[ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA DOCUMENTING THE SERVICE OF 1st LIEUTENANT WILLIAM BEACH OLMSTED, JR., A.E.F., IN WORLD WAR I, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF IMAGES OF FRANCE DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WAR]
Olmsted, William Beach, Jr.: [Olmsted, Margaret Overton]: [World War I]
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Three photograph albums, one small framed photograph, one small portfolio, one book. 1,115 photographs, most mounted in albums, ranging from 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 162 pieces of ephemera, most mounted in albums. Two photograph albums: Folio. Olive green buckram, both with burgundy morocco labels on front board and spine with gilt initials ("WBO JR") and volume number. Minor wear to extremities, some leaves slightly cockled (due to photo mounting), small chips and closed tears to margins of leaves. Third photograph album: Oblong octavo. Black limp cloth boards with black cord binding. Some wear to extremities, some closed tears to leaves, a few photographs cut out. Framed photograph: Glass cracked, some tarnishing to frame. Portfolio: Tan leather with a snap clasp. Pocket partially torn, well worn. Book: Publisher's half red cloth with illustrated paper boards, inscription on front free endpaper. Front board and spine starting to detach from text block, first few leaves detached but present. The archive in very good condition overall. An engaging and carefully assembled collection of photographs recounting the World War I service of 1st Lt. William B. Olmsted, Jr., along with a substantial collection of ephemera and letters, described below. The photographs document all aspects of his war service, showing the aftermath of important battles, American soldiers, French soldiers and civilians, scenes of the countryside and devastated towns and villages, moments of calm and recreation, and images in France from the period of the Armistice and in the months after. The ephemera provides a detailed paper record of Olmsted's service in France. William Olmsted, Jr. (1893-1948) was born in Southboro, Massachusetts. His father, the Rev. William B. Olmsted, was the Headmaster of Pomfret School in Connecticut. Olmsted was Yale Class of 1915, and also did graduate work at Trinity College. After the war he joined the staff of American Viscose Corporation, and was Vice-President in Charge of Sales and a director at the time he died. Olmsted volunteered for the American Field Service (formerly the American Ambulance Field Service) in France in June 1917, and then enlisted in the American Expeditionary Forces later that year. He attended French Officers' School at Meaux and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in February 1918. Olmsted served in the Réserve Mallet, a French army unit made up of American volunteers who transported ammunition and trench equipment (and anything else that needed transporting) wherever it was most needed. The first olive green album begins with a large page in manuscript recording Olmsted's service in France. The next page has "Volume 1, 1917-1919" in manuscript and Olmsted's Registration Certificate (i.e. draft card, June 1917) affixed below. Photos begin on the following page, starting with "Chevigny Farm" in August 1917. Olmsted annotates some photos individually, but there are also titles and dates for each section, which are grouped geographically but not chronologically. The subjects are wide- ranging - Olmsted's photos feature fellow American and French soldiers (including the Army of Africa), French civilians, scenes of the countryside as well as ruined buildings and landscapes, military encampments, and cemeteries. There are also photos of airplanes (both ready to fly and shot down), a gas alarm, and a Fourth of July gathering. Many of Olmsted's photos are candid, and some can be haunting as well. One set chronicles the devastation following the Battle of Montdidier. Part of the second phase of the larger Battle of Amiens, the conclusion of this offensive, was later known as "the black day of the German Army" and was a major turning point in the war. Nevertheless, hardly a structure is left standing in Olmsted's photos. Happier scenes are featured at La Capelle for the Armistice on November 11, 1918, including cars that ferried German delegates there to negotiate the peace. The photos feature German. Seller Inventory # WRCAM55818
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Title: [ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA ...
