Trench Mortar Bombs

Trench Mortar Bombs

Hoffman, Peter B.

Three trench mortar bombs from World War 1 are standing up and leaning against one another. They are shaped with a rod at the center, and towards one end, it bulges out and rounds at the top. In the middle there are "fins" that help fly the mortar through the air and face towards the thinner rod. They are dirty or are losing their paint. The first two on the left have the larger end to the ground and the third has the more narrow end to the ground. Between the second and third mortars is some sort of a dark can where the title of the photograph is writing. The ground is covered in sticks and leaves and there are two trees, one of which the third mortar to the right is resting on.

Military

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

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Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection

Still Image

[1918]

HOFF 00664

This record is part of the Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.