Provisional Ossuary of Verdun — Beginning of the Work of Douaumont (Meuse) — Imprimé Illustré

Description

Interior of a provisional ossuary in Verdun, with wooden coffins covered in fabric and garlands, in front of an altar with a statue. Printed text: « Whoever you are, passerby, enter and bow low, to the Remains of the Heroes who fell for your salvation. Provisional Ossuary of the battlefields of VERDUN (left bank and right bank). Beginning of the Work of Douaumont (Meuse). Until the final monument is completed. » Reverse: handwritten note by Chazelain, addressed to Verdun, with a note of gratitude for the dead. Publisher: Imprimé Illustré.