Paris WWII Victory Parade photographs, 1944 August

Collection

Identifier: 2016-045

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

17 black/white photographs featuring scenes of the allied victory parade in Paris, August 1944. Images include views of marching American, French and United Kingdom military divisions; armored cars, personnel carriers and howitzers; the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, and Place de la Concorde; crowds of French civilians; and dignitaries such as Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill.

Dates

Creation: 1944-08

Language

These materials have no linguistic content.

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Physical Location

Collection shelved on 3rd floor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift. These images were given to Philbrook Museum as part of the Nettie Wheeler collection by Wheeler's niece Mary Jane Heffington. Philbrook donated the photographs to us as a more appropriate repository.