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Title: Newly discovered WW1 Photographs. Your help needed.
Post by: Stella77 on Tuesday 09 June 09 08:25 BST (UK)
Hi  :)

I came across this website “The Independent World”, with an article (dated 22 May 2009) that may be of interest to someone.

It has nearly 300 restored photos from old photographic plates, of unknown people taken during WW1 “somewhere in France”, about 1915 / 1916.

They think the photos were taken by an amateur, of the soldiers, to send home to their families.

They also include interesting information of that time. 

I haven’t looked at all of them, as I only have dial-up and this takes a very long time to go from one to the next.  I hope that maybe at least one of the photos may show someone that may be recognised by someone here on RootsChat.

I hope I have this on the right board and I also hope my address link works, as I sometimes have trouble with them…

All the best.
Stella

The Website address: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/exclusive-the-unseen-photographs-that-throw-new-light-on-the-first-world-war-1688443.html
Title: Newly discovered WW1 Photographs. Your help needed.
Post by: hiraeth on Saturday 13 June 09 09:12 BST (UK)
The Independent is publishing 270 newly discovered photographs of soldiers taken in France.   The men are unidentified and the paper is asking for the help of readers.  It sounds like a project that many rootschatters might find worthwhile. 

The project is described here:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/06hd/

Heather


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Title: Re: Newly discovered WW1 Photographs. Your help needed.
Post by: Greensleeves on Saturday 13 June 09 21:46 BST (UK)
What amazing and poignant photos!  I have only looked through the first 30, but I must definitely work my way through them all.  Thanks for this post, much appreciated.
Greensleeves
Title: Re: Newly discovered WW1 Photographs. Your help needed.
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Saturday 13 June 09 22:56 BST (UK)
Quote from: greensleeves on Saturday 13 June 09 21:46 BST (UK)
What amazing and poignant photos!

Greensleeves

I certainly have to agree :)  What a wonderful find. Hope there is some connection for people viewing.   

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers
KHP :)
Title: Re: Newly discovered WW1 Photographs. Your help needed.
Post by: ~Rachel~ on Sunday 14 June 09 19:31 BST (UK)
It's a fascination collection. Who knows how many of them made it through the war.

Take a look at number 41... his expression... it's haunting me.