Page three, transport in the air, on and under the sea, and by road and rail

Almost all of my World War One material is by H. D. Girdwood, an English company, who sold their views under the trade name 'Realistic Travels'. Most of their views are of a higher quality than WWI views by Underwood although, due to the high gloss, they do not scan very well. They will therefore almost all be of far higher quality than they appear on the screen.
Please click  here  for a high quality scan which gives a true indication of the quality.
Underwood photographers were not present on the battlefield sites between 1916 when the Kaiser said he could not guarantee the safety of war photographers, and the end of hostilities in 1918. Girdwood's views therefore 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.
Our valued American customers may ask why there are practically no US troops in these views. The reason is simple; despite Holywood rewriting history, most of these views were taken between 1915 and 1917 when the USA was a neutral country.
 
 

These are ALL condition 8, 9 or 10 and priced at $8 each unless otherwise mentioned. Air views are substatially more difficult to obtain and are therefore more expensive. Difference is size is due to scanner settings.


'An important sector of the Hindenburg defences, as seen at 8,000 feet, showing series of elaborate trenches'.
Order #5321.
 


'Over the German lines showing deep trenches, mine craters, and shell-pitted ground'.
Order #5322.
 
 


'Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, even with the back broken towers above a nearby farmhouse'.
Order #5323.
Price $12.
 


'Gondola - from which bombs were dropped ??? of Zeppelin brought down off the Essex coast'.
Order #5324.
Price $18.
 


'Enormous propeller of the great Zeppelin, now only a mass of twisted girders'.
Order #5325.
Price $18.
 


'Aluminium rudder of Zeppelin brought down in England'.
Order #5326.
Price $18.
 


'The Commander's chair from destroyed Zeppelin'.
Order #5327.
Price $18.
 


'Impression made in the ground at Billericay by Commander falling from burning Zeppelin'.
Order #5328.
Price $15.
 


Keystone. 'Zeppelin wrecked and burned - Ruins being inspected by French troops'. Extensive descriptive text.
Order #5330.
Price $18.
 


Keystone 'Observation baloons (sic) near Coblenz, Germany'. Descriptive text.
Order #5331.
Price $18.
 


'Observation balloon brought down in flames by a lucky shot from an intrepid airman'.
Order #5332.
Price $12.
 


'Spotting the Turks; motor-winch pays out the cable for an observation balloon about to ascend'.
Order #5333.
Price $25.
 


'The trail of smoke from the burning remnants of an enemy observation balloon'.
Order #5334.
 


'An intrepid observer meets with a mishap and makes a hurried descent'.
Order #5335.
Price $12.
 


'A squadron of giant planes on a moon-light raid to bomb objectives beyond the Rhine'.
Order #5336.
Price $18.
 


'On the eve of a great battle, squadron of aviators reconnoitre, map, and direct artillery fire'.
Order #5337.
Price $25.
 


'Maintaining our supremacy in the air; a battle squadron in fighting formation'.
Order #5338.
Price $18.
 


'Armour-plated Hun plane, mounting seven machine guns, used to mow down our lads in the trenches'. Presumably our planes were used to drop invitations to tea and cakes.
Order #5339.
Price $28.
 


'Gen. Sir David Henderson and Lord Islington, who accepted the battle-plane presented to India by Leeds'.
Order #5340.
Price $25.
 


'The eyes of the Army. Sopwith Camels ready for a patrol over the German lines'.
Order #5341.
Price $28.
 


'Incessant thrilling aerial combat secures mastery of the air and blind the enemy artillery'.
Order #5342.
Price $18.
 


Keystone. 'U.S. Observation Airplane on West Front - France'. Extensive descriptive text.
Order #5343.
Price $25.
 


'An unlucky hit through the tank brought down this British machine, but the aviators landed safely'.
Order #5344.
Price $18.
 


'The silent work of our Navy. German auxiliary cruiser sunk off Dar-es-Salaam harbour'.
Order #5346.
 


'An exciting chase! British Destroyers on the track of a German submarine'.
Order #5347.
 


'Transport with reinforcements sailing for East Africa'.
Order #5348.
 


'Under the shadow of the Table Mountain; loyal South Africans off to the aid of the Motherland'.
Order #5349.
 


Keystone 'The "Indomitable" - The English Battleship which sunk the German "Bluccher (sic) on Sunday, January 24, 1915'. Long descriptive text.
Order #5350.
Price $12.
 


