Damage After the First World War

attributed to Panoramic Photo Co., c. 1918 - c. 1919

After the end of the First World War, the Panoramic Photo Company, established in France, took photographs in various heavily shelled Belgian and northern French cities. The broad panoramic format brought the ravages to life more vividly than any other kind of ‘normal’ photograph could have. In addition to cities such as Ypres, Lille, and Arras, the firm also photographed the former battlefield. Intense fighting took place around Mont Kemmel in the final year of the war.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2012-53-3
  • Dimensionsheight 224 mm x width 808 mm, height 252 mm x width 881 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Damage After the First World War
    • The Devastation on Mont Kemmel, Belgium, after World War I

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2012-53-3

  • Inscriptions / marks

    title: ‘28 // Mt. Kemel.’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: attributed to Panoramic Photo Co., West-Vlaanderen

  • Dating

    c. 1918 - c. 1919

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  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    • height 224 mm x width 808 mm
    • height 252 mm x width 881 mm

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