One Hundred Years Ago

[Rix Gins]

So focused on war that you blew it.  :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_Alley

100 years ago...YESTERDAY!

Not really focused on the war, I was out there searching for the very first printing of the cartoon strip itself.  The Chicago Tribune published it first, as you noted on November 24, 1918, but the damn newspaper wasn't on the Library of Congress list of newspapers for that particular date.  I had planned on posting the strip every Sunday, and I might yet if I can find a copyright free source.  But you were right, Doc.  The strip started on the 24th.  Thx for the Wiki article.

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, November 27, 1918.

Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy (standing), and his staff in a car at the review of the British troops at Castelgomberto, 27 November 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268203 © IWM (Q 26793)

Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, with General Rudolph Lambart (10th Earl of Cavan), the C-in-C of the British Army in Italy, in a car at the review of the British troops. Castelgomberto, 27 November 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268194 © IWM (Q 26784)

British troops helping to get Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy's car out of the mud. Castelgomberto, 27 November 1918. They are probably servicemen of the 12th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (69th Brigade, 23rd Division).

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268180 © IWM (Q 26770)

Servicemen of the Royal Air Force passing the saluting point at the review of the British troops by Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, at Castelgomberto, 27 November 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268196 © IWM (Q 26786)

Soldiers of various regiments, both British and Italian, waiting in motor traffic on the road after the review of British troops by Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, at Castelgomberto, 27 November 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268204 © IWM (Q 26794)

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, November 28, 1918.

Marching equipment of a British soldier in Siberia, 28 November 1918. #1

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205346041 © IWM (Q 102992)

Marching equipment of a British soldier in Siberia, 28 November 1918. #2

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205218757 © IWM (Q 61665)

[Rix Gins]

Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the actor who starred in television's The F.B.I. was born on November 30, 1918.
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efrem_Zimbalist_Jr.

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 1, 1918.

The first British car to cross the Hohenzollern bridge over the Rhine, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), Cologne, 1st December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205236028 © IWM (Q 3491)

Troops of the British 1st Cavalry Division entering Malmedy, the first town over the German frontier, 1 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239021 © IWM (Q 7184)

Transport column of the 1st Cavalry Division passing through Malmedy, 1 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239035 © IWM (Q 7198)

King George V inspecting the 13th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Black Watch (149th Brigade, 50th Division) on the Maubeuge-Avesnes road. With the King are General Henry Rawlinson, Major-General Henry Cholmondeley Jackson and Brigadier-General Percy M. Robinson.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205226578 © IWM (Q 9725)

King George V with Edward, Prince of Wales and General Henry Rawlinson inspecting the 2nd Australian Division, 1 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245460 © IWM (Q 9730)

King George V inspecting the 149th Brigade, 50th Division on the Maubeuge-Avesnes road. He is passing the 13th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Black Watch. With the King are General Henry Rawlinson (Fifth Army), Major-General Henry Cholmondeley Jackson (50th Division) and Brigadier General Percy M. Robinson (149th Brigade).

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205226576 © IWM (Q 9723)

[Rix Gins]

From the Library of Congress.  The Tombstone Epitaph., December 01, 1918.

[WOTR]

From the Library of Congress.  The Tombstone Epitaph., December 01, 1918.

A Hunny-do list? 

[Rix Gins]

A Hunny-do list? 

Yes!  But a Hunny-do list that would eventually turn into a Hitler-do list.

[WOTR]

Yes!  But a Hunny-do list that would eventually turn into a Hitler-do list.

Funny... I was going to add the phrase "leading to a WWII list of "things to do""

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 2, 1918.

