Avis au public. Riez Gustave, rue St. Pierre No 1 et Bertrand Gustave, rue d'Applaincourt No 6 ont été punis de trois jours de prison, parce-qui'ils ont pas salué les officiers allemands en se découvrant. Noyon, le 26 juillet 1915. le commandant de la place

Affiche posée sur les murs de Noyon par la commandature allemande. Fógra Gearmánach ag Noyon. - (Duine ar bith nach nochtfaidh a cheann roimh oifeach Gearmánach cuirfear i bprisún é).
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Contributors: Hyde, Douglas, 1860-1949, former owner.
Summary:Black and white postcard [originally sold as part of a series entitled "An Cogadh Mór"] featuring the image of poster that reads "Avis au public. Riez Gustave, rue St. Pierre No 1 et Bertrand Gustave, rue d'Applaincourt No 6 ont été punis de trois jours de prison, parce-qui'ils ont pas salué les officiers allemands en se découvrant. Noyon, le 26 juillet 1915. le commandant de la place". [The poster details how two men have been punished with three days in jail for not having acknowledged German officers]. Postcard published in France with "Déanta sa bhFrainnc" printed on verso. "Affiche posée sur les murs de Noyon par la commandature allemande" roughly translates as "A poster erected on the walls of Noyon by the German commandant"; and "fógra Gearmánach ag Noyon. - (Duine ar bith nach nochtfaidh a cheann roimh oifeach Gearmánach cuirfear i bprisún é)" roughly translates as "German notice at Noyon. - "Anyone who does not acknowledge a German officer shall be detained in prison".
Format: Photo
Language:Text printed in Irish and French on recto and printed in Irish on verso.
Published / Created: [France : s.n. ; n.d., between ca. 1917-1919].
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Notes:Physical description: 1 postcard : b&w photocard, 13.9 x 9 cm.
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