World War I Color Photos

From the Western Front in World War I
search

Recommend World War One Color Photos

An important announcement

Why a Bandwidth Tip Jar?

 

Although color photography was around prior to 1903, the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, patented the process in 1903 and developed the first color film in 1907.  The French army was the primary source of color photos during the course of World War One.

Senegales workers

Senegales workers

Algerian soldiers

Algerian soldiers

Canadian forestry workers

Canadian forestry workers

Soldiers and cart

Soldiers and cart

Sandbags at Castle Coucy

Sandbags at Castle Coucy

Graveyard and tombs

Graveyard and tombs

Castle in ruins, Plessis

Castle in ruins, Plessis

Castle in ruins

Castle in ruins

Castle and church ruins

Castle and church ruins

Quesmy

Quesmy

Roye on Matz

Roye on Matz

Railcar mounted seige gun

Railcar mounted seige gun

Napoleon's tree

Napoleon's tree

German blockhouse

German blockhouse

Blockhouse

Blockhouse

Ruined butcher's shop

Ruined butcher's shop

Chaulnes

Chaulnes

Chaulnes

Chaulnes

Destroyed bridge

Destroyed bridge

Ourscamp

Ourscamp

Bazaar for French Soldiers

Bazaar for French Soldiers

Another view of Ourscamp

Another view of Ourscamp

Chauny

Chauny

Coucy-le-Chateau, courtyard

Coucy-le-Chateau, courtyard

Coucy-le-Chateau in ruins

Coucy-le-Chateau in ruins

Frontline trenches

Frontline trenches

Wonder what his thoughts are...

Observation post

Demolished building

Demolished building

Intently looking at... what?

Intently looking at... what?

Soldier, woman, baby, village setting

Soldier, woman, baby

Another building destroyed

Another building destroyed

Notice the wires

Notice the wires

Ahh... another barber

Ahh... another barber

The facade looks OK, but look through the doorway

Look through the doorway

A view of a Medieval building from a trench

 Medieval building

[Home] [Gallica] [Gallica 79] [Gallica 80] [Gallica 81 H1] [Gallica 81 H2] [Gallica 81  V] [Gallica 82 H] [Gallica 83 H] [Gallica 84 H] [Gallica 85 H] [Gallica 85 V] [Gallica 86 H] [Links] [Contact] [Site Map]

 

Website designed and maintained by Poiema Design