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Category: The Rudolph P. Bratty Family Collection
Object Type: photograph
Photographer: UNKNOWN
Title: CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Giving Fritz [sic] some of his own pills. Canadians firing a German 4.2 on the retreating Boche [sic]. Some of the guns left behind by the retreating Germans were in excellent condition, and the Canadians at once undertook to return some of the shells to their former owners in the most effective manner.
Date: 1917-04
Medium: gelatin silver print with retouching and editing marks?
Dimensions: approximately: 4 x 5 inches; 10.16 x 12.7 cm
Accession Number: NYT.2016.0272.0064

Inscriptions:
Recto, handwritten: 15 / 15; Verso, typed: [adhered with paste]: CANADIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE / WESTERN FRONT. / 0.11126. Giving Fritz some of his own pills. Canadians / firing a German 4.2 on the retreating Boche.; stamped [in box]: OFFICIAL PRESS BUREAU / [lion and unicorn emblem] / PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION ABROAD / [illeg.]; stamped: NOTE TO EDITOR:- The Canadian War Records / Authorities stipulate that (1) no other wording / than the above is to be published in connection / with this photograph, and (2) the photograph must / be Acknowledged "CANADIAN WAR RECORDS, / COPYRIGHT RESERVED."; handwritten: Pgs. 12 + 13 / 3 [circled]; handwritten: 4864-L5 [circled]; handwritten: AP; stamped: [outline] PUBL / MAY 31 1917; stamped [in box]: [struck through] PHOTO SUPPLIED / CENTRAL NEWS ; handwritten: 2.50; stamped: POSTED / JUN 2 - 1917 / EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT; 131-L [struck through]; printed [on newsprint adhered with paste]: Some of the guns left behind by the retreating Germans were in excellent / condition, and the Canadians at once undertook to return some of the / shells to their former owners in the most effective manner. (Photo by A.P.A.)Recto, écrit à la main : 15 / 15 ; Verso, dactylographié : [collé] : PHOTOGRAPHIE OFFICIELLE CANADIENNE DU / FRONT OCCIDENTAL. / 0.11126. Donner à Fritz quelques-unes de ses propres pilules. Les Canadiens / tirent avec un 4.2 allemand sur les Boche qui battent en retraite ; cachet [dans la boîte] : BUREAU DE PRESSE OFFICIEL / [emblème du lion et de la licorne] / PASSÉ POUR TRANSMISSION À L'ÉTRANGER / [illisible] ; estampillé : NOTE AU RÉDACTEUR:- Les autorités canadiennes des archives de guerre / stipulent que (1) aucun autre texte / que celui ci-dessus ne doit être publié en relation / avec cette photographie, et (2) la photographie doit / être accompagnée de la mention "ARCHIVES DE GUERRE CANADIENNES, / DROITS D'AUTEUR RÉSERVÉS" ; écrit à la main : Pgs. 12 + 13 / 3 [entouré] ; manuscrit : 4864-L5 [encerclé] ; manuscrit : AP ; tamponné : [contour] PUBL / 31 MAYI 1917 ; tamponné [dans la boîte] : [barré] PHOTO FOURNIE PAR / CENTRAL NEWS ; manuscrit : 2.50 ; estampillé : / AFFICHÉ JUIN 2 - 1917 / SERVICE D'AUDIT ÉDITORIAL ; 131-L [barré] ; imprimé [sur papier journal collé] : Certains des canons abandonnés par les Allemands en retraite étaient en excellent / état, et les Canadiens ont immédiatement entrepris de rendre certains / obus à leurs anciens propriétaires de la manière la plus efficace. (Photo de l'A.P.A.)

Credit Line: The Rudolph P. Bratty Family Collection, The Image Centre.

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