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OBJECT TYPE: positive/print/b&w
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0046.001

MANUFACTURER: Editions S.T.L. Lavelle
MODEL: Liberation
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Lavelle
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Paris was liberated by Allied forces in Dec. 1944.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: Acquired as souvenir.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed lettering on front face of envelope reads: "LIBERATION/LES ALLIES A/PARIS/ALLIEDS (sic.) IN/PARIS/SERIE/SERIES/1/ARRIVEE DES ALLIES A PARIS/ALLIEDS IN PARIS"; printed lettering on an inside flap of the envelope reads: "EDITIONS/S.T.L./LAVELLE/37, RUE HENRI TARIEL/ISSY PARIS".
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w photographs; front face of envelope has red & blue lettering on a tan-white background; white lettering on a blue band along the bottom; red-white-blue flags; red-white-blue stripes on back of envelope.
Decoration: Image of French, Soviet, American & British flags at the centre of the front face of the envelope; horizontal stripes on back of envelope.

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Editions S.T.L. Lavelle, Photograph collection, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2010.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0046.001/

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