Collection Contains text "FRENCH GRATITUDE TRAIN"
03/22/2016
Matches 52
Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
O 0080.005.0029.001
Vase
Status
Home Location
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Floral patterned ceramic vase from the Gien region for France.
Part of the gifts given to American People on the French Gratitude
train (40 et 8).
O 0080.005.0029.002
Vase
Floral patterned ceramic vase from the Gien region for France.
Part of the gifts given to American People on the French Gratitude
train (40 et 8).
O 0080.005.0032
Medal
Medals (2) from the French Gratitude Train. Also found with this
collection was a yellow advertisement and a notation that gave the
name Adolphe Muller 15 Rue Theaodre, Paris. These materials
were with the gifts sent through the 40 & 8 Box car from France to
the United States. The Larger medal is in a box from Les
Medailles Militaires in Paris. It portrays a bust of WWI Hero
Marechal Ferdinand Foch engraved by G. Prvohomme. The 2nd
medal portrays Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers, who served as
president of France through 1872.
L 0080.005.0033.001
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and reconstruction of
France.
Book 1 of 3
Page 1
1947
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
L 0080.005.0033.002
Book
FRANCE
1947
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1947
MCHS Building
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and reconstruction of
France.
Book 2 of 3
L 0080.005.0033.003
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and reconstruction of
France.
Book 3 of 3
O 0080.005.0033.004
Letter
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Letter from R. Aurielle written in English. Text of the letter reads:
To an unknown American I should be glad to knowI made myself this model of the "Liberator- B24" at the scale
1/100, out of wood, aluminum and "Rhodoid".
Thanks very much for everything you do for us. It's the best means
to build a better world.
R. Aureille
18 Avenue Bosquet
Paris VII, France
You can hang it in your room with the pin on the top of the
cockpit.
O 0080.005.0033.005
Card, Calling
MADAME ALBERT DIGEON
Small Calling card with printed name and then a hand written 33
Avenue du Gd de Gaulle Puteaux.
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
O 0080.005.0033.006
Label
Home Location
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A label with the Merci Train insignia
L 0080.005.0034
Book
LE COEUR DE WATTEAU
1947
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A novel in French
Book is written in French.
The title translates as "the Heart of Watteau"
Gift to Marion county from the French Gratitude Train.
O 0080.005.0035.001
Puzzle
1948
OK
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OK
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Green, lavender, and white puzzle.
Blue, Gold, and Silver box. Box inscribed with the year 1948 and
the name of the game "Jeux de Patience (or Game of Patience).
Part of the materials gifted to the people of Oregon by the people
of France on the 40 & 8 Box Car.
O 0080.005.0035.002
Puzzle
Multi-colored puzzle in blue, green, and yellow floral-patterned
box. Part of the materials gifted to the people of Oregon by the
people of France on the 40 & 8 Box Car.
O 0080.005.0036.001
Card, Greeting
LORRAINE & PROVENCE
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. Man in suit of armor
stands in front of the yellow outline of a map. Visbile and labeled
on the map are: Lorraine, Provence, Pyrenees and the Mediterranee
Mar.
Card 1 of 8
Page 3
1949
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
O 0080.005.0036.002
Card, Greeting
NORTRE BRETAGNE
1949
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1949
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1949
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1949
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1949
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Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life made by Eliane
Level, a student. The card depicts a woman in traditional red,
white and black dress against a coastline. The words "Nortre
Bretagne painting along top.
Card 2 of 8
O 0080.005.0036.003
Card, Greeting
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. It depicts a skiier in
a yellow coat and brown pants with poles against a white
mountain. In the upper left corner can be seen another skiier in the
distance.
Card 3 of 8
O 0080.005.0036.004
Card, Greeting
LA BRETAGNE
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. Card depicts a figure
dressed in a red plaid top, with laced up sandles and a yellow hat
playing a bagpipe like instrucment. Figure stands in frront a map
labeled: "La Bretagne"
Card 4 of 8
O 0080.005.0036.005
Card, Greeting
CHAMONIX
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. This card shows a
skiier win yellow jacket and blue pants on the background of a
map of france with the city Chamonix highlighted.
