Linfanterie franccedilaise dans la bataille – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Linfanterie franccedilaise dans la bataille. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Linfanterie franccedilaise dans la bataille
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Its title, *L'infanterie française dans la bataille* (The French Infantry in the Battle), sets this color lithograph apart from the many war images that show soldiers without naming a branch of service. The poster is signed by H. Delaspre and dates from 1915, the second year of the war, when France depended on mass citizen armies and patriotic imagery to sustain support at home. Large lithographs like this one, roughly 119 by 79 centimeters, were pasted on walls and kiosks, where they were meant to be seen quickly by passersby. Its catalog listing identifies it as a promotional poster, so it is worth reading as an effort to shape public feeling about the infantry's role.
| Created / published | 1915 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 119 x 79 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: The French infantry in the battle. Signed: H. Delaspre. Promotional goal: Fr. J42. 1915. Item is no. 98 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. ACE · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,761 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1498_Linfanterie_franccedila_1915 |
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