Monument in Memory of Canadians Who Fell at Vimy in April, 1917
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Keystone View Company
American, 1892–1963
Monument in Memory of Canadians Who Fell at Vimy in April, 1917
ca. 1924
Gelatin silver print
Each Image: 7.8 x 7.7 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Mount: 8.6 x 17.8 cm (3 3/8 x 7 in.)
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2011
2010.1013.0010
Inscriptions recto (printed in black): Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / COPYRIGHTED / MADE IN U.S.A. / Publishers /
Meadville, Pa., New YOrk, N.Y. Portland, / Oregon. London, Eng., Sydney, Aus / 18793-Monument in Memory of Canadians Who Fell at / Vimy in April, 1917.
verso (printed in black): 18793 / MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF CANADI-/ANS WHO FELL AT VIMY IN / APRIL, 1917 /
Among all the battles fought by Canadian / troops during the war there wa snon more / gallantly carried out than the attack on Vimy / Ridge, north Arras (a-ras_, on April 9-11, / 1917. Held by the Germans for nearly two / and a half years, they had enjoyed from the / crest of Vimy Ridge a widespread view over / the British trenches and communications far / to the westward. It was necessary for the / British to capture it, not alone for the sake of / denying this observation to the enemy but in / order themsevles to secure teh even more exten-/sive views over the German rear areas which were avilable from its summit. /
[extended text] / Copyright by the Keystone View company
Meadville, Pa., New YOrk, N.Y. Portland, / Oregon. London, Eng., Sydney, Aus / 18793-Monument in Memory of Canadians Who Fell at / Vimy in April, 1917.
verso (printed in black): 18793 / MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF CANADI-/ANS WHO FELL AT VIMY IN / APRIL, 1917 /
Among all the battles fought by Canadian / troops during the war there wa snon more / gallantly carried out than the attack on Vimy / Ridge, north Arras (a-ras_, on April 9-11, / 1917. Held by the Germans for nearly two / and a half years, they had enjoyed from the / crest of Vimy Ridge a widespread view over / the British trenches and communications far / to the westward. It was necessary for the / British to capture it, not alone for the sake of / denying this observation to the enemy but in / order themsevles to secure teh even more exten-/sive views over the German rear areas which were avilable from its summit. /
[extended text] / Copyright by the Keystone View company