Card 5 of 8
O 0080.005.0036.006
Card, Greeting
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. This card shows a
woman in traditional dress with a flat yellow hat, black and white
blouse, blue shawl, green skirt and pink apron holding two boquets
of flowers standing in front of a seascape scene with two boats.
Card 6 of 8
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
O 0080.005.0036.007
Card, Greeting
NICE: LE PAYS DES JOLIES FLEURS
1949
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1949
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1949
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1949
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Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. Depicted on the card
is a woman wearing a flat yellow hat a black and white blouse,
blue skirt, white apron and red an white patterend shawl. She
carries a box of flowers. Inscribed around her are the words of the
title, translated to English as: Nice, the land of beautiful flowers.
Card 7 of 8
O 0080.005.0036.008
Card, Greeting
Greeting card, shows an aspect of French life. This card illustrates
several different regions of France in a wheel. In the center are
gray buildings showing the important landmarks of Paris including
the Eiffel Tower, Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Arc de
Triomphe. Around the center are wedges labelled: Cote d'Azur,
Alpes, Alsace, Lorraine, illedgible, Normandie, Vendee, Pays
Basque.
Card 8 of 8
O 0080.005.0037.001
Calender
1949
Handpainted calender for the year 1949 with tear off monthly
pages. Paintings around edge show a frog, duck with an umbrella,
bunny and a ring game and a fish with a top hat. Made by school
children in France and sent to the Oregon via the French Gratitude
Train.
O 0080.005.0037.002
Calender
Hand decorated calendar with tear off pages. Illustration around
pages depicts three deer in a landscape with mountains above the
horizon. Purple paper border. Made by school children in France
and sent to the Oregon via the French Gratitude Train.
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
O 0080.005.0037.003
Calender
1949
1949
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1949
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1949
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Hand painted calendar for the year 1949 with tear-off monthly
pages. Along the top is illustrated a man in a yellow hat tending a
garden with a green watering can. Along the left edge are
flowering branches and brown bird and on the right edge are fall
leaves and branches and a yellow bird. Made by school children in
France and sent to the Oregon via the French Gratitude Train.
O 0080.005.0037.004
Calender
Hand decorated calendar with tear off pages. Along top is
illustrated a knight in black armor on a black horse jousting in a
camp with tents. Made by school children in France and sent to the
Oregon via the French Gratitude Train.
O 0080.005.0037.005
Calender
Hand decorated calendar with tear off pages depicting what looks
like a camping scene of a tent or a cabin in the woods made out of
metalic foil. Two rosettes decorate as well as red, white and blue
yarn the border. Made by school children in France and sent to the
Oregon via the French Gratitude Train.
O 0080.005.0038
Booklet
FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
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A handmade collection of fables, in French with handpainted
illustrations. Made by school children in France and sent to the
Oregon via the French Gratitude Train.
O 0080.005.0039.001
Handkerchief
EMBROIDERED HANKERCHIEF
Pink silk hankerchief with lace binding and emboridered corner.
Corner depicts purple flowers in a blue ribboned circle with the
words in red: "Cheer Up Sweetheart."
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
O 0080.005.0039.002
Handkerchief
Date
Status
Home Location
OK
MCHS Building
OK
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OK
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PInk Silk Hankerchief with lace binding. Embroidered design in
the corner depicts an American and a French Falg in a field of
flowers with the words "Souvenir de France" in blue underneath.
A 1975.063.0100
Scrapbook
LA FAUNE AU SERVICE DE L'ART
Art Work done by different People, the Students of 4A and 4B, the
College of Modern Young Woman of Suresnes. Pencil and Ink
Pictures of Animals
May have been included in the items sent to Oregon in the French
boxcar as a part of the the 40 et 8 Boxcar project sent from France
after World War II
Items for the box car were shared with counties all over Oregon
A 1975.063.0101
Scrapbook
UNE VISITE AU ZOO
Hand Made Book, Green Construction Paper, Hand Painted
Pictures of Animal by several people, from the students of the
College of monern young woman Suresnes
May have been included in the items sent to Oregon in the French
boxcar as a part of the the 40 et 8 Boxcar project sent from France
after World War II
Items for the box car were shared with counties all over Oregon
A 1975.063.0102
Scrapbook
LES PAPILLONS
hand made book with butterflys,sutudent of 4A and 4B, the
College of Modern Young Women at Suresnes
May have been included in the items sent to Oregon in the French
boxcar as a part of the the 40 et 8 Boxcar project sent from France
after World War II
Items for the box car were shared with counties all over Oregon
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
A 1975.063.0103
Scrapbook
COLLEGE DE SURESNES
Date
Status
Home Location
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Hand made book by students of 4A and 4B of the College of
Young Women at Suresnes a collection of essays about the courses
all hand written in French
May have been included in the items sent to Oregon in the French
boxcar as a part of the the 40 et 8 Boxcar project sent from France
after World War II
Items for the box car were shared with counties all over Oregon
L 2010.061.0001
Book
FRANCE
1947
MCHS Building
1947
MCHS Building
1947
MCHS Building
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and reconstruction of
France.
