assembled by Edward Steichen, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Plate 84, from an untitled album of World War I photographs, March 12, 1919

Gelatin silver print
Gift of William Kistler, 1977.760

Inscribed recto, in negative, along bottom edge, below image, in white: “U.S. 3A . 91Sq. B649 . KESTERT looking N.E. 12-3-19 . 15h. 100M . 26cm.”; inscribed recto, on album page, lower left, in black/brown ink: “The Rhine.”; printed recto, on album page, lower right, in black ink: “Photographic Section. / Air Service. American Expeditionary Forces.”; inscribed recto, on page, lower right, in blue ink: “84”; unmarked verso