Rare Color Photographs from the Trenches of World War I

Black and white photographs often feel more genuine than color images — more truthful, somehow — especially those depicting historical events. Much of that perceived authenticity derives from the fact that black and white pictures seem to be, in the most positive way, far simpler than their color counterparts.

The world itself (we like to tell ourselves) was simpler in the latter part of 19th century, and in the earliest decades of the 20th.

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