Paul Pivart is the sturdy little mascot for Company E of the ... Infantry. He was wearing a suit made of a piece of old tent cloth brought home by his father on his last "permission" in 1916. After that the father disappeared and no news of him has ever reached his family. His big silver watch which still "marches well" is the little boy's most treasured possession. He wore it because his picture was to be taken for his "Godfathers." Paul lives at Caen in the Place de la Rheine Mathilde and goes to Vocation School. It costs 6 francs a month, which is paid by his American Godfathers of the Ohio Rainbow Reveille. The American Red Cross administers the funds for the maintenance of all the children adopted by the American troops
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C., R.C. Commission to France.
Group title: Adopted children. France.
On caption card: (3915)
Used in: Ladies Home Journal. Oct. 25.
1 October 1918 [date received]
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 5
Tags
Date
01/01/1918
Location
Caen
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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