Bookmark Novelty

Title

Bookmark Novelty

Subject

Novelty

Description

Possible brass and copper bookmark in a small sword-like shape. The novelty is attached to three sheets of paper by string.


Inscription: On the front of the paper hand written in black ink, “ Souvenir form Verdun-1916” “Maker is “C-bus” by French soldier.” On the back is written “I wish it given to American soldier who was come in France in 1918 and who lives in North Carolina Mm Bousevres 1917… Paris.” Part of the inscription is illegible.

Creator

Tabatha Butler Photographer

Source

1949.3.68

Publisher

Idaho State Historical Society

Date

Circa 1949

Contributor

Idaho State Historical Society

Rights

Idaho State Historical Society

Relation

Still image of novelty in Merci Train collection

Format

Height: 2.75” Length: 4.25”

Language

French

Type

Stil image

Identifier

1949.3.68

Coverage

Idaho State Historical Museum's Storage

Files

1949.3.68a.JPG
1949.3.68b.JPG
Date Added
December 14, 2011
Collection
Idaho Merci Train Collection
Item Type
Still Image
Citation
Tabatha Butler Photographer, “Bookmark Novelty,” Idaho Merci Train, accessed March 28, 2024, https://idahomercitrain.omeka.net/items/show/33.