The Great War in Color - 9

The Great War in Color - 9

Gott strafe England ! - God Punishes England
Prayer on a wall in France. Germans used this slogan in the Second World War as well.
Autochrome color picture made in 1917.

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Black Blisters

French soldier showing his arm with blisters caused by musterd gas
Autochrome color picture made for medical reasons, France 1915.

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Battlefield

The utter desolation of the battlefield in Northern France.
The remnants of a pillbox and at right a trench.
Picture made in 1917.

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Battlefield (2)...

The railway was used for transport of ammunition.

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Battlefield (3)

A pillbox (small bunker) smashed by enemy shells.

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Battlefield (4)

No more branches, no more leaves.

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Battlefield (5)

Shelters, but no safety.

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Safe Heaven

Safe shelter just behind the second line of defence. Picture made in Northern France, 1917.

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Ravage

French soldiers sitting amidst of the ravage.
Picture made in Northern France, 1917.

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Demolition

French soldier and a civilian in the ruins of a factory.

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Fire Brigade

The fire brigade of a small town in Northern France.

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Chaplain

French army chaplain.

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Church

Destroyed church, Northern France.

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Clearing Debris

French soldiers clearing debris in a small town, Northern France.

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Hit

French farm and houses hit by German shells.

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Office

French army administrateur.

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On a Heap of Bricks

French oriental soldiers cooking.
Picture made in Northern France, 1917.

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Outdoor Dinner

French soldiers eating in the open.
Picture made in Northern France, 1917.

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Canadian Sappers

French soldier (on the right) with walking stick and a pipe photographed with Canadian sappers.
Picture made in Northern France, 1917.

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Filling Up

French soldier filling his water bottle in a small town in Northern France.
Picture made in 1917.

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Famous Fighter

French Nieuport 17 (or 23) Aeroplane
This plane, designed by Auguste Delage of the Nieuport Company in 1914, became a famous fighter.
Billy Bishop, the Canadian Ace, flew this type of aircraft racking up 47 of his 72 victories.
Picture made on an improvised airfield in Northern France, 1917.


This is the end of our series of color photographs from the Great War. New pictures will be added in the future.


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