Bain News Service,, publisher.
Von Bissing (General)
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photograph shows German general Moritz von Bissing (1844-1917) who was appointed Governor-General of Belgium during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA,
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.18037
Call Number: LC-B2- 3326-10
Info:
Owner:
The Library of Congress
Source:
Flickr Commons
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artolog
Moritz von Bissing (1844-1917) Appointed Governor-General of Belgium by the Germans in November, 1914, when he was almost 70, after a long miltary career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_von_Bissing de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_von_Bissing
Cynthia Wenslow
Took over Belgian duties of Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz who was sent to Turkey.
Ryan (LOC P&P)
Thanks to you both for this additional information. We'll add some of it to the caption the next time we update.