JF Ptak Science Books
This is one of approximately 250 photographs in a small collection of World War I News Photo Service photographic images, all made in 1918. Photography during WWI was extremely controlled, and many of the images that came to appear in newspapers and magazines were selection from an approved photographic pool of images.
Image of three women as volunteers–the woman in the foreground is actually standing even though it looks as though she is kneeling; the other two women are standing on trash cans to get the upper hand on the horse. This is a simple and lovely image that can be purchased this blog’s WWI photo store, here.
Detail:
And–in the upper left corner, a man leans from a window for a better look:
