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Dean Perdue #277041 01/18/2013 08:21 PM
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French propaganda.

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More great looking cards Dean. Thanks for posting them and as always it's a pleasure!

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Great thread Bill,

Will have to start again at begining as the art and beauty mixed with collectors insights ane thoughts make this thread
good reading!

Dean
Thats for sharing!

Thanks to all who share thoughts and point out meaning of subject!

I can't read german so enjoy learning whats behind postcard!

Bill

You are a treasure trove of knowledge! Enjoy your thoughts and efforts!

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pvon,

Most of the credit here should go to Dean for sharing so many fantastic images from his extensive collection with us. Getting to know some background history of the artwork and artists, their thoughts, the timelines and social perspectives, always adds appeal and panache to all our various fields of collecting. When these mythic tales and historic facts are brought to life by these talented visualists, it helps fire our imaginations and furthers the basic understanding of other lifetimes. A drawing or painting is a thought or moment that captures time, and hopefully conveys some message to us, the viewer. Looking at a good picture should be every bit as entertaining as reading a classic work of literature or listening to a fine symphony by one of the masters.

In the immortal words of the 20th century composer, Rod Stewart, "Every picture tells a story..." - don't it? grin

Best!

Bill

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Meant to add this nice illustration titled "Eiserne Wehr."
This can be translated a couple of different ways to mean,
"iron-defense," or "iron weapon." Either way it's easy to understand the gist. wink

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Dean and William your cards are amazing .. The French "is this the end" card is very nice!!! I like Wilhelm-things!! William the Eiserne Wehr card is beautiful, the horse, very very nice!! Thanks for showing!!


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Bill,

Love it! I like knight scenes and that war horse with his ears back, ready to charge is something else. And check out that knight behind the horse, great. A dam and bridge crossing a lake or river,a castle moat maybe, this is a very nice painting...Thanks!

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Yes beautiful art you posted Bill. Any idea where it came from or the name of the artist? Thanks for showing it.

Here's a postcard posted in November of 1915.
My guess is it might have something to do with negativity toward the coming of the industrial age.

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Friends,

Your appreciative comments, responses and additions make all this worth while. Really great to hear people's reactions to certain images, especially those that are somewhat open to personal interpretation.

Dean - the artist who painted 'Eiserne Wehr' was Angelo Jank. If you Google his name and click on "images," I think you'll be surprised how prolific the man was, and I'm sure you'll recognize many of his works. We even have some of his other illustrations earlier in this thread that weren't identified as his. I believe he also illustrated the Hindenburg Denkmal book that pvon posted elsewhere, too. I'll add a few that I nicked, though, only for instructional purposes. wink

The Kaiser painting/card looks very familiar, no?

I'm not certain if your latest post has anything to do with a complaint against the "industrial-age?" It could be a bit too late for that? The verse goes something like this ... "Have you not often overheard the song of the old oak trees of my German people..." asks Wotan? Maybe just asking the Germans to come together, with war's blast-furnace belching fire at full capacity in the background? I'm really not certain here, so any input is most welcome. Whatever the case, a nice, Tolkien-looking illustration, most enjoyable.

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Nice Wilhelm II card!!!


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For everyone reading this topic, but especially for everyone that posted such beautiful cards and explanations;

A card by an artist called Moratz, for the Deutscher Verein für Sauglingsfürsorge 1916 e.V., or the registered charity for welfare of German babies. Moratz did many works for this charity. Early in the 20th century, the Vereins für Säuglingsfürsorge und Wohlfahrtspflege was founded, and this was an initiative from the Bund deutscher Frauenvereine. From this, during the first world war in 1916, came this association. Because of the war, there were many families, especially children, in need of help. This is the forerunner of youthcare we have today over here. The card is lovely, a beautiful angel with a nice short clear message; peace. The written text at the bottom, is continued from the back. I won't put it here.



Another card, by the Bund Frauendank 1914. Another womens initiative, to help the war effort, founded in 1914. A charity for war invalids, by dankbaren Deutschen Frauen und Mädchen, thankful German women and girls. A simple drawing, with a poem by Johanna Lankau. She wrote under her own name and also a few pseudonyms, and she spoke fluent English, French, Italian and Danish. Most poems she wrote during the war for charity womens organizations, can be read in the bookseries "Aus einem Kriegstagebuche 1914-1917", the volume 31 "Kriegsdichtungen aus dem Sachsenlande 1914/17".



