Gas protection, France, World War I pieces on the right is a

on the right is a snuff and cigar warehouse

A man at the wheel of his car dressed in a driving coat and goggles

The cabby's long whip rests in the crook of his arm

kicks over a table to divert his attention

Gas protection, France, World War I pieces on the right is aGas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war. Initially French and Algerian troops (Zouaves) of the 45th and 78th Divisions were attacked with the gas, inflicting heavy casualties and causing widespread panic, with the survivors abandoning their positions. Although