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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
POSTERS - PRESS
FRANCE
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'Le Petit journal' publiera 'Marjolie' . . .
par Michel Morphy le 2 septembre
A captive Red Cross nurse breaking free from an officer wearing the uniform of the Death's Head Hussars.
In the background are soldiers being shelled.
Advertisement for a book.
The officer is presumably the Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951),
who wore the uniform of the Death's Head Hussars.
Translation of title: 'Le Petit journal' will publish 'Marjolie' . . . by Michel Morphy.
Starace, G., artist
Paris : Le Petit Journal, [1916]
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Le crime de Reims. Exposition . . .
au profit des victimes du bombardement
de Reims et du refuge franco-belge
A view of the burning ruins of Rheims Cathedral.
The city of Rheims was shelled with explosives
and incendiaries by the Germans during ten days
in September of 1914
with the cathedral as the main target.
Outraged, particularly by the attack on the cathedral,
the government at Bordeaux sent an official protest.
At the time of the shelling the cathedral was serving
as a hospital with a red cross hanging from its tower.
The Germans, however, believed it was also used
as an observation tower by the French,
hence the heavy and unrelenting bombing.
The Germans had eyewitnesses who corroborated this story, but the French consistently denied it.
The tracery, towers, and nave of the cathedral
were heavily damaged, but the walls were still intact.
Sénéchal, Adrien, 1896-1955, artist
Sceaux : Charaire
1916
Translation of title:
The crime of Rheims. Exhibition . . .
to benefit the victims of the shelling of
Rheims and for the French-Belgian shelter
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Exposition du 1er au 30 octobre 1917 . . .
organisée par la Ligue Souvenez-Vous . . .
documents, photographies, affiches, . . .
aux crimes allemands
A German soldier escorting an unhappy group of people through the streets.
The Germans deported more than 120,000 Belgians back to Germany, and relocated about 20,000 French
within the invaded French territories.
Jonas, Lucien, 1880-1947, artist
Paris : H. Chachoin
1917
Translation of title: Exhibition October 1 -30, 1917 . . . organized by the Ligue Souvenez-Vous . . .
documents, photographs, posters, . . . of German crimes.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
"Souvenez-vous!"
Periodical cover illustration shows a female figure, representing the German goddess of war,
holding a sword in raised right hand,
standing next to human remains at an arched entryway beneath the words
"Souvenez-vous!"
Léandre, Charles, 1862-1934, artist
1916
Illustration in:
Le livre rouge des atrocités Allemandes d’après les rapports officiels des gouvernements Français, Anglais et Belge, par l'image. Paris :
Le Magazine, 1916, cover illustration.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Salle du Trocadéro . . .
Grande matinée artistique en l'honneur de Raemaekers
A man (Raemaekers, 1869-1956) pointing an artist's double-ended pen at a surrendering caricature personification of Germania.
This performance was to benefit
the Franco-Holland war fund.
Translation of title:
Salle du Trocadéro . . .
A 'Grande matinée' performance in honor of Raemaekers (Louis, 1869-1956).
Neumont, Maurice, 1868-1930, artist
Paris : H. Chachoin,
1916
Artist's inscription on stone:
A un ami de la France a Louis Raemaekers.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Manon. G. Massenet.
Acte I
G. Mentore.
Postcard shows a scene from the opera Manon,
where Manon is a caricature of Emperor Franz Josef,
and her suitor is portrayed as Kaiser Wilhelm.
The lyrics, given in French, translate as
"We will not go to Paris!"
"We will only have cursed days."
Caption:
Nous n'irons à Paris! Nous n'aurons que des jours maudits.
1916
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Grèce.
Hellas!
Hélas! avec lequel danser?
Hellas! Alas! with which shall I dance?
Postcard shows a soldier in traditional Greek costume, choosing between a German helmet in one hand
and a French kepi in the other.
Dupuis, Emile 1877-1958, artist
1916
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
'La Baïonnette.'
Tous les jeudis.
Bas les masques? . . . Voilá!
A skeleton wearing a German military uniform and holding
a mask of Kaiser Wilhelm's head.
'La Baïonnette' was a popular illustrated satirical journal published primarily for French soldiers stationed at the front.
Iribe, Paul, 1883-1935, artist
Paris : 1916
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Lisez dans 'l'Oeuvre quotidienne' . . .
'L'Araignée du Kaiser'
roman par G. de la Fouchardiére
A bloody Kaiser with a large spider and web over his head. In the background is a deserted
and bloody battlefield.
Translation of title:
Read 'The Kaiser's Spider,' a novel by G. de la Fouchardiére in 'l'Oeuvre.'
Truchet, Abel, 1857-1918, artist
Paris : H. Chachoin, [1916]
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
Comité Américain pour les Régions Dévastées de France
American Committee for the Devastated Regions of France
War relief--American--France--1910-1920
In the foreground is a family without a husband.
In immediate background, there is a large American flag.
At the left is a wounded soldier, and on the right, is a peasant ploughing in the field.
Approximately eight million acres of French land were devastated by the war.
Baltimore Museum of Art, donor.
American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Décidément, nous ne pourrons pas le manger sans boire
Postcard shows caricatures of Kaiser Wilhelm (an eagle) and Emperor Franz Josef (a dog)
about to eat a pie "Europe," as one says,
Decidedly, we will not be able to eat it without drinking.
1916
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C
Le chœur des morts
Nous n'avons pas voulu de leur paix, parce que nous voulons les voir,
sous leurs croix de bois, comme nous
Prints shows soldiers on ground gesturing to crucified German officers.
Jonas, Lucien, 1880-1947, artist
Jonas, Lucien.
Pourquoi nous n'avons pas voulu de leur paix :
Album de 8 lithographies originales. Paris : Éditions d'Art Guerrier, [1917].
Paris 1917
Sketch of crucified German officer in margin.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C