King George V during his visit to the St. Quentin Canal battleground of the Fourth Army, 2 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245469 © IWM (Q 9740)

King George V inspecting the graves of men of the American II Corps which took part in the operations of the Fourth Army in the St. Quentin Canal Area. Photograph taken on 2 December.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245471 © IWM (Q 9742)

King George V examining an observation post at Monchy-le-Preux, 6 December 1918. The hill at Monchy commands the Douai Plain.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245492 © IWM (Q 9766)

King George V on the ruins of Monchy-le-Preux Church, 6 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245491 © IWM (Q 9765)

King George V with General Henry Rawlinson and party on the temporary bridge over the St. Quentin Canal at Bellenglise studying the crossing of the Canal by the 46th (North Midland) Division on 29th September 1918. Photograph taken on 2 December.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245474 © IWM (Q 9746)

Belgian coast defense - the Tirpitz Battery, south of Ostend, 02 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205084368 © IWM (Q 47854)

British Mark IV Tank captured and used by the Germans and recaptured by the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment), in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal, 29 September 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205245472 © IWM (Q 9744)

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 3, 1918.

Concert party organized by women carpenters at the Tarrant Hut Works near Calais, 3 December 1918, to give performances to wounded soldiers. #1

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235945 © IWM (Q 3406)

Concert party organized by women carpenters at the Tarrant Hut Works near Calais, 3 December 1918, to give performances to wounded soldiers. #2

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235944 © IWM (Q 3405)

Concert party organized by women carpenters at the Tarrant Hut Works near Calais, 3 December 1918, to give performances to wounded soldiers. #3

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235942 © IWM (Q 3403)

Concert party organized by women carpenters at the Tarrant Hut Works near Calais, 3 December 1918, to give performances to wounded soldiers. #4

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235943 © IWM (Q 3404)

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 4, 1918.

Belgian coastal defenses at Ostend (Oldenburgh and Palace Hotel Batteries), 4 December 1918. A heavy gun camouflaged in a decoy thatched cottage house.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205351481 © IWM (Q 108702)

Belgian coastal defenses at Ostend (Oldenburgh and Palace Hotel Batteries), 4 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205351487 © IWM (Q 108708)

The German U-Boat U-155 surrendered to the British, lying alongside the British mystery ship HMS SUFFOLK COAST at St. Katherine's Docks in London, 4 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205084312 © IWM (Q 46047)

[Rix Gins]

From the Library of Congress.  The Seattle Star, December 5, 1918.

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 6, 1918.

Men of A Squadron, 18th Hussars on guard duty at the road bridge just south of the railway bridge at Bayenthal, 6 December 1918. A British armored car is visible in the background.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239040 © IWM (Q 7203)

Sub-section of the 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, 18th Hussars, on sentry duty at the eastern end of the road bridge just north of Bayenthal, Cologne. 6 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239037 © IWM (Q 7200)

Officers of the 18th Hussars on the Rhine Embankment with a dog at Cologne, 6 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239042 © IWM (Q 7205)

[WOTR]

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205239042 © IWM (Q 7205)

For some reason, it does not look like a German Shepard. 

I wonder if they used the dog for explosives detection?

[Rix Gins]

From the Library of Congress.   The Weekly Tribune, December 6, 1918.

[Rix Gins]

For some reason, it does not look like a German Shepard. 

I wonder if they used the dog for explosives detection?

When I was on the Imperial War Museum website I saw a dog kind of like that one, watching some soldiers march by.  I wonder if it was following the photographer around? 

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 7, 1918.

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King talks to the Bishop of Tournai, Monseigneur croye, during a visit to 8th Divisional Headquarters at Tournai, 7th December 1918. The house had been used as HQ by Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, and a strong concrete dug-out against air raids was one of the prominent features. With the King is General William Birdwood, the last General Officer Commanding Fifth Army before its disbandment and Major General William Heneker, General Officer Commanding 8th Division.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235980 © IWM (Q 3443)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and General Sir William Birdwood, the last General Officer Commanding British Fifth Army prior to its disbandment, visit 15th Division at a cross-roads west of Thumaide, Belgium. The Division is formed up either side of a broad road, the men being only twenty deep and leaving only a narrow passage in the middle of the road for the King. With the King is Major General Hamilton Reed VC, General Officer Commanding 15th Division.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235986 © IWM (Q 3449)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King and party in a communication trench.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235990 © IWM (Q 3453)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The Royal Car, near Thumaide.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235984 © IWM (Q 3447)

[Rix Gins]

https://youtu.be/BzCTxcEjxxE

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 8, 1918.

