spahi

Seems like there is no reason to omit the word "Boat" on the negative in the caption. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_boats

artolog: Thanks for catching the omission of "boats" in the title. We will add it back in when we update.

Other Bain/LOC photos of Spahis:

Original photo from Agence Meurisse at Gallica site, published 1914, with caption: Compiègne : un pont de bateaux construit par le Génie Français (boat bridge built by French engineering) Meurisse catalog number at middle left of Bain negative. gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90418274

Wystan: Thanks for gathering other images of the Spahis. artolog: Thank you for matching this image with the one from Gallica. We will add more details when we update.

Cropped from original Agence Meurisse photo at Gallica site, with following caption:
"les Spahis Marocains traversant la forêt de Compiègne"
[Maroccan Spahis cross the forest of Compiègne]






Pub. Date 1914

This could be either of two French communes with Ribecourt in their name. They are in close proximity to each other, and are both in same region as the other Bain Collection photos. They are Ribécourt-Dreslincourt and Ribécourt-la-Tour.

Original Agence Meurisse photo (Meurisse catalog number at right and bottom of Bain negative), published in 1914, at Gallica site has a different caption:

A Ribecourt : une patrouille de premiers cuirassiers et de spahis marocains



Pub. Date 1914

Information on the First Moroccan Spahi cavalry regiment, organized in 1914, at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1er_R%C3%A9giment_de_Spahis_Marocains

artolog: Thanks for providing us with the source, date, and original caption for this photograph. We'll include this information next time we update the description.

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