German girls, German women,
help the soldiers to build huts!
Habitation for wounded,
a place like home at a warm fireplace,
forever without worries.
The Frauendank will take care of this for you!
German women, move your hands,
Collect stone by stone (or, put stone on stone) for donation (or, to give)!
Look up at the blue heaven
The loving grace of womens loyalty.

You know all this, but for anyone that don''t, women didn't fight, but, WWI was important for the rights and the place in society of women. Not only to take care of warwounded. Women needed to fill the empty places of the men that went fighting. They worked in factories and kept industries going on. Also, they helped to rebuild roads and buildings, and take care of maintenancework. This helped to improve things for women in German society (but also western society in general) after the war.


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An often overlooked aspect of the war, where women and young ladies played just as important a role as the men on the Schlachtfeld. I think as men we tend to gloss-over these facts in favor of the politics, immense heroic battles and technological military advances, etc.

There must be some excellent books and novels written by these women, but can anyone recommend some good books in English?

I know from looking at the Hüsken books there were many women's leagues, clubs and organizations. All had their own distinctive insignia, pins and badges - another wide and interesting field for study and collecting.

The men killed each other whilst the ladies had to put them all back together again, as best as possible. Nobody wants to think much about homes for the orphans, homeless, war-wounded and such, or taking care of men with missing arms, legs, faces and other various body parts, scarred and damaged beyond belief as human beings. The women (of all countries) not only thought about it, they did something every bit as brave and heroic as their men, they tended to the souls of their nations - the children, the weak, sick and needy.

No wonder the ladies chose "peace-angels..." ... they had also seen the grotesque realities of war.

Thanks Karin!

W~

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Hi William!! Thanks so much .. And yes, very true. You ask about english books, by women (I guess??). There are many books!! Mostly by english speaking women, but I guess some good translations exist too. Here is a nice source, but read this first.

I've read this book ("Lines Of Fire") myself, and it's very interesting, it doesnt' take sides, but, shows the war from a women's view, not just the triple entente, but also US as associated force, and the 16 other countries that joined the entente soon after war broke out, but also the central powers like Germany and Austria, so it shows the woman's view from all sides. I think you'll like the book, you can find your specific likes from there I think

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Thanks for the post WWII & Krullies. Nice stuff.

Here's another one.
The crested sheilds and the dated reference to WWI under the guardians were nice details imo.

Also posting some text on back to possibly help with card's intended meaning.


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Dr. Dean,

Once again your latest card kindles the imagination, an action-packed allegorical illustration. In so many words it says, "the portrayal the battle of the nations. The Germanic (people/races) stand protected together in the deeply-rooted oak on the stormy field of battle. In the left foreground the Briton as the criminal instigator and agitator with his spear-armed compatriots, led by the poisonous snake of slander. At the right, Belgium, with broken spear is already defeated. At the (far) right, The Muskovite with hungry wolf and its creatures." I think that fairly works.

Those two were just sitting there minding their own business, harmlessly entertaining themselves with a bit of enchanting lyre music, when all their enemies snuck up to do them grievious bodily harm ... ha! grin

Very nice card, another I can't recall seeing before either ... how do you do that? Per chance I've seen some of these before but only in black and white, the mind plays strange tricks sometimes, no? ... well, at least mine does ... wink

Thanks and best regards!

W~

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Thank you for commenting on that card WWII.



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Dean,

In a dramatic pose he says to Russia, "Colossus, your way goes over my dead body..."

Nice!

B~

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Nice translation WWII. That makes the card all the better.
I had no idea what it meant. Thanks.

I'm guessing this next item is some type of turnfest award document and posting the text on back as additional info.

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Dean,

A nice strong portrait of a raptor. I believe it's known in German as, 'ein Steinadler,' a lovely bird found near the alps. A fitting representation for the healthy and powerful gymnasts who went to compete in München that fine summer.

Came across this other card from the same event, and there were a few others as well. Safe to say these yearly compititions must have been well attended and rather good-sized events. Your card belonged to one of the contestants, much better than your average generic postcards available to the public. wink

Best regards!

B~

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Thought this was a nice one ...

