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As a response to the drastic increase in French and British tank production, German industry manufactured a powerful (if cumbersome) anti-tank rifle in early 1918. The weapon fired a 13mm armor-piercing bullet but it’s heavy recoil made the weapon difficult to operate. The Abris Museum in Albert, France has one of these currently on display.
The German Anti-Tank Rifle (Almanach Hechette, 1919) Read More »
The German slide-rule jockeys of World War I burned the midnight oil well into the early hours coming up with this weird steel mask for their sharp-shooters…
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Invented for Sharp Shooters in the Trenches (The Great War, 1918) Read More »
Although not known as a clairvoyant, this 1914 cartoon by the New York artist John Sloan (1871 – 1951) seemed to predict the lousy ending that would play out four years after W.W. I reached its bloody climax.
Anticipating the Distasteful Ending (The Masses, 1914) Read More »
Attached is a caroon created in response to the memoir of Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), which came out earlier that same year (the review is posted on this site), this cartoon was drawn by Gluyas Williams
Click here to read about the woman who entertained the U.S. troops during the First World War.
Crown Prince Wilhelm Cartoon (Life Magazine, 1919) Read More »
The attached cartoon depicted one of the unintended consequences of German aggression during the First World War: the creation of what was known as the servant problem. It should be understood that the difficulty in question caused no particular hardship for those who were supposed to be the servants; they were simply delighted to vacate the collective domiciles of Mr. & Mrs. Got-Rocks in order to pull down a living wage in a nice, cozy smoke-spewing armament factory some place – leaving their former employers to fix their own meals and diaper junior.
Click here to read about the New York fashions of 1916.
Manhattan Servant Problems (Vanity Fair, 1918) Read More »
The Paris fashion world that thrived during the August of 1914 was rightfully intrigued by the chic creations conjured up by the House of Worth, Drécoll, and Mme Paquin.
Summer Mode for an Era’s End (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1914) Read More »
Six fashionable illustrations from Harper’s Bazaar of the Fall hats for 1918:
Paris is exceedingly critical in regard to hats even in wartime, and the new ones are most interesting. Black velvet of course is rampant, and Marie Louise especially is using much much black panne velvet…
This wartime fashion review makes one passing reference to the millinery efforts of Coco Channel.
Feminine Hats from a War-Weary France (Harper’s Bazaar, 1918) Read More »
Ignoring the general unpleasantness taking place outside of town, the taste-makers of Paris soldiered-on as best they could, creating garments for the summer of 1916 that were both original and feminine and bore the mark of Paris’ characteristic opulence.
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World War I Fashions: Summer, 1916 (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916) Read More »
One year prior to her retirement, Madame Paquin (1869 – 1936) was asked by the U.S Army to help with a particular element of uniform design.
1916 was a poor year if you happened to be a German sailor off the coast of Denmark; it was a simply awful year if you were in the infantry on the Somme or near Verdun; but if you were an American fellow enjoying his nation’s neutrality and you happened at some point to have been shopping for the the perfect riding suit on Madison Avenue, then OldMagazineArticles.com is quite certain that 1916 was a great year for you! Attached, you will find a wonderful article about the 1916 offerings for the horseback riding man.
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Masculine Shopping (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916) Read More »
