WWI: Unseen images from the front

May 22, 2014

WWI: Unseen images from the front

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment From the Vault, Retrospective, World combat, France, Reuters, unseen images, war, WWI

A Viscount in the Armoured Cavalry Branch of the French Army left behind a collection of hundreds of glass plates taken during World War One that have never before been published. The images, by an unknown photographer, show daily life of soldiers in the trenches, destruction of towns and military leaders. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War (WWI). – Reuters

: An undated archive picture shows injured soldiers arriving at a hospital before being evacuated on the Champagne front, eastern France. A Viscount in the Armoured Cavalry Branch of the French Army left behind a collection of hundreds of glass plates taken during World War One (WWI) that have never before been published. The images, by an unknown photographer, show the daily life of soldiers in the trenches, destruction of towns and military leaders. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. (REUTERS/Collection Odette Carrez)

: An undated archive picture shows injured soldiers arriving at a hospital before being evacuated on the Champagne front, eastern France. A Viscount in the Armoured Cavalry Branch of the French Army left behind a collection of hundreds of glass plates taken during World War One (WWI) that have never before been published. The images, by an unknown photographer, show the daily life of soldiers in the trenches, destruction of towns and military leaders. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. (REUTERS/Collection Odette Carrez)

: An undated archive picture shows injured soldiers arriving at a hospital before being evacuated on the Champagne front, eastern France. A Viscount in the Armoured Cavalry Branch of the French Army left behind a collection of hundreds of glass plates taken during World War One (WWI) that have never before been published. The images, by an unknown photographer, show the daily life of soldiers in the trenches, destruction of towns and military leaders. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. (REUTERS/Collection Odette Carrez)

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