Page ten, officers, victory parades
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.
'His
Majesty inspecting shells at Holmes & Co., Ltd, munition works, Hull'.
Order
#13051.
'H.R.H.
The Prince of Wales in the garden of the chateau which was his headquarters
in France'.
Order
#13052.
'H.R.H.
the Prince of Wales discusses cinematography with Dr H.D. Girdwood'. Girdwood
was the owner of 'Realistic Travels' which produced most of the UK WWI
views. This is a highly sought-after view which is reflected in the price.
Order
#13053.
Price
$65.
'General
Brits saying farewell to his Command at conclusion of Campaign, East Africa'.
Order
#13055.
'Marshal
Haig and General Antoine at Review of French First Division'.
Order
#13056.
'Kitchener
in happy mood, praises officers and men for their heroic assaults at the
Dardanelles'.
Order
#13060.
'Gen.
Sir James Willcocks and staff leaving his headquarters at Merville for
the trenches'.
Order
#13061.
'Sir
James Willcocks and Gen. Southey visit the Black Watch headquarters near
Armentieres'.
Order
#13062.
'F.M.
Earl Haig arrives at Cologne on a tour of inspection of the "Army of Occupation"'.
Order
#13063.
'F.M.
Sir Douglas Haig, inspecting sailors who took part in the raids on Ostend
and Zeebrugge'.
Order
#13064.
'Gen.
Birdwood's cheery optimism won for him immortal fame as the "Soul of Anzac"'.
Conditions.
Lines are part of the original view.
Order
#13065.
'In Flanders
- Belgian officers and corporals studying maps and giving orders to subordinates
(European War)'.
Order
#13070.
'Staff
officer from G.H.Q. in dug-out studying details before the opening of our
offensive'.
Order
#13072.
'His
Majesty reviews the "Young Guards" before their departure for garrison
duty on the Rhine'.
Order
#13073.
'The
Stars and Stripes flying over Ehrenbreitstein Fortress on the Rhine, Germany'.
Condition.
Image loss across the top.
Order
#13074.
Price
$4.
'In Cologne
where, instead of the "goose-step" the martial tread of British troops
now reigns supreme'.
Order
#13075.
'Staff
officers at cavalry headquarters studying the plan of attack'.
Order
#13076.
'Thousands
marching, thousands watching! Our National Army, Chicago, Aug. 4 1917'.
Order
#13077.
'President
Poincare and Marshall Joffre visiting officers' quarters on the Somme Frent'.
Order
#13078.
'America's
most notable gathering of military heroes - Left to right: Jacques (Belgium),
Diax (Italy), Coolidge, Foch (France), Pershing and Beatty (England) at
his right'.
Order
#13079.
Price
$15.
'Joffre
and Pershing in Governor's Gardens, Paris'.
Order
#13080.
Price
$18.
'General
Pershing decorating officers of the 89th Div., Treves, Germany'.
Order
#13081.
'F.M.
Sir John French, C.-in-C. of Expeditionary Force, with A.D.C.s at General
Head Quarters'.
Order
#13084.
Price
$18.
'Field
Marshall Earl French addressing battalion officers'.
Order
#13085.
'Turkish
emissary with white flag led blindfolded thro' our lines, Anzac Beach,
Gallipoli'.
Order
#13086.
'General
Pershing awarding congressional medals to brave American boys, Chaumont,
France'. Slight processing stain on left image.
Order
#13087.
'England's
great welcome to our new Ally, American troops marching through London'.
Condition.
Mount split thru center.
Order
#13088.
Price
$5.
'Victory
march of London's own regiments; saluting the Lord Mayor'.
Order
#13089.
'The
Empire pays homage to its victorious warriors on Peace Day - The Lord Mayor
taking the salute'.
Order
#13091.
'Uncle
Sam and John Bull again fast friends - Yankee troops in London'.
Condition.
Stain at top of left image.
Order
#13092.
Price
$6.
'General
Gouraud bestowing medals upon French heroes, Chalon-sur-Marne, France'.
Order
#13093.
'One
of New York's greatest military spectacles. The "Rainbow" Division parading
in honor of citizen soldiers'.
Order
#13094.
'Thousands
marching, thousands watching! Our National Army, Chicago, Aug. 1917'.
Order
#13095.
'For
five hours New York's citizen army poured by reviewing stand, twenty men
abreast'.
Order
#13096.
'France
does honor to the gallant sons of Britain - Victory Parade, Paris'.
Order
#13097.
'Cementing
Anglo-French friendship, soldiers of France in London'.
Order
#13098.
'Lafayette,
we are here! First American soldiers that marched in Paris'.
Order
#13099.
'Sons
of France on parade in Paris'.
Order
#13100.
'Gallant
Legionaires of Czechoslovakia on parade, Prague'.
Order
#13101.
'Marshall
Joffre, Viviani, Chocheprax and Fabry - French War Commission - With Gov.
Lowden and State Officials at tomb of Lincoln, Springfield, Ill.'.
Condition.
Slight processing fault on right image.
Order
#13102.
'General
Pershing decorating officers at 89th Div., Treves'.
Order
#13103.
'Camp
Pontanezen at Brest, France, from which American soldiers were returned
to the United States'.
Order
#13104.
'Camp
Pontanezen, Brest, France'.
Order
#13105.
'"And
they did not pass" - Main entrance and gate into City of Verdun, France'.
Order
#13106.
'Water
front at Trieste, the prize taken by Italy from Austria'.
Order
#13107.
'A family
living in their ruined house, Lens'.
Order
#13108.
Price
$18.
'"Mur
Tachoffen". Wall in Dinant before which Germans shot many loyal Belgians'.
Order
#13109.
Price
$18.
'Second
Division men entraining for the return home. Germany'.
Order
#13110.
'Our
boys boarding transport for "The Good Old USA"'.
Order
#13111.
'Clemenceau,
Wilson and Lloyd George leaving Palace at Versailles after signing Peace
Treaty'.
Order
#13112.
Price
$18.
'Where
the Peace Treaty was signed. Palace of Versailles, France'.
Order
#13113.
'Galerie
des Glaces, showing table where Peace Treaty was signed, Versailles, France'.
Order
#13114.
'Guards
of the Republic - in Palace of Versailles during Treaty signing'.
Order
#13115.
Price
$18.
'Trillion
Palace, headquarters of American Peace Delegation, Paris - and war trophies'.
Order
#13116.
'A Plenary
Session of the Peace Conference in building of French Foreign Office on
the Quay d'Orsay, Paris'.
Order
#13117.
'Disarmament
Conference in Session. Continental Hall of D.A.R., Washington. Nov. 21,
1921'.
Order
#13118.
'Happy
reunion for home-coming soldier fathers'.
Order
#13119.
Price
$18.
Our brains
ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knife us . . .
Wearied we
keep awake because the night is silent . . .
Low drooping
flares confuse our memory of the salient . . .
Worried by
silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,
But nothing happens.
Watching, we
hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire.
Like twitching
agonies of men among its brambles.
Northward
incessantly, the flickering gunnery rumbles,
Far off, like
a dull rumour of some other war.
What are we doing here?
The poignant
misery of dawn begins to grow . . .
We only know
war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy.
Dawn massing
in the east her melancholy army
Attacks once
more in ranks on shivering ranks of gray,
But nothing happens.
Sudden successive
flights of bullets streak the silence.
Less deadly
than the air that shudders black with snow,
With sidelong
flowing flakes that flock, pause and renew,
We watch them
wandering up and down the wind's nonchalance,
But nothing happens.
Wilfred
Owen. Killed in action 4 November 1918
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
