Berteaux Funeral in Champs Elysees, Paris (LOC)
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Berteaux Funeral in Champs Elysees, Paris
[1911 May 26]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Date from New York Times, May 27, 1911; and Flickr Commons project,
2009.
Photo shows state funeral on May 26, 1911 for Maurice Berteaux
(1852-1911), French Minister of War. (Source: Flickr Commons project,
2009)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Paris
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09268
Call Number: LC-B2- 2205-2
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frapit (59 months ago | reply)
State funeral of Maurice Berteaux, French Minister of War, born 1852, died 1911. Minister of War between 2nd March 1911 and 21 May 1911. Biography : www.maisonslaffitte.net/MauriceBerteaux.htm (french)
stumblng.tumblr (58 months ago | reply)
The very strange circumstances of Berteaux's death can be found here: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A 01E6D81031E2...
See also: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B1 7F93B5517738...
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Wystan (39 months ago | reply)
The accident occurred on May 21, 1911.
This photo was taken at the funeral, on May 26, 1911.
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9407E FD81031E233A...
Here is another Bain/LOC photo -- this one showing Monis, who was at the field, and was injured in the mishap. Perhaps this was taken before the accident?
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/216 2678253/in/p...
Anne (LOC P&P) (39 months ago | reply)
Wystan: Thanks for finding the date for us. We'll add it to the description next time we update the record.
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Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (25 months ago | reply)
I started a biography:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Berteaux
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