Gers. in Laon – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Gers. in Laon, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Laon, a hilltop town in northern France crowned by its Gothic cathedral, is the place named in this title, which reads "Gers. in Laon." The record is unverified, so "Gers." is most likely short for "Germans," but that is not confirmed. German forces occupied Laon for much of the First World War, and wartime views of occupied French towns like this one were among the pictures the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied news photographs, sent to American newspapers and magazines.
| 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 four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,747 × 4,141 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-19701 |
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