Journée du Poilu. 25 et 26 décembre 1915. Organisée par le parlement

A French soldier standing on a battlefield holding a rifle and about to throw a grenade. The use of the grenade was first introduced during WWI.
Translation of title: Poilu Day. December 25 and 26, 1915. Organized by Parliament.
Signed: Maurice Neumont 1915.
Signed proof sheet.
Another edition: POS - Fr .N48, no. 4 (120 x 81 cm.).
Promotional goal: Fr. H59. 1915.
Item is no. 121 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room.
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