Auto and Gun Along Craonne Road

Name/Title

Auto and Gun Along Craonne Road

Entry/Object ID

2016.11.6

Description

Black and white photograph of an automobile and gun along Craonne Road in Chemin des Dames, France. The far (left) side of the road is lined with trees and brush. At the edge of the road are a gun and an automobile, both of which appear destroyed/damaged. Two men in uniform stand in the road looking at the automobile. One man is touching the automobile and the other is standing nearby, holding a bicycle. On the back of the photograph, written in pencil, is: "C. 16. Craonne Road. Chemin des Dames/ Auto- gun." and to the right "Aug. 1918". Stamped in blue/purple at the bottom is: "Cliche J. PATRAS/ REPRODUCTION INTERDITE (Copyright)/ 72, Rue Vasco-de-Gama, PARIS-XV". Reproduction Interdite = reproduction forbidden.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.11

Source or Donor

Feack, Pamela

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack

Made/Created

Studio

Cliche J. PATRAS

Date made

1918 - 1918

Place

City

Paris

State/Province

Île-de-France

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: August 1918 Medium: Photographic Emulsion

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Dimension Notes

Paper: 5" x 7" Print/Image: 4 3/4" x 6 5/8"

Relationships

Related Events

Event

World War I

Provenance

Notes

Photograph originated from the Burdick family.