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Old Frenchwoman in Amiens evacuating her house leaving her pet canary to the tender mercies of a British Tommy
Old Frenchwoman in Amiens evacuating her house leaving her pet canary to the tender mercies of a British Tommy
Evacuee from Amiens giving her canary to a British soldier, in France, during World War I. A Frenchwoman - wearing a French military helmet - hands over her pet canary to a British soldier for safekeeping, during an evacuation of Amiens. Although the photograph’s original caption does not include a date, it is possible that this photograph was taken during the German Spring Offensive of 1918, when…
Contributors
- Thomas Keith, b. 1879 Aitken
Subject
- French
- Birds
- Elderly
- Helmets
- Pets
- Refugees
- Soldiers
- Women
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Thomas Keith, b. 1879 Aitken
Subject
- French
- Birds
- Elderly
- Helmets
- Pets
- Refugees
- Soldiers
- Women
- Frenchcore
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914
- 1914
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Picardy, Somme, Amiens (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74549064
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
- 1914
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:20:02.972Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:40.722Z