Most
of my World War One material is either by H. D. Girdwood, an English company,
who sold their views under the trade name 'Realistic Travels' and concentrated
on the British troops and UK market, or Keystone which concentrated on
US troops, the U.S. market, and entered the war with the U.S. in 1917.
Due to the high gloss and exaggerated curve, the Keystone views do not
scan very well. They will therefore almost all be of far higher quality
than they appear on the screen. The Keystone views all have a full text
description on the back - the Realistic Travels views do not.
Please
click here for a high quality
scan which gives a true indication of the quality.
Girdwood's
views have more immediacy and action. They were issued in sets of
between 50 and 500 views so the numbering sequence is pretty muddled. Customers
could also pick out the views they required and so a box or collection
may have non-sequential numbering. They come on Underwood-type mounts
or on lighter mounts with curved or beveled edges. These are interchangeable
and most views appear on both types of mount.
These
are ALL condition 8, 9 or 10 and priced at $8 each unless otherwise mentioned.
'Our
"Tommies" are well fed - unloading the bread wagons'.
Order
#5251.
'A jolly
group of Russian soldiers off duty, Eastern front'.
Order
#5252.
'Mobilizing
the Russian Army, sailors and soldiers awaiting orders'.
Order
#5253.
'Practising
the bayonet thrust on enemy dummies, Camp Devens, Mass.'.
Order
#5254.
'Canadian
officers from Cambrai, telling our boys about "over there", Camp Devens,
Mass.'.
Order
#5255.
'Sheltered
communication paths in the rolling Champagne district'.
Order
#5256.
'A "tonsorial
parlor" in the front line, Serbian trench'.
Order
#5257.
'A Serbian
rest camp, back of front line trenches in the Balkans'.
Order
#5258.
'General
view of a Serbian camp on the Balkan front'.
Order
#5259.
'View
from stage of a Serbian Army audience in an outdoor theater at the front'.
Condition.
Heavy crease thru title.
Price
$5.
Order
#5260.
'Serbian
reserves in the Balkan mountains awaiting orders to advance'.
Order
#5261.
'Doughboys
of the 89th Div., resting before review, Treves, Germany'. Much clearer
than scan.
Order
#5262.
'Cavalry
always ready in anticipation of a breakthrough rest their horses in a French
village'.
Order
#5263.
'A battery
resting in a wood responds to urgent summons to a threatened point at Ypres'.
Order
#5264.
'Camp
of French artillerymen. Enjoying well-earned rest from trench warfare'.
Order
#5265.
'Rough
comforts of the British soldiers in the French Campaign'.
Order
#5268.
'A soldier
cobbler mending boots during a lull in the fighting on the Russian front'.
Order
#5269.
'Seaforths
fill their water bottles at the town pump, La Gorgue, before going into
the trenches'.
Order
#5270.
'The
result of a bombardment; shell craters and building wrecked by German shells'.
Order
#5272.
'After
weeks of weary fighting for the fateful Menin road, the victors and the
vanquished both happy'.
Order
#5273.
'?? reviews
the "Young Guards" before their departure for garrison duty on the Rhine'.
Condition.
Slight damage to title.
Order
#5274.
'Tommy's
mount receives first attention. Carrying water from nearby rivulets'.
Order
#5275.
'Tommy's
mount receives first attention. Carrying water from nearby rivulet'.
Order
#5276.
'Troops
enjoy a bathe after a long day's march; crocodiles make the rivers too
dangerous'. (Not France then!).
Order
#5277.
'Section
of many miles of field kitchens'.
Order
#5278.
'Salvation
Army hut. Always at the Front with our Doughboys. Rhine Frontier'.
Order
#5279.
'Doughnuts
for Doughboys - Montabaur on the Rhine'. Slight surface deposit at top
of left image.
Order
#5280.
'Serving
food at movable kitchen in ruined Curlu on the Somme'.
Order
#5281.
'Troop
kitchens. 21 ranges each burning cord of wood daily - Brest, France'.
