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Helen Johns Kirtland (1890-1979) was a photojournalist working for Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly. During the #FirstWorldWar she photographed in France, Belgium and Italy, showing particular concern to document women’s war work ... /1
Helen Johns Kirtland (1890-1979) was a photojournalist working for Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly. During the #FirstWorldWar she photographed in France, Belgium and Italy, showing particular concern to document women’s war work ... /1
... and the destruction brought about by the war. In 1917 she was allowed by the Italian High Command to the frontline after the retreat at Caporetto 1917, where 275,000 Italian troops had been captured. In the autumn of 1918, when the Austro-Hungarian and the Italian ... /2
... armies again confronted each other, Kirtland was granted special access to the front and allowed to photograph Italian soldiers in the trenches. In 1919 Kirtland and her husband photographed the Versailles peace conference. ... /3
... The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Divisions holds a vast collection of photographs by Kirtland and her husband and has a biographical essay on its website: loc.gov/rr/print/coll/… /End
Image: Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 28 September 1918, p. 413
Image: Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 28 September 1918, p. 413
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