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ORIGINAL- WW1 US ARMY at NAPOLEON'S PONTANEZEN BARRACKS FRANCE YARD LONG PHOTO

$ 261.36

Availability: 70 in stock
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    ORIGINAL- WW1 US ARMY at * NAPOLEON'S PONTANEZEN BARRACKS BREST FRANCE YARD LONG PHOTO c1918-1919 FRAMED
    RARE (PANORAMIC VIEW) OF THE WW1 US ARMY at * NAPOLEON'S PONTANEZEN BARRACKS BREST FRANCE.
    U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS STAND IN A CHOW LINE WITHIN NAPOLEON'S OLD BARRACKS HE USED DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. MANY FINE DETAILS CAN BE SEEN IN THE YARD LONG TYPE PHOTOGRAPH IN ITS ORIGINAL FRAME UNDER GLASS.
    AT THE FRONT LOWER LEFT CORNER IN THE NEGATIVE IS THE CAPTION:
    THOMPSON
    ILLUSTRAGRAPH
    Co.
    PETERSBURG
    VA. (VIRGINIA)
    AT THE FRONT LOWER CENTER IN THE NEGATIVE IS THE CAPTION:
    NAPOLEON'S PONTANEZEN BARRACKS BREST FRANCE
    IMAGE TAKEN
    c1918-1919.
    PHOTO PUBLISHED c1919
    Photo condition is Very Fine with some light surface cracks on the left side and some damp staining and the right edge.
    (please see pictures)
    Focus is sharp with very good focus.
    Sepia.
    Frame condition is fine with handling and wear consistent with its 103 years.
    The outer frame measures 8 1/2" x 35 5/8".
    (please see pictures)
    PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
    *
    Camp
    P
    ontanezen several miles outside the city of Brest
    France
    . Pontanezen Barracks, is where the camp took its name. Napoleon Bonaparte (b.1769-d.1821) had housed troops and prisoners in them.