Book 1 of 7
L 2010.061.0002
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and reconstruction of
France.
Book 2 of 7
L 2010.061.0003
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communications, tourism, the achievements and liberation of
France.
Book 3 of 7
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
L 2010.061.0004
Book
FRANCE
1947
MCHS Building
1947
MCHS Building
1947
MCHS Building
1947
MCHS Building
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communications, tourism, the achievements and liberation of
France.
Book 4 of 7
L 2010.061.0005
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communication, tourism, the achievements and liberation of
France.
Book 5 of 7
L 2010.061.0006
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communications, tourism, the achievements and liberation of
France.
Book 6 of 7
L 2010.061.0007
Book
FRANCE
Deals with geography, historical, intellectual, economic aspects,
communications, tourism, the achievements and liberation of
France.
Book 7 of 7
L 2010.061.0008
Book
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PROMENADE LITTERAIRE ET ARTISTIQUE A
SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI
Book 1 of 4
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
Status
Home Location
L 2010.061.0009
Book
PROMENADE LITTERAIRE ET ARTISTIQUE A
SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI
Book 2 of 4
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L 2010.061.0010
Book
PROMENADE LITTERAIRE ET ARTISTIQUE A
SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI
Book 3 of 4
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L 2010.061.0011
Book
PROMENADE LITTERAIRE ET ARTISTIQUE A
SAINT-CENERI-LE-GEREI
Book 4 of 4
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L 2010.061.0012
Book
AGENTS D'EVASION/AGENTS FOR ESCAPE
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A novel, main text in French
O 2010.061.0013
Envelope
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Brown, apparently sent to the mayor of the town of Vesoul, in the
Haute-Saone prefecture.
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
O 2010.061.0014
Print
ESCRIME
Date
Status
Home Location
Missing
A cartoon showing various positions in fencing, divided into four
figures: 41 and 42 at the top, and 43 and 44 at the bottom. The text
"Escrime, gardes Italiennes avec la riposte, garde Espagnole
attaquee par le garde Francoise et garde Espagnole combattue"
runs along the bottom.
O 2010.061.0015
Report
BULLETIN INDIVIDUEL DE MUTATION
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Unmarked report forms from the French military intended to
indicate the transfer of individual soldiers. On the back of the
forms in pen is written: "Tour le traiz de "Le Reconnaissance
Francaise"/ Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs de Vesoul Haute Saone.
O 2010.061.0016
Report
BULLETIN INDIVIDUEL DE MUTATION
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Unmarked report forms from the French military intended to
indicate the transfer of individual soldiers.
O 2010.061.0017
Envelope
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Pink, with white interior
O 2010.061.0018
Newspaper
LE FIGARO
An issue of "Le Figaro" from the 21st of September, 1948.
Headlines of the day included "Epingles Spirales" and "Les
Communistes Revenant sur leur Decision se Prononcent Pour Les
Elections Cantonales En Octobre."
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Catalog / Objectid / Objname
Title/Description
Date
P 2010.061.019
Photograph
LIBERATION DE VESOUL PAR LES SOLDATS
AMERICAINS
Black and white photograph depicting a T4 tank destroyer,
soldiers, and civilians, taken on september 12th, 1944.
1944
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P 2010.061.020
Photograph
LIBERATION DE VESOUL PAR LES SOLDATS
AMERICAINS
Black and white photograph depicting a boulevard in Vesoul
occupied by American soldiers with a few civilians in the
background.
1944
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Total Items:52
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