[World War I era snapshot album, France]
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Bound volume
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[World War I era snapshot album, France]
ca. 1917
Bound volume with gelatin silver prints
Overall: 10.9 x 14.3 x 3.8 cm (4 5/16 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Gift of Jan van Leeuwen, 2012
DescriptionAlbum consists of 48 gelatin silver prints from the World War I era. Prints are mounted on black paper album pages (1 photograph per page) some horizontally while others are oriented vertically.
This album begins with photographs of a family at lighthearted picnics, likely in France where this album was purchased. This is followed by photographs of a wedding and then of the groom’s platoon. It ends with a number of photographs of the young bride and other women working in the garden.
Brown cardboard covers show some evidences of wears but the album is overall in fair condition. All pages are bound with green string.
This album begins with photographs of a family at lighthearted picnics, likely in France where this album was purchased. This is followed by photographs of a wedding and then of the groom’s platoon. It ends with a number of photographs of the young bride and other women working in the garden.
Brown cardboard covers show some evidences of wears but the album is overall in fair condition. All pages are bound with green string.
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