| Cuirassier | 03 Aug 2017 8:11 a.m. PST |
Rare photos of French infantrymen taken at the Camp of Boulogne in 1857. THESE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. RIGHT-CLICK ON THE IMAGES, COPY AND PASTE THE URL/ADDRESS OF THE PHOTOS, THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM.
Enjoy. |
| 23rdFusilier | 03 Aug 2017 8:38 a.m. PST |
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| 15th Hussar | 03 Aug 2017 9:10 a.m. PST |
Where's the filth and squalor??? I WANT my typical French filth and squalor!!! Fake Foto! 
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| Mad Guru | 03 Aug 2017 9:59 a.m. PST |
Just incredible, thanks so much for posting, Cuirassier! IMHO you are one of the most valuable contributors here at TMP. |
Nick Stern  | 03 Aug 2017 10:08 a.m. PST |
I notice older guys and out of shape guys. Are you sure these aren't re-enactors ;) |
| Shedman | 03 Aug 2017 10:22 a.m. PST |
Thanks for posting – they are excellent |
| Doug em4miniatures | 03 Aug 2017 11:24 a.m. PST |
I notice older guys and out of shape guys. Are you sure these aren't re-enactors ;) No – those are officers  I love those photos – it's a cliche but they are so atmospheric. Thanks….! |
| John Miller | 03 Aug 2017 7:38 p.m. PST |
Fascinating stuff. Thank you, John Miller |
| cplcampisi | 03 Aug 2017 8:33 p.m. PST |
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. |
| Bad Painter | 04 Aug 2017 11:26 a.m. PST |
Through the open door, on the right of the second picture from the top, there appear to be two women. Could they be Vivandières or perhaps wives of the officers? It almost looks like a reflection in a mirror, but I've been wrong before and have the divorce papers to prove it. |
| Cuirassier | 06 Aug 2017 7:43 a.m. PST |
Glad you guys liked them. Thanks for the kind words, Mad Guru. You are correct, Bad Painter. Two women indeed. They don't appear to be Vivandières/Cantinières. Two more for you guys…
Below… Colonel's Barrack (Colonel of the French 63rd Regiment of Line Infantry)… Photograph showing the gable ends of two thatched cottages with a soldier standing in front of a thatched sentry box between them. The cottage on the right has the badge of the 63rd Regiment painted on its porch.
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| Tom Scott | 03 Sep 2017 4:19 p.m. PST |
Wonderful pictures. Andrew may have been being satirical, but he makes a significant point. Most modern representations of the pre-1920 world make it one of unrelieved squalor. Of course there were terribly dirty places in Paris, London and New York. Curiously, there are still terribly dirty places in those cities. I would contend that most locations were more or less as physically clean as most places are today. Yep, you can find a picture of someplace remarkably dirty, but that hasn't changed. |
| MaryJane | 06 Sep 2017 2:40 p.m. PST |
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| Cuirassier | 28 Nov 2017 11:14 a.m. PST |
Glad you gents liked the photos. |
| cplcampisi | 15 Sep 2019 9:59 p.m. PST |
I realize this is an old thread, but any chance these pictures could be reposted? They were really good, and it doesn't look like I saved them. |
| cplcampisi | 16 Sep 2019 1:08 p.m. PST |
I found the photos here: rct.uk Search for: Boulogne 1857 |
| Ian Dury | 18 Sep 2019 12:17 p.m. PST |
Thank you, that collection has some wonderful pictures |
