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First World War German Photographic Postcard (25 of 27)

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c. 1919

Overview

First World War black and white German photographic postcard of flood waters in Cologne, Germany. Handwritten in left bottom corner, "Hochwasser-Kolnim Dez. 1919." Two men can be seen standing on a makeshift raft paddling with poles. One person in small boat in background and 2 blurred faces appear in bottom right side of photo.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.8.25

Item type

Postcards

Themes

Material

Card

Width

139 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Weight

4 g

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten in left bottom corner "Hochwasser-Kolnim Dez.1919."

Contextual information

First World War German photographic postcard (25 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

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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

88

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