Fred Borgmann Posted January 7, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2021 1918 School Photo Many years ago I ran into some class pictures of my grade school class at a flea market. Ever since then I find them to be an interesting reflection of their times. Sorting through some family pictures I found this 1918 School photo Dusseldorf, Germany printed as a postcard. I say school since the age range of the children must have been more than just one class. The picture is described as “leaf collection”. I am not sure why leaves were being collected. Were they edible or just for cooking fires ? By this time due to the privations of WWI the population was suffering from malnutrition and disease. The kids in the photo reflect that situation and are wearing old hand-me-down clothes including a lot of old altered military uniform parts and enough military hats to make a collector drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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