Category Archives: old photographs

World War One Photo: Aircraft

Posted on July 10, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

  Writing on the back of the photo says ‘La Bassee.’ It was a battle in Northern France between Germany and British forces starting in October 1914. Germany occupied La Bassee, and the British attempts to regain the commune of  … Continue reading →

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World War One Photo: Cloth Hall in Ypres

Posted on April 25, 2012 by brushedwithmystery
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World War One Photo: Bullecourt

Posted on March 20, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The picture looks like ground zero. Soldiers and men, slowly emerge from the debris.  The back of the photo reads “near Bullecourt,” France. A village prone to devastation, it was destroyed in the sixteenth century, and then in 1917.  The … Continue reading →

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World War One Photo: Cloth Hall in Ypres

Posted on March 4, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The scribbled handwriting names this photo ‘the cloth hall in Ypres.’ Haunting as a ghost of itself; reminiscent of Henry the VIII’s destruction of the abbeys- only a few walls remain. The space is a barren land. It would take … Continue reading →

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French Attacking a German Trench

Posted on January 14, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The back of the photo states that this is a ‘French Regiment attacking a German trench.’  I would love your feedback.  Do you see in the distance a wave of ‘smoke’ creeping in on the top left ?  Are these … Continue reading →

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