World War I – Fascinating photo album with 144 original photographs from the Eastern Front. The fighting of the Eastern front, between Russia and the German Austro-Hungarian Empire took place mainly in Galicia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Belorussia. Photos taken circa 1915 – 1916. Size of photos: 4,5 x 6cm. Size of album: 26,5 x 21,5 cm. Images show life in trenches, cavalry, mortar positions, soldiers fighting positions, military maneuvers, destroyed infrastructures, balloons, peasants with their holdings on charts, graves, villages, etc. Photos enclosed in original contemporary German brown cloth binding photo album titled Kriegserinnerungen (War Memories). Good condition, despite some photos yellowed. Each photo numbered by pencil. Also enclosed a handsome 19. Century studio photography of a military wearing a German uniform. (photo size 15 x 7 cm pasted on larger original photography studio cardboard). The item “1915 WORLD WAR I German Russia Eastern Front 144 PHOTOS ALBUM” is in sale since Thursday, November 6, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Photo Albums”. The seller is “planet-auctions” and is located in Europe. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Date of Creation: 1910-1919
- Color: Black & White
- Photo Type: Gelatin Silver
- Subject: World War I
- Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
- Original/Reprint: Original Print