• Collection ID 1986.0595
  • Title World War I views in France [graphic].
  • Dates 1914-1918.
  • Physical description 148 transparencies : stereograph, glass ; 11 x 5 cm. (4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
  • Access and usage restrictions To consult this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
  • Collection summary Collection includes views of military parades, battlegrounds, bombed buildings, prisoners of war, soldiers, dead and wounded French, and American soldiers in France during World War I. Also a group of views of cities and chateauxs in France. Stereographs are glass, made in France, and are stored in their original wood case. Included is a wooden box style viewer. Some views are identified in French.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Arthur Dixon, 1971 (1986.0595).
  • Subjects
    • Men Military service France 1910-1919.
    • War damage France 1910-1919. lctgm
    • War casualties France 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Prisoners of war France 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Military parades & ceremonies France 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Dwellings France 1910-1919. lctgm
    • World War, 1914-1918 France Photographs.
  • Geographic coverage
    • France Pictorial works.
    • France History
  • Genre
    • Stereographs. gmgpc
    • Lantern slides. gmgpc