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an old book with writing on it sitting on top of a tablean open book with a bunch of old photos on top of itan old photo of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a bunch of old photosan open book with a bunch of old photos on itseveral old black and white photos of people and horses in a fieldphotograph of a group of men standing in front of a military vehiclean old book with a bunch of old photos on ita picture of a badge on top of a piece of paperan old photo of a group of men standing in front of a train
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29 - 1 - PHOTO ALBUM. Large album, 25 x 33 cm, containing around 70 p…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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Description
PHOTO ALBUM. Large album, 25 x 33 cm, containing around 70 photographs of various sizes and documents relating to the GIDE family, including a citation, handwritten letters, a few postcards, featuring René, an officer in the 4th Artillery Regiment, who was wounded in September 1914, and his brother Pierre, an officer in the 102nd Infantry Regiment, as well as group and individual portraits, trenches, prisoners, dugouts, ruins, etc. Then the second part of the album is devoted to Christian, René’s son, a second lieutenant in the 40th RANA (North African Artillery Regiment) of the 2nd Armoured Division, featuring his commendations and his unit’s metal badge. A moving family collection; on the cover is inscribed: “Letter to be given to my great-grandson Christian on his 18th birthday.”
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About the sale MILITARIA 1914–1918 & 1939–1945
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
Lot description modified on 10/03/2026 at 10:14 AM
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