German Mitrailleuses in Invalides, Paris – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with German Mitrailleuses in Invalides, Paris, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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German Mitrailleuses in Invalides, Paris
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The record names the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris as the setting, with German machine guns, or mitrailleuses, as the subject. Founded in 1670 as a home for disabled soldiers, the complex later housed a major military museum, and captured enemy weapons were often displayed there as trophies of war. The Bain News Service, a press photo agency that supplied newspapers in the United States, made the negative, but the record gives no date and the title is unverified. The picture is worth a look for its record of how wartime weapons were shown to the public in France.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,779 × 4,191 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-28988 |
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