French Infantry Halting En Route to the Battle of Aisne
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Underwood & Underwood
American, 1880–1931
French Infantry Halting En Route to the Battle of Aisne
ca. 1917
Letterpress print
Image: 7 x 6.7 cm
Overall: 8.2 x 14 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
Inscriptions verso (printed in black): No. 34-FRENCH INFANTRY HALTING EN ROUTE TO THE BATTLE OF AISNE /
The average French soldier looks rather / slovenly. The baggy trousers go a long way / toward creating this impression. The bulky / and ungainly great coats, which you have / elsewhere seen some of them wearing, is prac-/ticlaly sufficient for a covering when in camp, / since it is extremely warm, and is manufac-/tured from a porous class of material which / swells and becomes waterproof in even a / slight shower...[extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
The average French soldier looks rather / slovenly. The baggy trousers go a long way / toward creating this impression. The bulky / and ungainly great coats, which you have / elsewhere seen some of them wearing, is prac-/ticlaly sufficient for a covering when in camp, / since it is extremely warm, and is manufac-/tured from a porous class of material which / swells and becomes waterproof in even a / slight shower...[extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
