Front view of the Dépôt de Triage at La Ferté-Macé.
The Enormous Room was on the top floor of the building at the left.
The building on the right is the "chapel." This photo was probably taken
before the war—The Enormous Room appears quite empty, and the front windows
have not yet been boarded up. To see how the building is situated in relation
to the town, see "Aerial Views of the Enormous Room."
This photo is courtesy of the site "La Ferté-Macé,
hier,... par les cartes postales anciennes."
L'Ancien Séminaire This postcard photo must have
been taken during World War I. Note the uniforms of guards (plantons)
and the guard-house. Also, the windows on the upper floor of this middle
building appear to be boarded up. The one exception is the window at the
far right whose casing seems to have been removed completely. The "chapel"
is on the right; the Enormous Room is at the top floor of the building
on the left.
The Place du Midi (now Place du Général de
Gaulle). This is the "species of square" (157) that Cummings and other
inmates visited on journeys to "catch" water for the cook. (See Gill, "Windows" 101.) In this undated photo,
a horse and cattle market is taking place. For two views of the pump at
the far end of the square, see "an iron contrivance
. . . " (page 1) and "an iron contrivance
. . . " (page 2).
A general view of the town
Enormous Room page
Aerial Views of the Enormous Room
"an iron contrivance . . . " (page 1) and "an iron contrivance . . . " (page 2)