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
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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