I bought a couple of items on ebay a few months ago, but since my scanner is not working, only just got a friend to scan them for me. The first is a modern negative, appears to be an internegative (ie a negative made from a negative) showing a destroyed tank.
The second is a glass positive. The auction called it a magic lantern slide, but the shape of the frame reminds me of a stereoscope image.
The first image of the destroyed Tank is described as " Zillebeke(place)2668 TankYpres Road" from a (probarbly postwar) postcard and taken from the other side but clearly the same Tank, a MKIV female.
Thanks for the feedback, I added the captions that are on two postcards I have of the first image from different angles. Anyone have any ideas on the second image? Unfortunate that the photographer focused on the tree not the tank, but it does give the image a 3-dimensional look. Could it be taken in Gaza?
-- Edited by MehdiT on Saturday 12th of October 2013 08:04:44 PM
-- Edited by MehdiT on Saturday 12th of October 2013 08:05:40 PM
Not sure about second photo. Could be a Mk IV or a Mk V. If Mk IV, Gaza doesn't seem unreasonable, looking at the vegetation, but it could easily be in Europe too.
It's hard to tell which Mark it is; if it has the side radiator grilles a Mk V then it isn't obvious, but I'm wondering if the front tie-down/tow point is partly visible through the tree - if so, I wonder if I am seeing the U-bolt design used on the Mk V, rather than the twin horizontal triangular plates with through-bolt that the Mk IV had.
Another thing to consider is the lack of W-R-W ID stripes on the front horn: if Mk V, it would have to be an early photo, likely before they first saw action.
