Last Days of the Siege of Antwerp

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

October 18, 1917

Medium

Photographic postcard

Dimensions

5 x 3

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.457

Provenance

Cliché Chuscaur-Flaviers

Creator Biography

Creator Unknown, French and British.

Description

"1914... Derniere jours du siège d'Anvers. Allemands examinant les effets produits par leurs obus. 1914... Last dags [days] of the seige of Antwerp. The Germans loaking [looking] at the mischief done by their shells." Handwritten note on back in French. Addressed to: "Madame Geo Leroy, 4119 Umatilla Street, Denver Colorado (Etats Unis)."