5 LES FÊTES DE LA VICTOIRE, 14 JUILLET 1919 – Les Troupes noires.

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A black-and-white collotype postcard depicting troops marching down a street during a victory parade in Paris, France. Bystanders are standing on the side of the street watching. Text at the top of the postcard reads [15 LES FÊTES DE LA VICTOIRE, 14 JUILLET 1919 – Les Troupes noires. – L.L.]. The back of the postcard has [CARTE Postale] in scripted font, above a black line with a center mark consisting of [S] emblem surrounded by a laurel wreath. Beneath the line on the left side is [Correspondance] and [Adresse] on the right.Two vertical lines divide the back down the middle. Written vertically on the left side of the lines is [LEVY FILS ET CIE, PARIS].

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