57. Copy of German photograph they prepared for their attack on the Americans at Seicheprey, April 18, 1918

Plate 57. German photograph, Seicheprey, from an album of World War I aerial photography assembled by Edward Steichen, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Plate 57, from an untitled album of World War I photographs, April 18, 1918

Gelatin silver print
Gift of William Kistler, 1977.733

Printed recto, upper left, in black ink: “Lagenbild Seichenprey – Jury – Wald [underlined] / Auβer Masstab. Ungefähre Verhältnisse 1:8400″ [in rectangle]; inscribed recto, in negative, in white: “[town names written throughout the image]”; printed recto, lower left, in black ink: “Stabia Kofl. C. / 18.4.18 Platte No 240.” [in rectangle]; printed recto, lower right, in black ink: [legend for map] “[symbol] Bestätigte Batterie Stellungen / [symbol] Batterie Stellungen ohne Bestätigung / [symbol] Stützpunkte (Unterstände)” [inrectangle]; inscribed recto, on album page, lower left, in black/brown ink: “Copy of German photograph they / prepared for their attack on the Americans at / Seicheprey-”; 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: “57”; unmarked verso