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British Troops in Paris Parade, c1910
The stereoview features visible text on the front mount and detailed captions on the back. On the left edge of the front mount, vertically oriented, is "Keystone View Company Manufacturers COPYRIGHTED MADE IN U. S. A.". On the right edge, also vertically oriented, it reads "Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England.". Below the right image, it states: "18773 France does Honor to the Gallant Sons of Britain—Victory Parade, Paris.". The reverse of the card prominently displays the title "18773 FRANCE DOES HONOR TO THE GALLANT SONS OF BRITAIN—VICTORY PARADE, PARIS". Below this title, two columns of descriptive text explain the scene: "Here come the sons of Britain, bands playing, banners snapping in the breeze. It is the day of Triumph, July 14, 1919,—Bastille Day, the equivalent in France of our Independence Day. The treaty of peace had been signed at Versailles on the 28th of June, not three weeks before. The war was over, the victory secure. Then, on the morning of July 14, a day bright with sunshine and balmy with the breath of midsummer, there marched through the streets of Paris, under the Arch of Triumph, down the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, across the Place de la Concorde and along the magnificent boulevards, that Victory Parade which was perhaps the most significant and inspiring triumphal procession in all history—not in numbers, but in composition and symbolism. For through streets ablaze with bunting and the intertwined flags of the Allied nations and between sidewalks packed not only with most of the three million people of Paris itself but with nearly two million visitors from other parts of France, there passed that day the massed battle flags of the Allied armies which had won the war, borne by contingents of troops representing nearly all of those armies. The gallant British troops whom we see here are passing across the Place de la Concorde. The shaft, draped with garlands, rising behind the spraying fountain, is the obelisk of Luxor, brought from Egypt in 1831, and just beyond it but across the Seine (sân) is the facade of the Chamber of Deputies, corresponding to our House of Representatives. Copyright by The Keystone View Company". In the top right corner of the back, a box shows "SERIES 75 100 200 300" and "POSITION 173 270".
The image captures British troops in uniform marching in a grand victory parade through the streets of Paris, France, on July 14, 1919. This event, described as a "Day of Triumph" and Bastille Day, celebrated the Allied victory in World War I, which had officially concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles just weeks prior, on June 28, 1919. The parade is depicted crossing the Place de la Concorde, with the Obelisk of Luxor and a decorative spraying fountain visible in the background, adorned with garlands. The descriptive text also places the parade route along the Champs-Elysées and under the Arch of Triumph, emphasizing the historical significance and symbolic nature of this post-war procession. The streets are noted to be decorated with bunting and flags, and the sidewalks packed with millions of spectators.
No handwritten message is present, as this is a stereoview card with a printed description, not a postcard intended for personal correspondence. The publisher information and copyright details are clearly printed on both the front and back of the card.
PUBLISHER: Keystone View Company
SIZE: 3.5x7
ERA: 1910s
IMAGE_COLOR: Sepia
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