This is the second post about autochrome stereoviews from the Great War. Read the first post for an introduction to colour photography during the First World War. This acquisition consists of 17 autochrome stereoviews in the 6x13cm format, packed in 5 cardboard boxes. The boxes are provided with titles and dates, which makes the collection… Continue reading Autochrome stereoviews of the Great War – part II
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Collodion negatives of a French soldier
A collection of three 13x18cm collodion glass plate negatives. The large size and the use of the wet plate collodion process makes it a rare acquisition. The images show an unknown French soldier, photographed in a studio. His kepi shows the number four, which means that he was part of the 4th Infantry Regiment. The… Continue reading Collodion negatives of a French soldier
The Nevers 1914 collection
A rare collection of 21 glass plate negatives with stereo images of the First World War. The slides provide an interesting insight into the mobilisation of the French army in Nevers during the first weeks of the conflict. The negatives are gelatin dry plates and have a size of 8x18cm. The slides are numbered and… Continue reading The Nevers 1914 collection
Autochrome stereoviews of the Great War – part I
Less than one-thousandth of the images from the First World War are colour images[1]. Most were produced by the photography unit of the French army, La Section Photographique et Cinématographique de l’Armée (SPCA). Photographers like Paul Castelnau, Fernand Cuville and Albert Samama Chikli made images by using the autochrome colour process at various locations of… Continue reading Autochrome stereoviews of the Great War – part I
The Ypres collection
Belgium was occupied by the German army during the First World War. Only a small part of southwest Flanders remained Belgian territory and was defended by the Allied armies. The city of Ypres was close to the frontline and was surrounded by German troops. The city remained in Allied hands during the war, but the… Continue reading The Ypres collection