The 'lost Somme photographs'

[otterspotter]

I presume most of us will have seen this recently discovered archive of 400 glass negatives – amazing portraits of British soldiers taken by a French photographer - but for any new visitors it is at:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/new-more-unseen-photographs-from-the-first-world-war-1984325.html?action=Gallery

[auchonvillerssomme]

New? those photos were discovered a few years ago and published in various places.

[derekb]

Well done Otterspotter.

They are new to some of us.

Regards,

Derek.

[tom compton]

Yes well posted otterspotter. Tom

[auchonvillerssomme]

Apologies Otter my comment was an indication of my surprise at the claim by the newspaper that these were newly found.

[Seadog]

For those who missed it the first time around here is a link to the original photos:

WW1 Photos The Independent Newspaper

And again for those who have not seen this superb site of rotatable 360 degree images of the war cemeteries:

Panoramic Photos:

Control the direction and speed of rotation with your mouse pointer:

And finally one of my favourite photo sites - Flanders by Malte

Flanders:

Regards

Norman

[Pavster1980]

Yes thank you, I had not spotted these.

-Richard-