VOICED : French family donates to WW1 photo trove

VOICED : French family donates to WW1 photo trove

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Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Arts

9th - 10th Grade

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The video explores Marinette's father's wartime photography using a stereoscopic camera, capturing 3D images during World War I. These photos, along with other personal documents, are shared by the family for a European collection marking the war's centenary. The National Library of France plays a key role in preserving and digitizing these documents, creating an online archive to keep the stories of the Great War alive for future generations.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique feature did Marinette's father's camera have that was uncommon at the time?

It had a zoom lens

It provided a 3D effect

It was waterproof

It was solar-powered

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Marinette's father take numerous photographs during World War I?

To practice his photography skills

To sell them to newspapers

To create a family album

To have souvenirs of the events

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the family's decision to share the photographs?

To sell them for profit

To keep them in a private collection

To contribute to a European collection marking the war's centenary

To create a new art exhibition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role does the National Library of France play in preserving World War I documents?

It sells them to collectors

It digitizes and examines them

It destroys old documents

It loans them to museums

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What extraordinary story is associated with a Bible from World War I?

It was used as a map

It was signed by a famous general

It saved a soldier's life by stopping a bullet

It was buried in a time capsule