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Rosa was only 6 when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942
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Suzanne was only 9 when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on November 25,1943
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Annie was only 8 when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on July 20,1943
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Claude was only a few weeks shy of her 9th birthday when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on November 22,1943
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Lisette was only 9 when she was rounded up during the “La Rafle” in her hometown then was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 19,1942
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Lucien was only 9 when he was rounded up during the “Vel d’hiv roundup” during the summer of 1942 then sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 19,1942
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A photo of Simone Renée (Dauvillier) Corsia, prise sur les quais de la Seine
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Paulette was only 10 years old when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 26,1942
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Eva was only 10 years old when she was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 23,1942
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Samuel was only 9 when he was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 16,1942
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Isidore was only 10 when he was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 2,1944
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I found these WW2 military plates while metal detecting. Wesley D. Sutton?
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Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field. (I no longer have the original image).
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Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field. (I no longer have the original image).
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(I no longer have the original image). Closeup of French soldiers marching across a field.
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(I no longer have the original image). A "realphoto" postcard showing a large number of French soldiers crossing a field in World War I. Number 69 in a series.
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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(I no longer have the original image). Enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 66
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A "realphoto" postcard showing French soldiers in World War I. Number 66 in a series. (I no longer have the original image).
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An enlarged detail of French soldiers postcard 24. (I no longer have the original image).
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A "realphoto" postcard showing French soldiers in World War I. Number 24 in a series. (I no longer have the original image).
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A photo of the Interior of Reims Cathedral after German shelling. A commercially published mass produced tinted postcard, probably part of a series. Caption reads:
"3. REIMS (1919). -- Interieur de la Cathédral
(au fond, trou causé par un obus de 380)"
Google Translate:
"Interior of the Cathedral
(basically, hole caused by a shell of 380)"
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A photo of Reims in ruins after the German retreat. A commercially published mass produced postcard, probably part of a series. Written on the back "22 May 1919" (I don't know whether that's the date this photo was actually taken). Caption reads:
"2. REIMS dans les ruines après la retraite des Allemands -- Place d'Erlon vers St. Jacques"
Google Translate:
"REIMS in ruins after the retreat of the Germans -- Place d'Erlon towards St. Jacques"
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A detail of the Reims aerial recon photo of Reims, France - Cathedral after German shelling. This is an enlarged detail from a recon photo that I uploaded separately.
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An Aerial recon photo of Reims, France after German shelling This "realphoto" postcard appears to have been made from an aerial reconnaissance photo of Reims, France, taken after the German shelling of the city. The German spelling of "Kathedrale" leads me to think this may have been a German recon photo. There is a lot of detail in this photo, but I don't think much will show up clearly after the Ancientfaces image processing. I've uploaded an enlarged detail of the cathedral separately.
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A photo of Cattle being loaded aboard a French dreadnought Caption reads: "French Dreadnought being stocked with live cattle from a transport."
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There is nothing written on this postcard, but I believe it dates from World War I. There are many civilians, including women, on deck among the sailors. The sailors appear to be wearing hats with pompons on top - probably French.
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This is a commercially published, mass produced postcard. The verse at the bottom reads:
Le devoir a son temps, l'amour égalemant:
Acceptez ce bouquet d'un parfait combattant.
(Translation by Google)
Duty has its time, love also:
Accept this bouquet of a perfect fighter.
A soldier evidently bought this as a souvenir and mailed it home. Handwritten on the back: "A good picture of a French soldier as they appear while on furlough."
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A postcard showing YMCA volunteers decorating American graves in France after World War I. Written on the back "Decoration Day American Y girls decorating soldiers graves". 2nd grave from the left is Private, First Class George S. Kerr. Center grave is Private Michael Borczynski. I can't make out the names on the other crosses.
This photo was likely taken in May of either 1919 or 1920.
rank blurred and difficult to read (PVT. W1?)
KERR, GEORGE S.
165TH AERO SQDN
DIED MAR. 11th 1919
service number 1148694
rank - PVT
BORCZYNSKI, MICHAEL
CO. I 347th INF.
DIED OCT. 25th 1918
service number 2950991
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Marie was only 13 days shy of her 9th birthday when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 2,1944
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Liliane was only 9 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on February 12,1944
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Max was one of the 44 children from Izieu, France who was arrested and was only 8 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on April 15,1944
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Alain was only 4 when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on March 9th a couple years later.
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Regine was only 4 years old when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz- Birkenau on August 23, 1942
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Joseph was only 5 & Lucie was only 10 when they were sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Aug 23,1942
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Richard was only 2 when he was sadly killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Sept 16,1942
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Henri was only 2 when he was sadly killed at Auschwitz -Birkenau on February 11,1943
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