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This extraordinary image was found in the November 21, 1918 issue of Illustrated London News–a strong vision celebrating the newly-signed armistice ten days earlier ending WWI. It shows one of the statues at Tulieres–this at the entrance to the garden. Like many statues and buildings and churches, this structure was protected by sandbags–and in this case, the sandbags were decorated with war trophies of German helmets.
