General Charles de Gaulle in El Fasher, in the army of the British Governor of Darfur Province, Free French troops on their way across Africa from Cameroon, Sudan

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General Charles de Gaulle in El Fasher, in the army of the British Governor of Darfur Province, Free French troops on their way across Africa from Cameroon, Sudan
General Charles de Gaulle in El Fasher, in the army of the British Governor of Darfur Province, Free French troops on their way across Africa from Cameroon, Sudan
Artist/Maker (British, 1908 – 1995)
Date1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (19.4 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.201
Not on view
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Provenance 2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Stamp: "© George Rodger - magnum" on verso at bottom left corner in blue ink.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "General Ch. de Gaulle in El Fasher, Sudan, 1941. In the / company of the British Governor of [illeg.] Province, Sudan. / De. G. [illeg.] Free French troops on their way across Africa / from the Cameroon to take part in the Eritrean [illeg.]" on verso at top in pencil.
"10 32 / 20" on verso at left center in pencil.
"FCC FGF18" on verso at top center in pencil.
"GR-F-66" on verso at bottom left corner in pencil.
The Governor and Mrs. Ingleson drive General De Gaulle to the parade for inspection of the Free French Forces, El Fasher, Sudan
The Governor and Mrs. Ingleson drive General De Gaulle to the parade for inspection of the Free French Forces, El Fasher, Sudan
George Rodger
Date: c. 1941
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.210
French President Charles de Gaulle at Konrad Adenauer’s funeral, West Germany
French President Charles de Gaulle at Konrad Adenauer’s funeral, West Germany
Leonard Freed
Date: 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.113
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In the midst of gloom of a rainy Friday night in the Army, the troops in the Chicago Av. Armory got the good news; Some of them will be home for Easter. Brigadier General Richard T. Dunn, commander of the 5,000 National Guard troops called to active duty after disturbances Thursday, said: "If everything remains quiet and no disturbances grow out of the peace parade Saturday we will begin phasing out troops by midnight tomorrow."
Unknown artist
Date: April 5, 1969
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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George Rodger
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Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
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Unknown artist
Date: July 17, 1966
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
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Professional image by David Revette
To Major General Cuyler this View of FORT GEORGE, in the Island of Tobago, taken from Morne Grace, the place where the Troops halted previous to the, Assault on the night of the 14th April 1793
Frederick Maitland
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Medium: Halftone engraving
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Date: 1677
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George Cruikshank
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Henry Horenstein
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