WORLD WAR I & II PICTURES FROM ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUMS.
Welcome to my website . Here you will find wartime images taken by the servicemen who were there . Feel free to view the world through their eyes . .....................................................
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NOW OVER 250 PHOTO ALBUMS.50,000 IMAGES.
I offer high resolution scans on cds of the original photos, produced from British, German and United States servicemen , spanning both World Wars and other conflicts.
Many are to named individuals, soldiers, sailors and airmen. The albums provide a fascinating insight into their backgrounds, service and experiences.
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A FEW OF MY FAVORITES
WORLD WAR I PICTURES
My most treasured photo album features WW1 U-boat , U-25 attacks on merchant shipping , there are also 3 original photos of its commander ...Blue Max winner Kapitanleutnant Otto Wunsche .
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Lieutenant Willam Shorter was killed in action aged just 20 while flying his Sopwith Camel over German lines in 1918 . His albums show Essex Regiment in training during 1915 . He then moves into the Royal Flying Corps were we see some nice photos of early planes including the Short 184 sea plane on the River Crouch below.
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WORLD WAR II PICTURES
A Selection of my favorite WW2 albums
U-Boat U-108 Photo album which belonged to Ob.mech. Willi Wilke . This album is top quality and contains many excellent original photos ..137 in total .Just about the entire crew are pictured and indentified in both individual photos and group photos .The album is very well captioned throughout . It contains around 12 photos of its commander and ww2 u-boat ace , Kpt.Klaus Scholtz. There are many rare photos of the interior of the U108 and 10 photos of ships being attacked by U108. In addition there are some fine photos of U-108 Conning tower and its deck . Album has been scanned to 1200dpi .
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Tank mechanics photo album who served in India during the 2nd World War with Royal Armoured Corps . The album contains over 120 photos of tanks and armoured vehicles . These include Sherman mine clearing flail tanks , Valentine and Churchill Bridgelaying tanks , armoured scout cars , Ram Sexton Self propelled guns, Cromwell tanks , Comet Tanks and Diamond T Tank Transporters ...an excellent collection of 2nd World War photos .
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First Sgt. Wilhelm Plieschen served in the German elite paratroopers .. Fallschirmjager Machine gun Battalion 7 .
His album contains many fascinating original photos, there are around 150 in total . Wilhelm is pictured throughout . We see photos he has taken in his Junkers transport plane , just moments before the drop on the first day of the invasion of Crete 20th May 1941 .
Incredibly , he takes more photos on hitting the ground , many of his battalion were shot on the way down . There are a number of photos showing freshly dug Fallaschirmjager graves on Crete .
Later in the album there are photos of Fallschirmjager in Russia .
This is an extremely rare 2nd World War Fallschirmjager photo album with many fine quality images .
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A big thanks to Brent Di Cesare of Red Rose Photos , who has helped restore some of my damaged photos and negatives .
CLICK ON AN IMAGE BELOW TO BE DIRECTED TO VIEW LISTS OF ALBUMS
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The images print beautifully , they look very good printed out on quality photographic paper to 8in x 6in or to A4 and larger .
Using zoom on your pc you will be able to view details not apparent to the naked eye.
The images on this website have been resized and overwritten , the images on the cds are much better quality and have no text across them. Each album listed on this site has a slide show of sample pictures .
I offer these images for personal use only . If you would like to use any of the images for commercially , posting to websites or publishing / reproducing in any form ..please contact me to discuss further . CONTACT ME .....USE CONTACT US PAGE OR DIRECT VIA ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
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FIRST WORLD WAR &
SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTO'S.
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TOP PRICES PAID FOR GOOD QUALITY PHOTO ALBUMS AND COLLECTIONS
I AM ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD NEW ALBUMS TO MY COLLECTION , SO FEEL FREE TO ADD THIS SITE TO YOUR FAVORITES LIST AND DROP IN FROM TIME TO TIME .
WORLD WAR I IMAGES
WORLD WAR II IMAGES
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STEAM & DIESEL TRAIN PHOTOS
CICK ON PHOTO BELOW TO LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION
I HAVE NOW ADDED SOME GENERAL INTEREST PHOTOS TO MY ARCHIVE .
THESE INCLUDE SOME GREAT TRANSPORTATION PHOTO CDS OF STEAM TRAINS , DIESEL TRAINS , FARMING IN THE 1930s , BUSES & TRACTION ENGINES ....ALL PRODUCED FROM ORIGINAL PHOTOS , NEGATIVES & SLIDES.
LATEST ADDITION ...CD CONTAINING SCANS PRODUCED FROM ORIGINAL NEGS OF THE CHEADLE HULME TRAIN CRASH 1964 .
