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I usually don't comment on the images I post but for this one I am making an exception, why you say a number of things. To start of the title NO CAPTION let's call it unidentified child but NO CAPTION capital letters really got up my ........Then the number 17 in the right hand corner really got me jumping mad. I have no idea why this picture was made looking at the background did not inspire me to think any good thoughts. The ribbon in her haar and the purse totally out of place. I always download and edit in the max. image size for this one it was 7086x10134 so when you zoom in you get real detail. And can tell you what I saw in her eyes was only sadness and heartbreak. As she was already challenged by missing an arm think she still had the arm but was deformed a hidden under her dress look at the shoulders and waistline just not right. Can also count the drops of sweat on her forehead also not good. Have tried to find more background on her in the hope to give her a name and if she found her way in life ....but for sure a name would have been nice but could find nothing. And of course there is so much injustice in the world but NO CAPTION ...is not a good thing. The Library of Congress NO CAPTION I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know Title NO CAPTION Created / Published [19]18 July. Subject Headings - American Red Cross Format Headings Glass negatives. Genre Glass negatives Notes - Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: M. Guerin. - Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. - General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc - Temp note: Batch 30 Medium 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. Call Number/Physical Location LC-A6199- 17 [P&P] Source Collection American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress) Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id anrc 15431 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/anrc.15431 Library of Congress Control Number 2017680438 Reproduction Number LC-DIG-anrc-15431 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html Online Format image Description 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
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(2) So considering who is standing with her in the other photo and its date, I'm thinking she may be missing the majority of her right arm.
(3) The photographer's name is Guerin, definitely French (I tried to find a French photographer working at the end of WWI but had no luck... I did, however, find a couple current photographers named Guerin, maybe grand- or great-grandchildren of the one who took these photos? Following in Gramps' footsteps? Hey, my son followed in mine.).
(4) The photo was taken four months before WWI ended and the Allies were still in France at that time (the last U.S.-involved battle was in the Meuse-Argonne, in northwestern France, Sept. 26 - Nov. 11, 1918 [Armistice Day]).
(5) In the other photo, the inscribed number in the bottom right is 18.
(6) In the other photo an American Army officer of the Red Cross Corps (there's a Red Cross emblem on his collar) is standing behind her with his hand on her shoulder.
(7) Also in the other photo, the other man behind her is wearing military hob-nailed boots, puttees (wrapped leggings), and a military working jacket.
(8) It's July.
These clues taken together, my best guess is that the photo was taken in France by a French photographer Guerin, of a little girl who likely lost her arm as a civilian casualty of the fighting, the trauma of the event still evident on her face. I believe she may also be an orphan who the American Red Cross is hoping will be adopted by a family, either French or American, and having a number of poses photographed so they can choose the best one of the at least 18 photos taken that day (this one is #17, the other one you found is #18). I think the other man, wearing a very French handlebar moustache and a button-up shirt and tie under his working jacket, is probably a French orphanage or hospital staffer, assisting with the photo shoot... the American officer is there for effect (and who is nudging my suspicion that he's there to influence American families) and the other man is partially dressed in American-donated military clothing (WWI was devastating to civilians, in many cases losing everything but the clothes on their backs... if they were lucky. And as for the beads of perspiration on her forehead, the moustachioed fellow has those same beads on his forehead and, since it's July, it could simply be a hot day. The floor of the studio is rather coarse so I'm sure they didn't have any way of cooling the room in which these photos were taken. The ribbon in her hair and the purse may have been placed to make the image appear more civilized and show her as a normal little girl, packed and ready for adoption, one less displaced war victim for the authorities to deal with. I hope to God they found her someplace loving and understanding.
-Nik
Think to see by the look in her eyes, the expression on her face, and her attitude that, in spite of her youth, she already was dealing with a lot of hardship. Anyhow a touching image.
Your, as usual perfect, way of colorization has enhanced this feeling. Join me in 'Nik's expressed hope that this probably war victim still has found some love and understanding in the rest of her life.
Heartfelt post and excellent work.
TicK
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