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two black and white photos of a group of men sitting at a tableblack and white photograph of a group of people standing in front of a buildingseveral old black and white photos of a farm with a tractor in the backgroundsome old black and white photos of men in suits and ties
MILLON RIVIERA

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Estimate €100 - €150
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[MILITARIA] Photographs from Memorial Day, May 1954, Saint-Avold and Thiaucourt A collection comprising around 50 black-and-white photographs taken during the Memorial Day commemorations in May 1954 in Saint-Avold and Thiaucourt (Grand-Est). Civilian dignitaries, American and French military personnel, and French veterans. Military ceremonies, speeches by dignitaries, a banquet attended by the dignitaries, and an American military cemetery. On the back of one photograph is the stamp of the Secretary-General (Henry Sanglier) of the Former Liaison Officers with the US Army Another photograph bearing the stamp of Pierre Dréville, a photographer in Paris. Enclosed envelope containing small cards with the names of officers present at these ceremonies. Those named on the French side include: Brigadier-General Jean-Jacques du Souzy (official representative of the military authorities). On the American side: General Louis E. Cotulla (representative of the US command at these ceremonies), Ambassador Dillon (C. Douglas Dillon, then US Ambassador to France (from 1953 to 1957), who delivered a memorable speech at the ceremony), Colonel Lawson, Colonel James M. Garrett Jr. (Chief of Staff of the US Army Communications Centres Command in Europe), General Smith, General Gregory, General Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler (Chief of Staff of SHAPE, the NATO military command in Europe based near Paris), and the Honourable Frederick B. Lyon (a career diplomat and senior official at the US Department of State, who delivered the opening address at the official Memorial Day ceremony). Dimensions: 21 x 25.7 cm except for two smaller photographs: 17.7 x 24 cm A collection of around 50 black-and-white photographs taken during the Memorial Day commemorations in 1954 in Saint-Avold and Thiaucourt (Grand-Est region). Civilian dignitaries, American and French military personnel, and French veterans. Military ceremonies, speeches by dignitaries, a banquet attended by dignitaries, and an American military cemetery. On the back of one photograph is the stamp of the Secretary-General (Henry Sanglier) of the Former Liaison Officers with the US Army. Another photograph bears the stamp of Pierre Dréville, a photographer in Paris. Enclosed envelope containing small cards with the names of officers present at these ceremonies. Named on the French side: Brigadier-General Jean-Jacques du Souzy (official representative of the military authorities). On the American side: General Louis E. Cotulla (representative of the US command at these ceremonies), Ambassador Dillon (C. Douglas Dillon, then US Ambassador to France (from 1953 to 1957), who delivered a memorable speech during the ceremony), Colonel Lawson, Colonel James M. Garrett Jr. (Chief of Staff of the US Army Communications Centres Command in Europe), General Smith, General Gregory, General Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Schuyler (Chief of Staff of SHAPE, the NATO military command in Europe based near Paris), and the Honourable Frederick B. Lyon (a career diplomat and senior official at the US Department of State, who delivered the opening address).
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