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Paris libere trading cards

 Collection — manuscript box: 91 - Folder 1
Identifier: 8740

Content Description

Trading cards featuring photographs of the liberation of Paris by the Allies in August 1944. Included are images of General Charles de Gaulle and other French commanding officers, local citizens greeting American soldiers, German soldiers taken prisoner, remnants of fighting in the streets, and crowds gathered around the Arc de Triomphe and near Notre Dame cathedral. Captions for the photographs are printed on the paper wrapper. The photos are numbered from 81-100 and designated on the wrapper as Serie III.

Dates

  • 1944

Creator

Extent

20 items.

Language of Materials

French

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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