This lantern slide, “The Crying Virgin, Albert Church (1917),” shows a drawing of Albert Church, located in Albert, France, and its famous Crying Virgin statue. The Battle of the Somme began on July 1, 1916, and before it finished over 400,000 British troops had been killed or wounded. The British Troops used the town of Albert, France, as their center behind the line. Known for its Golden Virgin leaning wildly at the top of a spire on Albert Church, thousands of men would pass this landmark on the way to the front, where the odds in favor of their survival were seldom greater than three to one. This slide is part of Springfield College's collection of lantern slides depicting war work performed by the Australian Y.M.C.A. during World War I.
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Notes:
Text on border reads, "1917 - The Crying Virgin, Albert Church."; Slide shows some discoloration.
Part of the Australian Y.M.C.A. WWI Lantern Slide Series
