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Institution Royale de Messines

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Title
Institution Royale de Messines
Poster Text French
"Institution Royale de Messines. Pres d'ypres pour les filles des officiers et soldats belges. Morts ou devenus invalides au service de la patrie. [banner reads; ""aux allies morts pour la victoire du droit""]Les dons et souscriptions pour la reconstruction de l""Ecole de Messines detruite par la guerre sont recus avec reconnaissance. Priere de les envoyer au Comile Central de l'Oeuvre de Messines au Ministere de la Justice de Belgigue provisoirement au Havre. Ils peuvent etre confies aux bons soins des Legations et consulats de Belgique. Les Jeunes filles de Messines s'occuperont de l'entretient des tombes des vaillants soldats allies qui sont enterres dans cette region. Lapina Imp., Paris. Charles Fouqueray, 1918."
Artist
Fouqueray, Charles, 1869-1956  
English Translation
Royal Institute of Metz. For the daughters of Belgan officers and soldiers dead or disabled in the Service of the homeland
Printer
Lapina Imp.  
Description
Women lay a wreath at the base of a gravestone draped with the Belgian flag.
Subject
Allies  
Genre
War posters  
Date
1918  
Coverage-Temporal
1914-1919  
Type
  • Poster  
  • Still image  
Dimensions
122.6 x 82.2 cm
Language
fre
Sponsor
Ministère de la Justice de Belgique  
Location-Folder
University of Illinois Archives: Collection 35/1/42, Folder 5
Repository
University of Illinois Archives
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Digital Reproduction by History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Collection Title
French World War I Posters
Collection
French World War I Posters
TitleInstitution Royale de Messines
Poster Text French"Institution Royale de Messines. Pres d'ypres pour les filles des officiers et soldats belges. Morts ou devenus invalides au service de la patrie. [banner reads; ""aux allies morts pour la victoire du droit""]Les dons et souscriptions pour la reconstruction de l""Ecole de Messines detruite par la guerre sont recus avec reconnaissance. Priere de les envoyer au Comile Central de l'Oeuvre de Messines au Ministere de la Justice de Belgigue provisoirement au Havre. Ils peuvent etre confies aux bons soins des Legations et consulats de Belgique. Les Jeunes filles de Messines s'occuperont de l'entretient des tombes des vaillants soldats allies qui sont enterres dans cette region. Lapina Imp., Paris. Charles Fouqueray, 1918."
ArtistFouqueray, Charles, 1869-1956  
English TranslationRoyal Institute of Metz. For the daughters of Belgan officers and soldiers dead or disabled in the Service of the homeland
PrinterLapina Imp.  
DescriptionWomen lay a wreath at the base of a gravestone draped with the Belgian flag.
SubjectAllies  
GenreWar posters  
Date1918  
Coverage-Temporal1914-1919  
Type
  • Poster  
  • Still image  
Dimensions122.6 x 82.2 cm
Languagefre
SponsorMinistère de la Justice de Belgique  
Location-FolderUniversity of Illinois Archives: Collection 35/1/42, Folder 5
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois Archives
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionDigital Reproduction by History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Collection TitleFrench World War I Posters
CollectionFrench World War I Posters

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