World War in Colour

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The FIRST World War in colour: Photos taken using pioneering technology show conflict in a new light for the first time

Autochrome technology was in its very premature days when the war began in 1914 but a small group of photographers were pioneering its usage and now their pictures have been brought together. ‘The First World War in Colour’ contains more than 320 colour photos brought together from archives in Europe, the United States and Australia. Troops are pictured left in blue jackets and helmets watching the sky intently for missiles and right, a German trench canteen. Inset is French airship Alsace when it was shot down on October 3, 1915.