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A boy saves his choice seat in a tree, anticipating the great victory parade on Bastille Day, 1916. Illustration by Abel Faivre.
Text:
14 Juillet 1916
Qu'est-ce que tu fais la-haut.
Je retiens ma place pour la revue après la grande victoire.
What are you doing [up] there?
Keeping my place for the review [parade] after the great victory!
Reverse:
Publicité Wall - Paris.
Dèposit. Gènèr., Boice, 43, Chausée d'Antin.

A boy saves his choice seat in a tree, anticipating the great victory parade on Bastille Day, 1916. Illustration by Abel Faivre.

Image text

14 Juillet 1916

Qu'est-ce que tu fais la-haut.

Je retiens ma place pour la revue après la grande victoire.



What are you doing [up] there?

Keeping my place for the review [parade] after the great victory!



Reverse:

Publicité Wall - Paris.

Dèposit. Gènèr., Boice, 43, Chausée d'Antin.

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"A boy saves his choice seat in a tree, anticipating the great victory parade on Bastille Day, 1916. Illustration by Abel Faivre."

Image Text

14 Juillet 1916

Qu'est-ce que tu fais la-haut.

Je retiens ma place pour la revue après la grande victoire.



What are you doing [up] there?

Keeping my place for the review [parade] after the great victory!



Reverse:

Publicité Wall - Paris.

Dèposit. Gènèr., Boice, 43, Chausée d'Antin.

Image Date

Friday, July 14, 1916

Month, Year

July, 1916

Tags

Abel Faivre, Faivre, child waiting for victory parade, child, 1916, July, Bastille Day, 1916-07-14