Titre

Château-Thierry, vue générale depuis le rempart du château

Datation

Le 22 octobre 1930

Datation min.

1930

Datation max.

1930

Commentaire datation

Datation fournie par les Archives de Californie (voir Bibliographie)

Auteur du cliché

George Lewis

Fonction

Photographe professionnel

Mention d’édition

Keystone View Compagny

Editeur

Keystone View Company ,

Numéro dans la série

408

Laboratoire photographique

Château-Thierry

Légende sur document

29638 Chateau-Thierry, France, Today-Looking South from the Ramparts of the Chateau.

Commentaire légende

Légende imprimée sous l'image de droite. Encre de couleur noire.

Localisation

Lieu

Château-Thierry

Architecture

Cheminée , Clocher , Eglises chapelles commanderies , Fontaine , Immeuble , Lanternon , Mairie , Maison , Marché couvert

Personne photographiée

Homme

Milieu - Environnement

Automobile , Chariot , Cheval , Image publicitaire , Marne , Ville

Mention dans l'image

DUBONNET

Texte au recto

A gauche, verticalement : Keystone View Compagny copyrighted made in U.S.A. Manufacturers Publishers A droite, verticalement : Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England. En haut, au centre : 40[8] Sous l'image de droite : 29638 Chateau-Thierry, France, Today-Looking South from the Ramparts of the Chateau.

Verso inscrit

oui

Texte au verso

29638 CHATEAU-THIERRY OF TODAY We are looking south over Chateau-Thierry from the ramparts of the Old Chateau. But how different its appearance from that during those unforgettable days of June and July in 1918. The Germans constantly bombarded that part of the town south of the river which was held by the Americans and the French, while the latter, much as they regretted the necessity, similarly shelled the northern part. The banks of the Marne, where they extended through this pleasant little city and through Belleau Wood a few miles to the northwest, marked the high tide of Germany's last desperate plunge toward Paris. Should you care to know what Chateau-Thierry looked like at that time, there is a record, unchangeable and true, which will bring you face to face with that war-wrecked city of fourteen years ago. It is a stereograph taken from the same position as this vie[w.] Looking down the main street of the city, renamed the Rue due Marechal Petain, in honor of the commanding general of the French armies, you can see the new bridge across the Marne erected in 1924 to replace the more hastily built structure of steel and wood which the American engineers constructed in that memorable July of 1918. Though hurriedly built, it was sturdy, and served the town for six years as the principal crossing of the river. Beyond the thoroughfare at the right, the Marne reflects the rebuilt substantial houses which stood half in ruins back in 1918, From these ruins hid- den American machine guns spat their deadly fire to prevent the Germans from crossing to the south bank and here our troops hurled back the last forward rush of the Germans and began the great push that ended in victory. Chateau-Thierry and the banks of the Marne are sacre ground to all Americans. [Co]pyright by Keystone View Company.

Bibliographie

https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/kt2n39p94s/

Etat de conservation

excellent

Support

Photographies collées sur carton

Dimensions

17,7 x 8,8

Info développement

Positif

Info couleur

Noir et Blanc

Propriétaire

M. Le Menn

Lieu de conservation

Pessac

Auteur de la numérisation

Catherine Carponsin-Martin

Créateur du dépôt

CLEM

Date de dépôt

Octobre 2022

Lot

LOT10 LE MENN

Nom usuel

LM107

Auteur

George Lewis

Titre

Château-Thierry, vue générale depuis le rempart du château

Date de création

Le 22 octobre 1930

Légende

29638 Chateau-Thierry, France, Today-Looking South from the Ramparts of the Chateau.

Ville

Château-Thierry

Région

Hauts-de-France

Pays

France

Fournisseur

CLEM - Archéovision

Auteur de la description

Chloé Bernard