1997.002.5 No 4 – Carency (P.-de-C.) – Guerre 1914-1916. Dans les ruines sous lesquelles les cadavres allemands son nombreux

Accession Num: 1997.002.5

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Document Date: 1916-- - --

Donors: Jean Takkinen (Estate of Ed Vipond)

Creators: D.A. Longuet

Keywords: 1910s, postcard, and World War I

Locations: Carency (Pas-de-Calais)

Physical Description:
1 b/w postcard (13.9 cm x 9.0 cm)

Notes:
Postcard of ruined village of Carency, Pas-de-Calais, France, after its destruction by the Germans during World War I. Title translates as 'In the ruins underneath which the German corpses are many'. Photo by D.A. Longuet, Paris; postcard by Charles Ledieu, Arras. Inscription on rear from Fred Vipond of Nakusp, who fought here with the Canadian Corps: 'These are the sort of Villages we are capturing these days. The "heavie's"[sic] don't leave much standing. F.V.'

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