Artist Index: World War I

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Photographer: Bruno Reiffenstein (1868-1951) and unknown. Austrian soldiers engaged in various activities. 1916. 8 vintage bromoil and gum bichromate prints. Various sizes 21 x 25 cm and smaller. 1 signed by the photographer in ink in lower right corner, all but 1 mounted to board.

Bruno Reiffenstein was originally an architectural photographer. During WWI he worked for the Austrian Kriegspressequartier and produced these impressive images of Austrian soldiers during WWI. – In very good condition.

Photographer: Carl Drausfeld, Benninghoven and Bufa. Images of World War I. 1914-1918. 7 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each 22,5 x 27,5 cm. Most with photographer's name, number and Paul Hoffmann & Co. censorship logo in the negative in lower edge; most with printed text label on the verso.

This lot comprises a range of World War I scenes, depicting soldiers setting up their equipment, engaging in combat, generals strategizing maneuvers, and views from a field post office distributing mail to the troops. – Slight traces of use, oxidation mirroring in edges, otherwise in good condition.

Photographer: Gebrüder Haeckel agency. Images of weapon production in Germany, WWI. 1910-18. 21 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 13 x 18 cm. Each with agency stamp, typed press text label and War Ministry censorship stamp on the verso.

This collection of press photos shows the industrial production of large cannons, rifles and ammunition as well as grenade turning and production of cartridge cases, etc. – Edges curled, some mirroring in edges, otherwise in good condition.

Documentation album of a German officer of the "Kriegsmarketenderei". Circa 1915-17. Circa 44 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes, most 12 x 16 cm and smaller. Mounted to album pages (some wear), each with caption label below the image on the mount, bound in contemporary paper album (slight wear) with printed title Die Kriegsmarketenderei der 2. Armee 1915-1917.

The theme of this album is the so-called "Kriegsmarketenderei", i.e. the food and material supply of the troops in World War I. The photographs show large confiscated buildings in Belgium and northern France filled with civilian necessities for the soldiers. The stores and warehouses contain food and luxury goods of all kinds, such as wine and spirits, canned food, tobacco products, textiles and uniforms, tools and photographic equipment for the front photographers etc. – Most photos with silver mirroring in edges, otherwise in good to very good condition.

Photographer: German Armee-Raum & Lichtbildgruppe der Verm(messungs) Abt. 13 u. 25 (Württ). Panoramic view of Ochsenfeld, Tanner-Tal und Höhe 425 (Alsace). 1917. 7 gelatin silver prints mounted as a panorama (entire size circa 13,3 x 149 cm), mounted to card (some toning), detailed handwritten notations above images on mounts, folded concertina style with handwritten title in German in ink on front cover.

A rare military document from WWI with high contrast photos. – Some oxidation mirroring in edges, some scuff marks/ surface rubbing, otherwise in very good condition.

Souvenir album of a high-ranking German officer during WWI. Circa 1915. Circa 34 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes, most 12 x 17 cm and smaller. Inserted in album window mats, bound in contemporary cloth album.
An unusual album most likely documenting a propaganda trip of the German Kaiser and Field Marshal Hindenburg through various German cities after the so-called Battle of Tannenberg. The images show the entusiastic welcoming of Hindenburg by crowds during official events such as visiting old war veterans from 1870/71 and a military hospital for war injured. The popularity of Hindenurg in the Weimar Republic was greatly promoted by this event. – Some with fading in edges, some with light oxidation mirroring, a few with creases, small tears, otherwise most photos in good condition.

Photographer: German Fototrupp der Marine-Fesselball Abteilung. Panoramic view of French Lombartzyde-Stellung (Belgian frontline near Dunkirk). 1916. 89 gelatin silver prints (the whole panorama circa 11 x 386 cm), mounted to boards, detailed handwritten notations above/ below images on mounts, distance scale in upper edge, folded concertina style in cased album (edges rubbed) with handwritten title label in German in ink on front cover, collector's label on inside back cover.
A rare military document from WWI. The first pages have an instruction text of how this panorama corresponds to aerial photos of the same area for the exact identification of every position at the enemy lines. – Some oxidation mirroring in edges, some scuff marks/ surface rubbing, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenienz: Robert Lebeck Collection

Images of Balkan and Flemish battle sites during World War I. 1914 - 1918. 49 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes, most 12 x 18 cm and smaller. Some with Kais. Deutsche Südarmee Armeeoberkommando Geniestabsgruppe stamp and reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.

Slight traces of use, most in very good condition.

Images of World War I in various locations. 1914 - 1918. Circa 65 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes, most 24 x 30 cm. Each with caption label in Danish affixed in lower edge.

Some traces of use, some with oxidation mirroring in edges, most in good condition.