Erich von Falkenhayn, 1861-1922 – Vintage Wall Art
![Erich von Falkenhayn, 1861-1922, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/76/7678a0dcc3fe-L.webp)
(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 rare historic photograph captures Erich von Falkenhayn, 1861-1922 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Erich von Falkenhayn, 1861-1922
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Erich von Falkenhayn, who directed the German Army's General Staff from 1914 to 1916, sits for this portrait, which was issued by the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied photographs to newspapers. Falkenhayn is best remembered for ordering the 1916 assault on Verdun, a battle meant to wear down the French army that dragged on for most of that year. The caption card gives no date, so the picture is best read against the wartime years when his name was in the headlines. Bain's pictures were widely reproduced, which helps explain why this image has survived in the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Repr. of photoprint by Bain News Service. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Sources checked: LC/AZ. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,036 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156977 |
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