German strength
and German Honor
Is our Pride
Since age gone by.

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Nice looking patriotic card bordered with national colors.

Here's a 1917 feild posted card that I was intrested in finding out the meaning behind if possible. Thanks

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Dean,

What a nice graphic artwork!

Red, blue and black ink on white paper, elegant and yet stunningly powerful. Great to see how the artist utilized the white of the background so well, very clever. In a small way it reminds me of the solid, bold colors and styles used for the psychedelic band posters back in the sixties. Some of those are worth a bundle today.

Two great forces clashing for world dominance and superiority, at what cost? Rivers of blood and scenes from beyond hellish nightmare? Unimaginable cost for a set of values and a way of life - maybe the cost, penalty and burden of being human? Does the peaceful beauty try to catch the flow of death that pours out of the battle, I'm not sure? What is it that pours forth from that worldly spring, suffering, the essence of life? And who is the maiden, the German nation's healing angel?

I've got more questions than answers on this lovely work by Hermann Hempel, for the Leipziger "War Emergency Fund." Hope some of our old friends chime in and give us some further food for thought? Excellent stuff here sir, thanks!

Bill

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Thank you for your thoughts Bill.
I thought the liquid would of looked far better and had a more dramatic effect if they were in blood red.
Wish I understood the artist intent, but liked the concept of a bleeding world for world war.

Two more to share.
I liked the lines inside this border that give it a actual ribbon like appearance.

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Nice Germania card imo.

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Dean and Friends,

The Hindenburg cameo and scroll are die-embossed and hot-foil stamped in silver, and possibly black, too? I can't make out how the type on the parchment is over-printed, whether ink or foil? Either way the type is nice and dense and very legible. Time consuming and costly methods to produce the card, though, at this early date it was much more common than it is today. If done correctly it always has an elegant and expensive look about it. One of the classic German patriotic slogans, sometimes found etched into a nice imperial sword blade...

... "Forward ! with God for King and Country."

Germania directs her storming legions into battle, protecting them with her sword and powerful shield.

"Let's threaten the enemy with terror and war,
Germania will lead her sons to victory !"

Found these two little snippets of German artwork, a frumpy little eagle for an art exhibit and a tasty bit of calligraphy.

Best!

Bill

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Outstanding art WWII. That eagle appears to have egyptian traits and feathers looking like their almost in motion. Very nice.

Here's a folded postcard/bucherzettle(??).
It has a printed paragraph on the reverse of the postcard with some text and blanks to fill in on the bucherzettle part.

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Heaven away from hell.

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Iron cross postcard.
This older guy seems to appear in german postcards here and there.

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Deano,

Glad you like those two, too. Don't know if anyone else is enjoying our postings anymore, maybe just you and me? grin

Now that you mention it, that fat little eagle does have an Egyptian look about it, good call. I have a skinny one that I'll add ...

Love this new batch you've posted ... "German book and German sword, bludgeons the enemy and protects the hearth." Nicely printed line-work in the national colors. Super oak leaf border and eagle, a great drawing all the way round. I believe this little folder to be an accounts or donation record for some organization..?

Home really must have heaven away from hell for WWI soldiers of all nationalities. Here the old Landser takes in the initial view of his own private paradise.

This is one of the nicest EK cards I've ever seen, and it must be pretty hard to find, no? The older man must be a veteran of the Franco Prussian War, congratulating his younger "brother-in-arms," both recipients of the Iron Cross second class. That was a very big deal in both of these wars. During the Second World War, they gave out the EKII much more liberally, even the EKI to some extent. To get the first class award in the First WW was a very big deal, especially for an enlisted man!

Great artwork old friend.

Bill

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Bill, I'm still here, since I have none to offer I'm just enjoying what you all post, it's great! Taxes are keeping me busy as well.Thanks. smile

Dean,
The fourth card on page 62 is so full of symbolic stuff and a great translation by Bill. I noticed as well the vulture on the rock with many circling above. Doesn't take much of an imagination to guess what that means. Are those Viking ships on the water?

Dean, Bill,
The Turner fest cards I like because of it's history and it's relationship to shooting competitions. Not only that, I like the artistic design of the symbol for this organization which as you know is the Turner Cross which stands for Frisch, Fromm, Frohlich, Frei. Translates; Fresh, Pious, Happy and Free. So much history involved with this cross as well..