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. British Army Officers being presented to the King in the ruins of Ypres, 8th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235959 © IWM (Q 3422)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King outside the ruins of the Cathedral in Ypres, 8th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235961 © IWM (Q 3424)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King walks among the ruins of Ypres, 8th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235965 © IWM (Q 3428)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King paying homage at war graves in Ypres, 8th December 1914.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235975 © IWM (Q 3438)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King and the Duke of York paying homage at the temporary grave of the King's one-time equerry Major Lord Charles Mercer-Nairne who died in Ypres in October 1914.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205235966 © IWM (Q 3429)

[Rix Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 9, 1918.

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King with Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes and King Albert I of the Belgians, the Prince of Wales and The Duke of York at Zeebrugge, 9th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205381698 © IWM (Q 3455)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King, Vice-Admiral Sir Roger and King Albert I of the Belgians looking at the British blockships at Zebrugge, 9th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205381699 © IWM (Q 3459)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King with Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes at Zeebrugge, 9th December 1918. To the right is King Albert I, King of the Belgians.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205236002 © IWM (Q 3465)

King George V's visit to France and Belgium, 30th November to 10th December 1918. The King with and King Albert I, King of the Belgians, taking lunch out of doors near the site where submarine C.3 made the breach on the Mole at Zeebrugge. A railway goods truck served as a table, 9th December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205236005 © IWM (Q 3468)

[WOTR]

https://youtu.be/BzCTxcEjxxE

Another great find. Some rare footage.

[Rix Gins]

Another great find. Some rare footage.

Thank you, WOTR.  Glad you enjoyed it.

[ZaZa]

I agree with WOTR. That video brings raw emotions of how it was then.
We need to remember and respect them.
Good find Rix Gins. Thank You Sir.

[Rix Gins]

I agree with WOTR. That video brings raw emotions of how it was then.
We need to remember and respect them.
Good find Rix Gins. Thank You Sir.

And thank you for stopping by, ZaZa.  You are always welcome here at the 100 years ago thread.

[ZaZa]

From the Imperial War Museum, November 28, 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205346041 © IWM (Q 102992)
Marching equipment of a British soldier in Siberia, 28 November 1918. #1

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205218757 © IWM (Q 61665)
Marching equipment of a British soldier in Siberia, 28 November 1918. #2

This caught my attention.
Are you kidding me..that's all what they got to wear in Russia's Siberia ??
I guess in few days of summer there..that might be enough. lol 

[ZaZa]

And thank you for stopping by, ZaZa.  You are always welcome here at the 100 years ago thread.

Thanks Rix Gins,
you know I always visit your thread tho I don't comment just look at the pictures,
I should comment more often because you are doing great service to us providing pieces of history that teach and entertain us
with episodes that our grand and grand-grand parents lived through.. and is important {and beneficial} for us to have connection to that.

[Rix Gins]

Thanks Rix Gins,
you know I always visit your thread tho I don't comment just look at the pictures,
I should comment more often because you are doing great service to us providing pieces of history that teach and entertain us
with episodes that our grand and grand-grand parents lived through.. and is important {and beneficial} for us to have connection to that.

Well said, ZaZa.  And you know, in regards to the above soldier's clothing, I thought the same damn thing. haha

[WOTR]

I would bet it has been at least half a decade since I went to the movies... I may just have to look it up and see if "they shall not grow old" will be playing in my city.  Probably one of the only films in recent memory that I feel would be worth the price of admission...

[WOTR]

Iv'e only been through part one- but it is really interesting footage.  It matches your topic as it is what happened right after WWI. 

I liked the footage as a whole.  But worth special mention is 17:15.  Brief footage of Christmas 1918 with trees (look- 100 years ago.  I finally got it right.)    I cannot imagine anybody being happy with those trees today (I'm heading out to crown land in the next week or two to find a tree that will likely resemble those.)  Also, I found 28:30 of interest.  If you have watched boardwalk empire, you will understand why.

Anyhow, part II will have to wait for tomorrow.  I do find the colourization of the old footage quite interesting. 

So- to conclude: 100 years ago the march toward WWII continued in earnest...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9fkiBrhaUA