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Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Red Cross Transport in Forest of Laigle
[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
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.17617
Call Number: LC-B2- 3272-3
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artolog (14 months ago | reply)
I believe this is actually Forêt de l'Aigle ,which I think is now Forêt Domaniale de Laigue located outside Choisy-au-Bac and Compiegne.
From The Literary Digest History of the World War:
"SOISSONS AND THE BOMBARDMENT OF REIMS - TRENCH WARFARE
September 13, 1914—September 27, 1914
SUNDAY, September 13, was the first day of the great frontal battle on the Aisne. A more detailed account of it must be given here. The German army had then crossed and taken up positions on the north bank between Compiegne and Soissons and toward Reims. Heavy artillery had been rushed down from the north and placed on various strategic points, notably in the quarries behind Soissons, at Vic-sur-Aisne, and at Attichy. On the right the army was protected by the Forest of l'Aigle and the Oise, which descends almost due south from Noyon. It was an extremely strong position, capable only of frontal attack. It was clear from the outset that these fortified positions must be fought for and taken, no matter how great the effort, how terrible the sacrifice."
books.google.com/books?id=Q58MAAAAYAAJ&lp g=PA128&...
Arden (LOC P&P) (14 months ago | reply)
artolog: I think you are correct that this image shows the Forêt de l'Aigle not "Laigle". We will add the correct location to the image description when we update. Thanks for your help!
artolog (14 months ago | reply)
Here's yet another variation, in the original photo from Agence Meurisse at the Gallica site:
"Ambulances transportant des blessés dans la forêt de Laigne"
Ambulances carrying wounded in the forest of Laigne
(Meurisse catalog number at bottom right of Bain negative)
Arden (LOC P&P) (14 months ago | reply)
artolog: Thanks for the find of the matching image on the Gallica site. As there are several variations of the name here, we will keep the title as written on the piece and add the other possiblities to a note. I am leaning towards the Agence Meurisse caption being the more accurate one, but we will include the others as well. The Laigne forest is in the province of Picardy, where there were battles during the early days of World War I in 1914.
ponehpony added this photo to her favorites. (9 months ago)