Patriotic Photograph of U.S. Doughboys, WWI.

Patriotic Framed Photograph of U.S. Doughboys, WWI.
This is a First World War era photograph of two US Doughboys in patriotic frame decorated flags and military motifs. It is inscribed on the reverse "Taken in Cour-Cheverny Bois, Oct 1918, E. H. Durocher & Vernon Davis of Lynchburg VA, USA."

This is likely a reference to the Chateau de Cheverny, located in the Loire Valley. The chateau was opened to the public as a tourist attraction by the Marquis de Vibraye in 1914, just before the start of WWI.

The chateau was located near a WWI hospital at Château de Chenonceau also in the Loire Valley, and it is likely that these two soldiers were either convalescing or visiting a wounded comrade when they had their photograph taken on October of 1918.

Provenance: Acquired at Internet auction 1999.

ZFC Noteworthy Flag
Item is Framed

Sources:

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Chateau de Cheverny, Wikipedia, 7 May 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Cheverny

Cour Cheverny Tourist Attractions, Planet Ware, 7 May 2012, from:
http://www.planetware.com/france/cour-cheverny-f-cen-cchev.htm

Château de Chenonceau, Wikipedia, 7 May 2012, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chenonceau

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	6
Length of Fly	9.75

Frame
Is it framed?	yes
Frame Height	6
Frame Length	9.75
Comments on Frame	Frame Is Made Of Cast Iron And Paint.

Stars
Are there stars on obverse?	no
Are there stars on reverse?	no

Stripes
Has a Blood Stripe?	no

Crest/Emblem
Description of Crest/Emblem	Framed Patriotic Photograph.

Nationality
Nation Represented	United States

Documentation
Documents	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition
Condition	Good
Damage	used
Displayable	yes

Date
Date	1917-1918