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W85: Ruins of Famous church at Albert, France

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: id239162

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

100 photographic prints on stereo cards (stereographs, b&w ; 9 x 18 cm. in case 19 x 19 cm) from the Keystone View Company's Stereographic Library Series (Rare Book Call No. D522 .W67). The slides were produced in 1923, but the photographs were taken from 1914-1921.

The stereoscopic views depict World War I scenes with lengthy captions (on back of cards). Included are images of battlefields and trenches, armaments, cavalry, buildings, hospitals and cemeteries, dirigibles, German prisoners, and Treaty of Versailles. Mainly images from France, but also Belgium, Germany, Turkey (Gallopoli), London, training in the U.S., ships at sea, and one view of submarines, battleships, and torpedo boats in San Diego Bay.

(Mss. Acc. 2009.178)

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1914-1923

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Extent

From the Collection: 0.10 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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