Children holding toys on church steps, France, 1945

Gift in memory of Joe H. Laumann, Jr.
Description: 

Photograph. Image of young children holding toys on steps of church with nuns and Santa Claus. Caption on back reads: "12/25/45 Amiens France, 743 R.O.B." Similar to 2014.066.026. Amiens, France. 25 December 1945

Image Information

Accession Number: 
Date: 
12/25/1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Collection Level: 
Photographs and Belgian pistol from the service of Pvt. Joseph Harold Laumann, Jr., who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 30, 1919. He served with the US Army in the European Theatre on the 14th Hospital Train where he oversaw the watering, heating and minor repairs to trains. He returned home in January of 1946.
Geography: 
Amiens
Latitude: 
49.900
Longitude: 
2.300
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Christmas--France
Children--France