Bill,
Your correct, it is called a Steinadler in Germany. We call them Golden Eagles. Hunted to near extinction in the Alps by poachers and hunters. So glad they're protected today.

Concerning the "War Emergency Fund Leipzig" card. Many appeals were made for all sorts of stuff during World War one including the appeal for funds. Since this is a card from the war years, I would surmise it's a little one sided like most are.

With that said, I interpret her as a Greek Priestess, an Oracle of Delphi, a Pythia, grasping a sacred branch of laurel leaves in her left hand and holding a dish of over flowing Kassotis spring water in her right hand with vapor rising from it. The Kassotis spring in Delphi as in every spring in ancient Greece was believed to be the home to a Naiad or female nymphs who possessed magical powers. In this case, the Priestess uses it's magical power of prophetic inspiration and offering to Apollo and of course the mystic vapors have drifted to one side.

Delphi was a place were people came to give offerings to Apollo and in exchange have questions answered by the Oracles. Among other things, it was also used as a place where waring Greeks found common ground and published treaties not that this has anything to do with the message here. In Ancient Greece, the sacred laurel leaves was a symbol of honor of the highest status and used as an offering to Apollo and so we see Pythia with offering in hand.

Not known by the artist at the time but looking at this card, It might have or it seems to have foretold the hellish conditions Dresden would face in WW11. It does say Dresden!

Everything about this card is screaming to the masses in an appeal for funds/offerings. Anyway that's my interpretation. Really nice cards.Thanks!




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I forgot to add this small change so please insert second to the last sentence when read. I shouldn't comment when my mind is on taxes. Thank you. smile

Simply put, the top portion of the card represents the grim reality of the situation, hence the dire need for emergency funds. Although not known by the artist at the time it might have or it seems to have foretold the hellish conditions the populace would face in cities like Leipzig, Dresden, Hamburg and Berlin during WW11. Death by fire!



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Bill,

Your Eagle and Wappen card is a fantastic piece of art work. I like the way the artist seems to have transformed the feathers to resemble a chain mail of armor or shall we say a "coat of arms". The 1913 Jubiliams Kunstausstelung held in Cassel was part of many celebrations for that year to commemorate the city of Kassels 1000 years anniversary, which was founded in 913. This very same artwork that you show was used on their commemorative stamp of 1913 for this occasion.

This year 2013 they will celebrate 1,100 years of this historic cities existence and some nice things are being planned. Thanks for showing it Bill!


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Mikee,

Always good hearing from you. I enjoy and value your knowledge of German history and appreciate you taking time to share your expertise with us. Hope the taxman will be kind to you this season, too. wink

So many of these fine illustrations deserve a proper explanation to understand their value and meaning relating to our hobby. Like having a good, experienced tour-guide in a foreign land, it makes everything that much more interesting and worthwhile.

Definitely the icing on the Butter-cream torte..! grin

Bill

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Thanks for the great explanations.
To me the 'skinny eagle' Gott Mit Uns art looks like a artist draft for a fancy tumbler holder Bill. Nice.

Here are a few more to add to the thread.

1) Card posted 9/23/1914

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2) This unposted one has some japanese text on the back.
I liked the lightning bolts coming off the iron cross and the oriental look.

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Dean,

You're right, it does look like it would hold a stylish, cut-crystal drinking glass. That'd be a pretty nifty item for anyone's collecting room.

Two more thought provoking images, the second being quite elaborate.

Michel wields his double-hander with its serpentine-shaped, flame blade ...

"You strike at them so powerfully
and notice not your blood,
O Michel you are splendid,
Take revenge on them so in your fury!"

Solid intricate linework in the second illustration, with dates and text cleverly woven into the design. "Many enemies, much Honor," and "German people, you may falter but you will never sink."

The drawing has a slightly occult feel to it, like some of the illustations in the Ostara publications. Depicting mysticism, race theories, breeding, the supernatural and topics of lore and legend - all favorite European subject matter of the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. It also has an early Art Deco look, more modern than the Romantic/Nouveau-influenced card styles we normally see. Very unique addition for your collection and to our thread, always a pleasure.

Bill

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Postcards dated 1904 and 1914.

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