World War I Color Photos

From the Western Front in World War I
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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.

The Red Cross and Monseigneur Lucon

The Red Cross and Monseigneur Lucon

Group members of the Red Cross

Group members of the Red Cross

Young girl with a doll

Young girl with a doll

Unexploded Ordinance

Unexploded Ordinance

Close up of German shells

Close up of German shells

French store

French store

Firemen

Firemen

Children playing skittles

Children playing skittles

Couple on the steps of a creamery

Couple on the steps of a creamery

Elderly couple in front of damaged gate

Elderly couple in front of damaged gate

Movers on the street

Movers on the street

Picking up rags

Picking up rags

Servants of the Rohart house

Servants of the Rohart house

Military ploughmen

Military ploughmen

Engineers in a destroyed mill

Engineers in a destroyed mill

A butcher shop

A butcher shop

Panoramic view of destructon

Panoramic view of destructon

Destroyed tombs

Destroyed tombs

Destroyed altar

Destroyed altar

An inn, pub and restaurant

An inn, pub and restaurant

Forge in the ruins

Forge in the ruins

Cloister of Cordeliers in ruins

Cloister of Cordeliers in ruins

Russian soldiers

Russian soldiers

Another view of the Cloister of Cordeliers

Another view of the Cloister of Cordeliers

Street in ruins

Street in ruins

Children amid the debris

Children amid the debris

Workman at his bench

Workman at his bench

Workmen with pulley

Workmen with pulley

M. Jacques Regnier, sub-prefect

M. Jacques Regnier, sub-prefect

The mailman

The mailman

M. Reiser beside damaged gate

M. Reiser beside damaged gate

Ruins and damage to a university building

Ruins and damage to a university building

Ruins seen through a porch

Ruins seen through a porch

Cloister in debris

Cloister in debris

Cloister ruins

Cloister ruins

Northern tower of the catherdral

Northern tower of the catherdral

Tomb of an Captain Laval

Tomb of an Captain Laval

Altar in cathedral

Altar in cathedral

Flood inside damaged cathedral

Flood inside damaged cathedral

Street of the 2 Angels

Street of the 2 Angels

Street and debris

Street and debris

Ruins seen trough a porch

Ruins seen trough a porch

Printing works in ruins

Printing works in ruins

Plant in ruins

Plant in ruins

Old chimney in ruins

Old chimney in ruins

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