Order
#5282.
'An interesting
scene in the social room of a Y.M.C.A. camp hut'.
Order
#5283.
'Ready
for the "Abandon Ship" drill. U.S. soldiers with life belts adjusted'.
Order
#5284.
Obviously
the title of this view didn't go down well so it was changed to the following:
'Ready
for the submarine: U.S. soldiers with life belts adjusted'.
Order
#5285.
'The
Labyrinth, Arras, taken in deadly hand-to-hand fighting, proves a haven
of rest to our weary men'.
Order
#5286.
'Typical
cavalry of the Middlesex Regiments'.
Order
#5287.
'Amecican
anti-aircraft soldiers and their little friends, on the Meuse'.
Order
#5288.
'A lull
in the fighting - French Colonial troops, the jovial Zouaves enjoying a
meal'.
Order
#5289.
'Some
of our two million fighters ready for home, Brest, France'.
Order
#5292.
'Guards
at American Bridgehead Boundary, Montabaur on the Rhine'.
Order
#5294.
'Doughboys
of the 89th Div., resting before review. Treves, Germany'.
Order
#5295.
'An American
Division Headquarters at the Front'.
Order
#5296.
'Our
answer to the Kaiser - 3,000 of America's millions eager to fight for democracy'.
Order
#5297.
'In the
front-line trenches, stretcher bearers removing a wounded officer picked
off by German sniper'.
Order
#5301.
'Men
of an ammunition column feeding the mules'.
Order
#5302.
'Afternoon
tea under difficulties; each man carries his own protection against bees
(yup - bees!)'
Order
#5303.
'South
African gunners with their pet zebra in East Africa'.
Order
#5304.
'Our
gallant defenders of the Nile awaiting orders, Egypt'.
Order
#5305.
'Our
reserves awaiting orders to move up to their new positions on the slopes
of Cape Hellas'.
Order
#5306.
'British
troops from invading columns refresh themselves at a waterfall'.
Order
#5307.
'Early
morning camp fires and breakfast in the Persian Gulf'.
Order
#5309.
'"Parade
Rest" - Naval Training Station'.
Order
#5310.
'Class
of officers practicing the "short point stab". American Army Camp, USA'.
Order
#5311.
'Our
boys in France learning to correctly use gas masks'.
Order
#5312.
'The
Heart of the Nation - Every Mother's Son ready to do his duty. Calisthenics
in the Army'.
Order
#5313.
'Sunshine
keeps our soldiers healthy. Daily sunning of equipment'.
Order
#5314.
'Barracks
at Camp Devens, boys on hillside writing letters, Ayer, Mass.'. Slight
crease at bottom of right image.
Order
#5315.
'Introducing
baseball in Germany. US Army occupation of the Rhine'.
Order
#5316.
'American
soldiers on the west bank of the Rhine in the occupied region, Germany.'.
Slight deposit at top of left image.
Order
#5317.
'Watching
an airplane combat over the Italian lines'.
Order
#5318.
'Serbian
reserves in the Balkan mountains, awaiting orders to advance'.
Order
#5319.
'The
Highland Regiment of the British Army marching through Boulogne'.
Order
#5320.
'Parade
of Cuirassler Guards marching on the Parade Ground, Berlin, Germany'.
Order
#5321.
'French
Colonial (Morocco) Cavalry in Paris'.
Order
#5322.
'The
48th Highlanders in Toronto'.
Order
#5323.
'Helmeted
German Soldiers lined up on Review'. Slight damage to edge of mount.
Order
#5324.
'A friendly
bout among Our Boys on Transport Returning from France'.
Order
#5325.
'After
the strenuous war days - American Boys enjoying a Rhine excursion'.
Order
#5326.
To page one - Troops on the move
To page four - Guns and gunners
To page five - In the trenches, over the top, fixed defenses, communications, materiel
To page seven - Battlefield landscapes, prisoners
To page eight - Miscellaneous and war damage
To page nine - The wounded, the fallen, war graves
