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English transcription: Ruins of the St-Lo cathedral destroyed during the war.
French transcription: Ruines de la cathédrale de St-Lo détruite pendant la guerre.
English description: On the top of a rocky, cratered hill, the partly destroyed St-Lo cathedral, dominated by its heavily damaged steeple. Scaffolding has been erected on the right side of the ruins.
Location: Valognes, France

English transcription: Neglected children playing on the bombed sites of Vienna.
French transcription: Des enfants, abandonnés à eux-mêmes, jouent sans surveillance dans les ruines de Vienne.
English description: Four children, including a baby in a pram, stand on a street in front of a large mound of rubble from bombed buildings.
Location: Vienna, Austria

English transcription: Neglected children playing on the bombed sites of Vienna.
French transcription: Des enfants, abandonnés à eux-mêmes, jouent sans surveillance dans les ruines de Vienne.
English description: Four children, including a baby in a pram, stand on a street in front of a large mound of rubble from bombed buildings.
Location: Vienna, Austria

English transcription: Reconstruction of the University of Caen which was destroyed during World War II.
French transcription: Reconstruction de l'Université de Caen qui fut détruite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
English description: In an open field, a building is under construction. Scaffolding is set up, and planks are aligned. Several workers are busy at work.
French description: Dans une plaine, nous voyons la construction d'une batiment des échafaudages sont montés, des planches sont alignées. On voit plusieurs ouvriers en train de s'activer.
Location: Caen, France

French transcription: Bibliothèque municipale de Valogne.
English description: View of a vandalized public library. Books are scattered on the floor, doors have been ripped off and thrown amid the books. Some shelves appear to be intact.
French description: Vue d'une bibliothèque municipale vandalisée. Des livres sont jetés à terre, des porte ont été arrachées et jetées au milieu des livres. Cela ressemble à un débarras. Certaines étagères semblent intactes.
Location: Valogne, France

French transcription: Eglise-détail.
English description: The ruins of the side of a church, beginning to be overun by climbing vines.
Location: Valogne, France

English transcription: Books damaged during the Second World War in the Library of Valognes.
French transcription: Livres endommagés au cours de la destruction de la Bibliothèque de Valognes pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale.
English description: Inside a library, a gentleman carrying two large books, appears to be sorting piles of damaged books.
Location: Valognes, France

English transcription: Unfortunate children. Here, a young boy in the ruins of a destroyed city.
French transcription: L'enfance malheureuse. Ici, un jeune garçon dans les ruines d'une ville détruite.
English description: A young boy stands in a field of ruins. He has a jacket draped over his shoulder and is leaning on rubble to stay upright. He gazes at the sky. Behind him, a section of wall still stands.
French description: Un jeune garçon se tient debout sur un champ de ruines. Il porte une veste sur son épaule et s'appuie sur des gravas pour rester debout. Il regarde le ciel. Derrière lui, un pan de mur tient encore.
Location: Italy