What souvenirs do you think that you would you bring back from War?
The following photos were among those in my Grandfather's photo album. Allan Scott fought in the Middle East in 1942 and 1943, during World War II.
Were the photos purchased overseas? Or elsewhere? (the writing on them is in English)
Were they a souvenir of his time in the Middle East? Or were they a reminder of the terrain?
We will never know the history behind the pictures but my research has revealed that they are copies of well known photos, which were made into postcards.
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| Rest in the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| A Lookout into the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| Desert Women By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| Lookout in the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| Oasis in the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| The Prayer in the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| The passage in the Desert By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| Ocean Desert, Algeria 1910 By Rudolf Lehnert |
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| Prayer in the Tunisian Desert 1910 By Lehnert and Landrock in the 1920s |
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| Bedouins in the Desert by Roberto De Bernardi |
Sources
1 http://lehnertandlandrock.net/history.html
http://www.artvalue.com/
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They are beautiful cards for sure. I'm getting thirsty just looking at them -- glad for that oasis. I hope it wasn't a mirage.
ReplyDeleteStark but beautiful pictures. The one of the oasis is amazing. I've always wondered if they really popped right up out of the middle of miles of sand dunes. Obviously, they do!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a very unusual collection of beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteStunning Photographs.The Strength Shines Through.Thank You For Sharing .
ReplyDeleteOh my yes, I would bring these back. What lovely and incredible captures each and every single one!
ReplyDeleteThe desert was once a mystery except to natives and explorers, and then photographers came who could say more with a camera than a thousand writers.
ReplyDeleteBoth remember them and admire them. Thank you for bringing them to our attention
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. Your grandfather perhaps felt that these photographs epitomised the beauty of the desert and its people as he experienced it during his service there.
ReplyDeleteNot a drop to drink. But then camels can last so long without. Super photos.
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