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Paris1914-1918

The Daily life
of Parisians
during the Great War
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An Alsatian offers a soldier figurine to her child

Hansi

His first toy, postcard, 1914

© Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris / Roger Viollet

The lead soldier and the Alsatian doll represent efforts to instill patriotism in the population, beginning with children.

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