First World War Black and White German Photographic Postcard of Cologne City Ruins

c. 1914

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.8.5

Item type

Postcards

Themes

Buildings > Military

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Width

138 mm

Height or length

87 mm

Weight

4 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front 'Waldhausen' building sign.

Contextual information

First World War German photographic postcard (5 of 27 cards) collected by Henry James Whiten WARNER, a British soldier.

Keywords

German

WW1

Cologne Germany

Place made

Cologne, Germany

Year

c. 1914

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Monday, 30 March, 2026

Completeness

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