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Relaxed Time at a Sentry Post, 1918

JF Ptak Science Books

Another interesting portrait within a photograph–this is one in a long series of images from the blog’s WWI News Photo Service Photography section, which can be found here and which will explain the purpose of pool photography during the War.  This image (explained in the original paper caption below) was made somewhere along the front at the intersection of French and Belgian lines.  The soldiers are gathered around a sentry post, enjoying some light time.  

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  •  WWI News Photo Service Photograph, 1918. 5.5×7.75″, with the original paper caption.  Good condition.  $125

And another detail: 

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