Joseph P.
Robinson.
I'm not so sure why this became an area of
collecting but it is growing. The Germans got
into a large amount of propaganda obviously, but
one of the "series" was Fräulein Feldgrau.
These were young pretty girls in feldgrau
uniform that I suppose had a sort of pin-up
purpose. No nudity involved, just pretty faces.
This is a family site and no, the turn of the
century Germans would not go off the deep end.
There were other "series" to include Fräulein
Leutnant, and pictures of noble women in the
uniforms of their regiments. We will try tp
bring you these pictures and add as things come
available.
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From
the collection of Brian Kostel,
these old CDV's show women with fake
mustaches and beards. |
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Royalty also had uniforms. |
The
first biggee that got a lot of play
was Viktoria Luise, the Kaiser's
only daughter. She lived to a ripe
old age and was very popular as
Vicki. She had a hand in writing
many books including The Kaiser's
Daughter. Her signature was freely
distributed in her older years.
Shown below in the iniform of her
2nd Lieb Hussar Regiment. |
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The
Crown Princess -- Cecile was
described in the McDonough book as "
The only man in the Hollerzoleran
household." A lot of her pictures
were with Vicki showing off her role
as Chief of the 8th Dragoons.
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This
is Alexandra the Great Duchess of
Mecklenburg - Schwerin in the
uniform of her 8th Grenadiers.
Collectors would go nuts to see the
rosettes on this unique helmet but
the busch covers all. |
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The
wife of August Wilhelm (one of the
Kaiser's sons) as Chief of the 14th
Dragoons. |
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