Page ten, officers, victory parades
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. Size variations are due to scanner settings.
'His
Majesty inspecting shells at Holmes & Co., Ltd, munition works, Hull'.
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#12846.
'Inspection
of shipbuilding by His Majesty at Earle's Engineering Works, Hull'.
Order
#12847.
'Her
Majesty walking through the Guard of Honour of nurses of R.N. Hospital,
Hull'.
Order
#12848.
'Presentation
of V.C. and other honours by H.M. the King, to battle-scarred heroes in
Hyde Park'.
Order
#12849.
'H.R.H.
The Prince of Wales in the garden of the chateau which was his headquarters
in France'.
Order
#12850.
'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 WWI views.
This is a highly sought-after view which is reflected in the price.
Order
#12851.
Price
$65.
Keystone.
'President Wilson addressing congress on question of international peace
and imminent danger of war with Germany.'. Long descriptive text.
Order
#12852.
'Lady
Buxton going on board hospital ship, Ebani, to open same'.
Order
#12853.
'Kitchener
in happy mood, praises officers and men for their heroic assaults at the
Dardanelles'.
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#12854.
'Gen.
Sir James Willcocks and staff leaving his headquarters for the trenches'.
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#12855.
'Sir
James Willcocks and Gen. Southey visit an outpost held by the Black Watch
near Fauquissart'.
Order
#12856.
'F.M.
Earl Haig arrives at Cologne on a tour of inspection of the "Army of Occupation"'.
Condition.
Slight yellowing at top of left image.
Order
#12857.
'F.M.
Sir Douglas Haig, inspecting sailors who took part in the raids on Ostend
and Zeebrugge'.
Order
#12858.
'Field
Marshal Viscount French riding with ADCs and Indian cavalry escort'.
Order
#12859.
'F.M.
Sir John French, C.-in-C. in France, with A.D.C.s at General Head Quarters'.
Order
#12860.
'Gen.
Birdwood's cheery optimism won for him immortal fame as the "Soul of Anzac"'.
Conditions.
Lines seem to be part of the original view.
Order
#12861.
'Cape
Town's greeting to General Smuts, back from the victorious campaign in
East Africa'.
Order
#12862.
'Welcome
to D.E.O. Rifles, back from Botha's succesful campaign'.
Order
#12863.
'Officers
of the 39th Garhwalis in a shell shattered farm house'.
Condition.
Split across center, especially left image.
Order
#12864.
Price
$5.
'Zepp
strafers. Three of these officers have brought down Zeppelins '.
'His
Majesty with his military secretary, Brig.-Gen. Sir R. Grimston'.
Keystone.
'In Flanders - Belgian officers and corporals studying maps and giving
orders to subordinates (European War)'. Long descriptive text.
'Generals
on a visit to an outpost held by the Black Watch'.
'Staff
officer from G.H.Q. in dug-out studying details before the opening of our
offensive'.
'His
Majesty reviews the "Young Guards" before their departure for garrison
duty on the Rhine'.
'In Cologne
where, instead of the "goose-step" the martial tread of British troops
now reigns supreme'.
'British
and Indian officers of the 9th Gurkhas at their Headquarters in France'.
'British
and Indian officers of 1/1st Gurkhas outside their Headquarters in a Flanders
village'.
'Jullunder
Brigade Staff at their Headquarters in France'.
'Staff
officers at cavalry headquarters studying the plan of attack'.
Keystone.
'Back to Home Land! Removing the casket of America's Unknown Soldier from
the Olympia, Washington D.C.'. Long descriptive text.
Keystone.
'Thousands marching, thousands watching! Our National Army, Chicago, Aug.
4 1917'. Long descriptive text.
Keystone.
'President Poincare and Marshall Joffre visiting officers' quarters on
the Somme Frent'. Long descriptive text.
Keystone.
'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'. Long descriptive text.
Keystone.
'Joffre and Pershing in Governor's Gardens, Paris'. Long descriptive text.
Keystone.
'General Pershing decorating officers of the 89th Div., Treves, Germany'.
Long descriptive text.
'Stalwart
Anzacs loyal to the Motherland, passing through London'.
'Lord
Kitchener with Lord Mayor inspecting the Guard of Honour at the Guildhall'.
'Presentation
of V.C. and other honours by H.M. the King to battle-scarred heroes in
Hyde Park'.
'Lord
French and staff reviewing units of the new army in Hyde Park'.
'England's
great welcome to our new Ally, American troops marching through London'.
'Victory
march of London's own regiments; saluting the Lord Mayor'.
'"Anzac
Day" in London. The Motherland pays homage to the "Giants of Gallipoli"'.
'General
Brits saying farewell to his Command at conclusion of campaign, East Africa'.
'The
end of the war, commemorated by a review of the Empire's Forces in London'.
Keystone
'Uncle Sam and John Bull again fast friends - Yankee troops in London'.
Descriptive text.
'Officers
of the 15th Btn., 48th Highlanders. Their last parade before demobilization'.
'The
Navy took them over and the Navy brought them back - some fifteen million
men'.
Keystone.
'Happy reunion for home-coming soldier fathers'. Long descriptive text.
Our brains
ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knife us . . .
Watching, we
hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire.
The poignant
misery of dawn begins to grow . . .
Sudden successive
flights of bullets streak the silence.
Wilfred Owen. Killed in action 4
November 1918
Order
#12865.
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#12866.
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#12867.
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#12868.
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#12869.
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#12870.
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#12871.
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#12872.
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#12873.
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#12874.
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#12875.
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#12876.
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#12877.
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#12878.
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#12879.
Price
$15.
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#12880.
Price
$18.
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#12881.
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#12883.
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#12884.
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#12885.
Price
$5.
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#12886.
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#12887.
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#12890.
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#12892.
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#12894.
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#12895.
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#12896.
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#12897.
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#12898.
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#12899.
Price
$18.
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.
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?
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.
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.
