Col. Lee D. Cady holding Stradivarius violin, Mirecourt, France, 1945.
Date
1945
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger. Part of the wwii set of images.
Notes-Restrictions
Materials may be restricted. See Archivist for terms of use.
Description
Mirecourt, France had been a center for making violins and other stringed instruments since the 16th century. Master luthier Marc Laberte allows Col. Lee D. Cady to hold 'Le Lever du Soleil,' a violin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1677. Cady and other officers of the 21st General Hospital visited M. Laberte's violin shop in Mirecourt, France on July 6, 1945.
Rights
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Acquisition Method
Gift.
Provenance
Lee D. Cady, MD, 1969, (69-008).
Subject-Personal Name
Cady, Lee D., 1896-1987.; Laberte, Marc.
Subject-Corporate Name
United States. Army. 21st General Hospital.
Subject
Military Personnel; Violins.; Violin makers.
Type-GMGPC
Photographic prints; 1940-1950.
Collection Name
General Hospital 21 Photographs and Drawings (VC013)
