Gen. Pershing at Lafayette's tomb – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Gen. Pershing at Lafayette's tomb brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gen. Pershing at Lafayette's tomb
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Pershing's visit to the grave of the Marquis de Lafayette in Paris's Picpus Cemetery is the moment this picture is meant to capture. Lafayette had fought for American independence, and in July 1917, soon after the first U.S. troops reached France, Pershing paid his respects there, a gesture that underscored the Franco-American alliance in the First World War. The Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied news photographs to newspapers, produced many images of wartime figures like this one. The record's title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact date and occasion should be checked against other sources.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,778 × 4,247 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-26188 |
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