Publisher: [France
Publication Date: 1919
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Three photograph albums, one small framed photograph, one small portfolio, one book. 1,115 photographs, most mounted in albums, ranging from 1¾ x 2½ to 7½ x 5 inches; 162 pieces of ephemera, most mounted in albums. Two photograph albums: Folio. Olive green buckram, both with burgundy morocco labels on front board and spine with gilt initials ("WBO JR") and volume number. Minor wear to extremities, some leaves slightly cockled (due to photo mounting), small chips and closed tears to margins of leaves. Third photograph album: Oblong octavo. Black limp cloth boards with black cord binding. Some wear to extremities, some closed tears to leaves, a few photographs cut out. Framed photograph: Glass cracked, some tarnishing to frame. Portfolio: Tan leather with a snap clasp. Pocket partially torn, well worn. Book: Publisher's half red cloth with illustrated paper boards, inscription on front free endpaper. Front board and spine starting to detach from text block, first few leaves detached but present. The archive in very good condition overall. An engaging and carefully assembled collection of photographs recounting the World War I service of 1st Lt. William B. Olmsted, Jr., along with a substantial collection of ephemera and letters, described below. The photographs document all aspects of his war service, showing the aftermath of important battles, American soldiers, French soldiers and civilians, scenes of the countryside and devastated towns and villages, moments of calm and recreation, and images in France from the period of the Armistice and in the months after. The ephemera provides a detailed paper record of Olmsted's service in France. William Olmsted, Jr. (1893-1948) was born in Southboro, Massachusetts. His father, the Rev. William B. Olmsted, was the Headmaster of Pomfret School in Connecticut. Olmsted was Yale Class of 1915, and also did graduate work at Trinity College. After the war he joined the staff of American Viscose Corporation, and was Vice-President in Charge of Sales and a director at the time he died. Olmsted volunteered for the American Field Service (formerly the American Ambulance Field Service) in France in June 1917, and then enlisted in the American Expeditionary Forces later that year. He attended French Officers' School at Meaux and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in February 1918. Olmsted served in the Réserve Mallet, a French army unit made up of American volunteers who transported ammunition and trench equipment (and anything else that needed transporting) wherever it was most needed. The first olive green album begins with a large page in manuscript recording Olmsted's service in France. The next page has "Volume 1, 1917-1919" in manuscript and Olmsted's Registration Certificate (i.e. draft card, June 1917) affixed below. Photos begin on the following page, starting with "Chevigny Farm" in August 1917. Olmsted annotates some photos individually, but there are also titles and dates for each section, which are grouped geographically but not chronologically. The subjects are wide-ranging - Olmsted's photos feature fellow American and French soldiers (including the Army of Africa), French civilians, scenes of the countryside as well as ruined buildings and landscapes, military encampments, and cemeteries. There are also photos of airplanes (both ready to fly and shot down), a gas alarm, and a Fourth of July gathering. Many of Olmsted's photos are candid, and some can be haunting as well. One set chronicles the devastation following the Battle of Montdidier. Part of the second phase of the larger Battle of Amiens, the conclusion of this offensive, was later known as "the black day of the German Army" and was a major turning point in the war. Nevertheless, hardly a structure is left standing in Olmsted's photos. Happier scenes are featured at La Capelle for the Armistice on November 11, 1918, including cars that ferried German delegates there to negotiate the peace. The photos feature German as well as French and American troops. Even after the peace was signed, however, Olmsted still has much devastation to document. He also includes a series of photos he acquired from German soldiers, depicting a funeral for a fallen aviator and German soldiers "at play." At this point Olmsted's combat travels take him to Paris, and then this sequence ends. The next series of photos begins with the heading, "Trip in Ford. 16 days - Cost of car, rent, gas oil, $137.50." Accompanied by his wife, Margaret, this is clearly a tourist trip, albeit a somber one, beginning in Soissons and ending in Argentan. Olmsted includes photos of cathedrals (and repairs to cathedrals), cafés, the American cemetery at Belleau Woods, as well as French and German graveyards, shots of trenches and forts near Rheims, and friends and families he meets along the way. This sequence ends with scenes aboard a ship. The second olive green album ("Volume 2, 1917-1919") begins with "French Tanks Going into Action." Photos in this album are often annotated, but there are fewer locations noted. There are some apparent combat scenes in this album, as well as more devastation from shelling and bombing, and a short sequence of airplanes, including a downed German fighter. A sequence titled "Pictures taken by Capt. F.O. Robinson" finishes the photo section. Robinson's pictures do not vary substantially in form or content, but add areas not covered by Olmsted, particularly in and around Bazoches. The last two-thirds of this album is titled "Volume 3, 1917-1919" and consists of ephemera and letters. It begins with a comic sketch of Olmsted and a cloth insignia of his unit, the Réserve Mallet. Then follows all of the official documentation of Olmsted's military service, including his commission and promotion, and ultimately his discharge papers. Also included are Olmsted's folio sheet-size passport (with photograph), and a substantial collection of orders, leave permissions, and other administrative documentation from. Seller Inventory # 55818
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