LMS STEAM TRAINS , LIVERPOOL TRAMS 1930s - 1950
EARLIEST ALBUM BELONGED TO A SOLDIER WHO SERVED WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIGHT HORSE DURING THE BOER WAR .
WWI ALBUMS INCLUDE PHOTOS WHICH BELONGED TO A GERMAN OFFICER WHO SERVED ON U-BOAT U-25...( MANY GREAT QUALITY IMAGES OF ATTACKS ON MERCHANT SHIPPING ) .
THERE IS AN ALBUM WHICH WAS THE PROPERTY OF COLONEL JOHN NAPIER BERKLEY-MILLER ..THIS FEATURES SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF WW1 TANK REGIMENT TANKS & ARMOURED CARS .
ANOTHER ALBUM SHOWS THE BRITISH ARMY IN OCCUPIED GERMANY DURING 1919 . EXCELLENT IMAGES OF BRITISH TANKS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF COLOGNE ( KOLN ) BEFORE IT WAS DESTROYED IN WW2 .
THREE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ALBUMS ...THESE CONTAIN MANY EARLY PLANES , BRAVE AIRMEN AND NUMEROUS CRASHES .
A GERMAN SOLDIERS WW1 ALBUM CONTAINS GRAPHIC OF WARDEAD IN TRENCHES , KNOCKED OUT TANKS , DOWNED PLANES , CAPTURED BRITISH & FRENCH PLANES ..& PILOTS .
WW2 ALBUMS INCLUDE....
OVER 20 ALBUMS WHICH BELONGED TO GERMAN SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN WW2 ... THEY COVER CONFLICT IN POLAND , BELGIUM, FRANCE , AFRIKAKORPS DAK AND RUSSIA .
THREE DIFFERENT KRIEGSMARINE ( GERMAN NAVY ALBUMS )
THREE WW2 LUFTWAFFE ALBUMS .
FOUR GERMAN U-BOAT CDS ,INCLUDING ONE OF AN ALBUM WHICH BELONGED TO U-BOAT COMMANDER HERBERT BRUNINGHAUS .
MANY ROYAL NAVY ALBUMS ..ONE FEATURES HMS MAJESTIC ...THIS BELONGED TO ADMIRAL GEORGE NAPIER TOMLIN ..I ALSO HAVE HIS SCRAPBOOKS 1890-1944 & HIS DIARIES DATED BETWEEN 1905 - 1944 ( POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE ). ALBUM DATED 1905-1911. HMS AJAX .. HMS BELFAST .. HMS BERWICK .. HMS CURACOA .. HMS DELHI .. HMS EXETER .. HMS GLORIOUS .. HMS LONDON .. HMS SUPERB .. HMS NEWCASTLE .. HMS WARRIOR .
AUSTRALIAN ROYAL NAVY ..... HMAS BURNIE ... HMAS HOBART
WW2 ROYAL AIR FORCE ALBUMS ..PILOT TRAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA , CANADA , RAF FALCONFIELD USA .
99TH BOMBER SQUADRON ...OPERATIONAL OVER BURMA .
RAF SGTS ALBUM , DOCUMENTS / MEMOIRS DURING SIEGE OF MALTA 1941 .
AIR TRANSPORT AUXILLARY ( ATA ) ALBUM ..BELONGED TO A FEMALE PILOT ..GOOD PHOTOS OF UNIFORMED LADIES , PLANES ..INCLUDING HURRICANES AT RAF BENSON . OTHER RAF ALBUMS SHOW LIBERATORS IN INDIA , RAF COASTAL PATROL ...AND RAF NAVIGATORS ALBUM ..HE TRAINED IN CANADA AND WAS KILLED IN SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER WW2 s END .
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WORLD WAR 2 PHOTOGRAPHS
IMAGES FROM AN EXCELLENT BRITISH WW2 TANK MECHANICS PHOTO ALBUM .
Churchill Bridge Laying Tank Sherman Flail Mine Clearing Tank
Daimler Armoured Car Humber Armoured Car
Sherman Tank Churchill Flame Thrower Tank
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SGT BAYARD H. WILSON WW2 USAF AIR GUNNER
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HMS EXETER 1936 - 1939 WW1 U-BOAT U-25
WW1 TANK REG ALBUM WW1 RAF TANGMERE
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ORIGINAL WW2 PHOTO ALBUM FALLSCHIRMJAGER ( ELITE GERMAN PARACHUTE REGIMENT )..INCLUDES INVASION CRETE 1941 AND RUSSIAN FRONT
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FROM KRIEGSMARINE TIRPITZ & ARADA FLOAT PLANE ALBUM
THROUGH THEIR EYES
WORLD WAR I PHOTOS
WORLD WAR II PHOTOS
