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First World War German Photographic Postcard (26 of 27)

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c. 1920

Overview

First World War black and white German photographic postcard of a flooded street in Cologne, Germany. A number of people are standing in building doorways and in centre of photo 3 small boats with men standing up. A sign on one of the buildings "Kälte u Wärme" / "Speisen", the first meaning cold and warm and second word meaning 'food' in German. In the background is a sign "Rhein Hotel".

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.8.26

Item type

Postcards

Themes

Nature

Social History

Material

Card

Width

139 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Weight

4 g

Inscriptions and markings

A sign on one of the buildings "Kälte u Wärme" / "Speisen", the first meaning cold and warm and second word meaning 'food' in German. In the background is a sign "Rhein Hotel".

Contextual information

First World War German photographic postcard (26 of 27 cards) collected by Henry James Whiten WARNER, a British soldier.

Keywords

First World War

Cologne Germany

Flood

Place made

Cologne, Germany

Year

c. 1920

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance