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Specks of history : the Broadsides and Ephemera Collection

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This Mlle Victoire with the tricolor French flag behind, and the  names of battles that were deemed French victories of the World War I, La Marne, Verdun, La Somme, L'Yser.
A broadside is a single-sheet notice or advertisement, often textual rather than pictorial. The historical type of broadsides called ephemera (the Latin word, inherited from Greek, referred to things that do not last long) are temporary documents created for a specific purpose and intended to be thrown away. The Broadsides and Ephemera Collection (David M. … Continue reading Specks of history : the Broadsides and Ephemera Collection

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