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OBJECT TYPE: positive/print/b&w
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0049.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Paris Liberé/Free Paris
LOCATION: France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.9 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Paris was liberated by Allied forces in Dec. 1944.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: Acquired as souvenir.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed lettering on front face of envelope reads: "PARIS/LIBERE/FREE PARIS"; lettering on back flaps of envelope reads: "CAP/Reportage photographique BIENVENU/en exclusivité/Série II."
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w photographs; front face of envelope has dark brown lettering & image, red-white-blue flags on dark tan background.
Decoration: Image of the Arc de Truimph in front of sailing vessel on front face of envelope with French, American, British & Soviet flags on either side.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Photograph collection, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2010.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0049.001/

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