European Postcard Scenes 1918 France and Belgium
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European Postcard Scenes 1918….France and Belgium
From the Collection of Colonel A. B. Welch, 1874-1945
Edited by Everett R. Cox
Welch Book #45
The Story behind these old Postcards
Photo looks like it was taken in 1918 on the Riviera. Welch seems ‘well fed,’ so maybe taken after the war. In addition to the postcards written to home he also may have had a special relationship with a “Riviera Madamoseille” (see Vallauris).
His diary of this time is very terse, mentioning only the name of the town he was visiting (he seems to have bought postcards at each of these towns). His main activity was as Commander, Horsed Battalion of the 3rd Army, supplying thousands of horses to the battlefront. During the last great battles of World War I (the final, all-out push to defeat the Germans) he was transferred to the front lines.
Belgian Postcards
“The beautiful feathers make the beautiful birds”
“In War…Belgian Machine Guns”
Bruxelles – La Bourse
Bruxelles – Monument Anspach
Bruxelles – Maisons des Corporations
Photo looks like it was taken in 1918 on the Riviera. Welch seems ‘well fed,’ so maybe taken after the war. In addition to the postcards written to home he also may have had a special relationship with a “Riviera Madamoseille” (see Vallauris).
His diary of this time is very terse, mentioning only the name of the town he was visiting (he seems to have bought postcards at each of these towns). His main activity was as Commander, Horsed Battalion of the 3rd Army, supplying thousands of horses to the battlefront. During the last great battles of World War I (the final, all-out push to defeat the Germans) he was transferred to the front lines.
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