The Snapshots in Time Collection

Rail Yard Assembly of Captured WWI Ordnance — Multiple Flatcars, Cincinnati, Ohio

Rail Yard Assembly of Captured WWI Ordnance — Multiple Flatcars, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dozens of captured and surplus artillery pieces crowd a rail siding in this panoramic view, part of a series documenting the postwar movement of WWI ordnance by rail. Following the Armistice, the U.S. War Department distributed thousands of trophy guns to American cities and towns as memorials; collection points such as this one gathered weapons for inspection and onward shipment. Project: 218708