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Take our place. Decorate the graves of our men. France

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Image ID

5270818


Item data

Title

Take our place. Decorate the graves of our men. France

Collection

Thérèse Bonney collection of photographs of France, other European countries, World War II, North Africa and the Middle East
Destruction

Names

Bonney, Thérèse, 1894-1978 (Collector)
Bonney, Thérèse, 1894-1978 (Publisher)
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1939 - 1945 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ (Bonney) 94-327
Shelf locator: 87PH048.0117

Subjects

Graves

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Acme Newspictures (New York, NY) (American, active 1920s-1940s) (Publisher (Photographic))

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Typed caption is clipped to print; pencil: "No. 30"; stamp: "Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc. 461 Eighth Ave., New York City. Please Credit "Acme Photo". This picture is sold to you for your publication only and must not be loaned indicated or used for advertising purpose without written permission from us". Picture Collection stamp on verso.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11937201
TMS ID: 85048
TMS Object Number: 87PH048.0117
Photo Order: 54933
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c076b70-111e-0133-941c-58d385a7b928

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Take our place. Decorate the graves of our men. France" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c076b70-111e-0133-941c-58d385a7b928

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1945). Take our place. Decorate the graves of our men. France Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c076b70-111e-0133-941c-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Take our place. Decorate the graves of our men. France" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c076b70-111e-0133-941c-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia citation

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