Marie Von Fery-Bognar (LOC)

    Bain News Service,, publisher.

    Marie Von Fery-Bognar

    [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

    Notes:
     Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
    Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

    Format: Glass negatives.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

    Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19310

    Call Number: LC-B2- 3515-9

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      spinooti added this photo to her favorites. (4 weeks ago)

    2. pbhome (4 weeks ago | reply)

      www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Women_War riors/Hirsch...

      A very well-known case [of woman accompanied husbands to combat] was that of Fraiilein Marie v. Fery-Bognar who fought in the Austro-Hungarian army as a volunteer, was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1916, and for her valorous deeds was presented by the Emperor Franz Josef with a brooch decorated with his name. The first and only woman who won the Order of Franz Josef in Austria-Hungary was the wife of the district commander of Lublin, Lieutenant v. Turnau. She was no soldier but through her personal bravery and her heroic deportment in the Carpathians stayed the flight of a receding division and heartened them anew to further combat. There were a considerable number of women in the Austrian army who served as volunteers in the Ukraine.

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      AMTER, twitchingnerve, Geirix, xiphophilos, and 3 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    4. Zinaida Beaumont (will catch Sunday) (4 weeks ago | reply)

      Thank you
      A rare woman indeed

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      doubledecka, pbhome, david firn, Brian Lynn, and 2 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    6. Arden (LOC P&P) (4 weeks ago | reply)

      pbhome:

      Thank you for the fascinating story of Fraiilein Marie von Fery-Bognar, volunteer in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. We will add more details to our description when we update.

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      mollydemeter added this photo to her favorites. (4 weeks ago)

    8. pbhome (4 weeks ago | reply)

      Arden,

      You're welcome Is it possible to get a higher resolution image of her left shirt pocket?
      I assume that she ware her medel there, but itis a little hard to identify from this picture.

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      First Night Design added this photo to their favorites. (4 weeks ago)

    10. First Night Design (4 weeks ago | reply)

      Fascinating.

    11. Arden (LOC P&P) (4 weeks ago | reply)

      pbhome: If you go to this link from the above description, you will get a higher resolution TIFF: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.19310
      There seems to be something above her pocket, although hard to tell what it is.
      I hope this will help!

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      Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) added this photo to his favorites. (2 weeks ago)

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