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Le Choléra: Le Petit Journal, December 1, 1912

Cover of French newspaper "Le Petit Journal" with illustration of the figure of Death cutting down marching troops

One hundred and three years ago today, Le Petit Journal, a French newspaper, featured an illustration of cholera, which was decimating the troops of World War I: Death cuts through the marching men with a scythe. Notably, the men wear the red fez, identifying them as Tirailleurs Sénégalais. (Tirailleur translates variously as “skirmisher,” “rifleman,” or […]

The Intricate Makeshift Money Germans Relied On Between World Wars

"Notgeld" bill

From gizmodo.com: State-issued currency is the scaffolding upon which capitalism was built, but it’s always been prone to mayhem. For instance in 1920s Germany, extreme inflation forced German businesses to actually print millions of their own customized paper bills. Now largely forgotten, this notgeld, or “emergency money,” was once ubiquitous—amounting to an ornately-decorated I.O.U. in […]

Walter Koessler project: An extensive personal look into World War I

Photograph from Walter Koessler Project

Walter Koessler Project by Dean Putney (@deanputney, deanputney.org); Kickstarter project link: As I was getting ready to leave home after Thanksgiving, almost two years ago, my mom said she had something to show me. She pulled out a big black photo album from under our coffee table, casually laid it out in front of me, […]

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