Lampernisse Belgium WWI Church Ruins Destroyed by Shell Postcard Interior View

A WWI-era view of the shattered interior of the church at Lampernisse, Belgium, captioned in French and English as "Inside view of the church destroyed by one shell only." The scene shows a rubble-strewn nave with surviving statuary and a figure seated amid the debris.

• Lampernisse, West Flanders, Belgium — near the WWI Yser front
• Documentary war-destruction view of the bombed church interior
• Bilingual French/English caption printed on the image
• Divided-back printed postcard, published by R.P.B., Editeur, Paris
• Unused, no writing; light corner wear and a small edge nick

Condition

Printed halftone postcard, unused with no writing. Light corner wear, a tiny edge nick at upper right; image clean and sharp. Divided-back card published by R.P.B., Editeur, Paris.

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