189 photos of WWI scenes, each approx. 4.75 x 6.5 in. Many have numbers in the negative; nearly all have another number stamped on verso (usually very different from the number in the negative if there is one). Twenty-nine with typed captions in Swedish, most on verso, but a few typed on the face. Captioned images include subjects such as divers searching for the bodies of people murdered by the Bolsheviks and thrown into the water in the port of Odessa; the advancement of construction of artificial limbs during times of war, with image of a German amputee who is working with an artificial arm; there are several views of large cannons; German troops in formation on a wide avenue; people looking over a tank parked in the city square; the confiscation of automobiles; the collection of machine parts; Russians, Chinese, Persians and Kyrgyz captured at Minsk; more. Among the unlabeled images there are a number of "production" images - women loading large shells and bullets, men test-firing rifles, artillery pieces lined up awaiting deployment, building camps (training? POW?), making something stored in barrels (beer?), numerous views of dignitaries (some being greeted by Swedish girls in their white dresses with flowers), tobacco curing in a warehouse and women rolling cigars, men in trenches, mounted men with gas masks (horses have masks, also), soldiers relaxing in "no man's land" amid rows of barbed wire, several views of German troops wearing pickelhaubes. There are a few aerial views that might be identifiable as to location. One group of five 3.5 x 5.5 in. cards is not captioned, but appear to be of a WWII German POW camp. One of these is of two bodies in coffins, plus more closed coffins. Two others are of men just hanging around, each with a tag hanging around their necks. Just prior to the first World War and early in the war, Sweden was leaning toward support of Germany, in part because of shared culture and a fear of Russia. (King Gustaf V was married to a granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I.) However, she remained neutral and openly traded with all combatants, though not always without incident. Since she was not a combatant, Sweden did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, but she did join the League of Nations in 1920. Although both of these sought to curtail Germany's rearmament, Sweden managed to find ways around the treaty restrictions and aided German rearmament leading up to the second World War. Condition: Most with just a bit of handling wear.
189 photos of WWI scenes, each approx. 4.75 x 6.5 in. Many have numbers in the negative; nearly all have another number stamped on verso (usually very different from the number in the negative if there is one). Twenty-nine with typed captions in Swedish, most on verso, but a few typed on the face. Captioned images include subjects such as divers searching for the bodies of people murdered by the Bolsheviks and thrown into the water in the port of Odessa; the advancement of construction of artificial limbs during times of war, with image of a German amputee who is working with an artificial arm; there are several views of large cannons; German troops in formation on a wide avenue; people looking over a tank parked in the city square; the confiscation of automobiles; the collection of machine parts; Russians, Chinese, Persians and Kyrgyz captured at Minsk; more. Among the unlabeled images there are a number of "production" images - women loading large shells and bullets, men test-firing rifles, artillery pieces lined up awaiting deployment, building camps (training? POW?), making something stored in barrels (beer?), numerous views of dignitaries (some being greeted by Swedish girls in their white dresses with flowers), tobacco curing in a warehouse and women rolling cigars, men in trenches, mounted men with gas masks (horses have masks, also), soldiers relaxing in "no man's land" amid rows of barbed wire, several views of German troops wearing pickelhaubes. There are a few aerial views that might be identifiable as to location. One group of five 3.5 x 5.5 in. cards is not captioned, but appear to be of a WWII German POW camp. One of these is of two bodies in coffins, plus more closed coffins. Two others are of men just hanging around, each with a tag hanging around their necks. Just prior to the first World War and early in the war, Sweden was leaning toward support of Germany, in part because of shared culture and a fear of Russia. (King Gustaf V was married to a granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I.) However, she remained neutral and openly traded with all combatants, though not always without incident. Since she was not a combatant, Sweden did not sign the Treaty of Versailles, but she did join the League of Nations in 1920. Although both of these sought to curtail Germany's rearmament, Sweden managed to find ways around the treaty restrictions and aided German rearmament leading up to the second World War. Condition: Most with just a bit of handling wear.
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