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First World War German Photographic Postcard (26 of 27)
c. 1920Overview
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
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2017.8.26
Item type
Postcards
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
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
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Monday, 30 March, 2026
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Photographic postcard showing flooded street in Cologne, Germany.
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