"The Leaning Virgin" Albert, Somme, France. During WWI the statue of Mary and the infant Jesus, aka the "Golden Virgin," on top of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres was hit by a shell. The statue got renamed the "Leaning Virgin" and a legend began that which ever side made the statue fall would lose the war.

In Collection:

• World War One Photographs and Journals

Subject

• Buildings--Blast effects
• Cities and towns
• Church buildings
• War--Religious aspects
• World War (1914-1918)
• Buildings--War damage

Language

• eng

Date created

• 1914 to 1918

Relation

• Part of the Wills Photograph Album.

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 photograph ; 6 x 8 cm

Geographic Coverage

• France--Somme

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• World War One Photographs and Journals

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• black-and-white photographs
• photographs

Archival item identifier

• AR394_03_09_58_05

Fonds title

• Archie H. Wills fonds

Fonds identifier

• AR394

Is referenced by

• Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds

Date digitized

• June 22, 2007

Technical note

• Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.

Rights

• This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/hbzn-cx42

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