Keystone 'U.S. Transport Leviathan. Formerly the Vaterland, largest ship afloat'. Long descriptive text.
Order #5351.
Price $12.
 


'Transport with the "Old Comtemptibles" from India meets a man-of-war in the Mediterranean'.
Order #5352.
 


'Flotilla of motor boats guarding our lines of communication along the Rhine'.
Order #5353.
 


'The first glimpse of German territory. British transports proceeding up the Rhine'.
Order #5354.
 


'H.M.S. Cornwallis shelling the Turks'.
Order #5355.
Price $12.
 


Underwood. 'In a ?Scottish Naval Dock of the Grand Fleet'.
Order #5356.
Price $12.
 


Underwood. 'German Destroyers G86 and G89 (showing mine laying shoots). Surrendered, Armistice, 1919'.
Order #5357.
Price $12.
 


Underwood. 'Lines of surrendered German War Ships, moored off Long Hope'.
Order #5358.
Price $12.
 


Underwood. 'German Warships surrendered at Scapa Flow, Scotland'.
Order #5359.
Price $12.
 


'Triumph of our Navy. Surrendered battleships and cruisers of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow'.
Order #5361.
Price $12.
 
 


'British destroyers at Scapa Flow guarding the surrendered German battleships'.
Order #5362.
 


'Battleship Kaiserin of the German High Seas Fleet surrendered at Scapa Flow'.
Order #5363.
Price $12.
 


'German battle cruiser "Derminger" which hauled down its flag at sunset to Admiral Beatty'.
Order #5364.
Price $12.
 


'Man the guns! Ready for the enemy on H.M.S. Arno'.
Order #9302.
 


'Landing troops and supplies at Salonica, under cover of the big guns of our Navy'.
Order #9303.
 


'The silent work of the Navy. Transports on their way to distant parts of our far-flung battle line'.
Order #9304.
 


'Glorious Vindictive whose gallant exploits at Zeebrugge will live for ever in the annals of our Navy'.
Order #9305.
 


'The Glorious Vindictive whose gallant exploit will live for ever in the annals of our Navy'.
Order #9306.
 


'Trapped German submarine driven inshore and blown clean out of the water'.
Order #9307.
 


'A dauntless trawler which met its doom by striking a floating mine in the Dardanelles'. Almost certainly a doctored version of the previous view.
Order #9308.
 


'Fleet of murderous "U" boats, the greatest menace that ever faced our Empire, surrender at Harwich'.
Order #9309.
Price $12.
 


'Conning tower on one of the huge mine-laying German U Boats'.
Order #9310.
 


'Captive "U" boat pest, German submarine anchored in the Thames'.
Order #9312.
Price $12.
 


Keystone 'Four of our submarines in Dry Dock in Government Navy Yard'. Long descriptive text.
Order #9313.
Price $12.
 


'Under the sea in a "U" boat! The torpedoes are released on their path of death through these tubes'.
Order #9314.
Price $12.
 


'Signal bell on the Mole, Zeebrugge, immortalized by the historic raid of St George's Eve, 1918'.
Order #9315.
 


'A royal visit ???enthusiastic welcome by the Canadians'.
Condition. Damage round the edges.
Order #9316.
Price $2.
 


'Men of a cavalry ammunition park in a Flanders lane awaiting orders'.
Condition. Bottom of image very slightly lifting.
Order #9318.
 


'Troops and supplies being rushed from railhead to the firing line'.
Order #9319.
Price $12.
 


'Huge park of motor lorries waiting at railhead to load up supplies'.
Order #9320.
Price $12.
 


'British Expeditionary Force disembarking stores at a French port'.
Order #9322.
 


'El-Kantara, the great base for Egypt and Palestine, seen from a transport in the Suez Canal'.
Order #9323.
 


'Trainload of motor-vans and armoured-cars, so essential for our advance over the sands of S.W. Africa'.
Order #9324.
 
 


'Wit. Rifles back from Windhoek entrain at Cape Town for depot to re-volunteer for East Africa'.
Order #9325.
 
 

 To page one - Troops on the move

 To page two - Troops at rest

 To page four - Guns and gunners

 To page five - In the trenches, over the top, fixed defenses, communications, materiel

 To page six - Battle scenes

 To page seven - Battlefield landscapes, prisoners

 To page eight - Miscellaneous and war damage

 To page nine - The wounded, the fallen, war graves

 To page ten - Officers, victory parades

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