49
Artworks
0
Followers
Biography
Realistic Travels is a company that produced stereoscopic photographs of the First World War. These images were sold to the public as a way to experience the conflict firsthand. The photographs depict scenes of trench warfare, soldiers in battle, and the aftermath of fighting. The images are striking in their realism, offering a glimpse into the harsh realities of war. The company used a "Realistic Travels" label on the images, alongside the branding "King George V - Queen Mary" which allows the viewer to date the photographs to the reign of King George V, between 1910-1936. The images are particularly notable for their use of stereoscopic technology which creates a three-dimensional effect. These images, with their distinctive style, are an important historical record of the First World War.
R.E.'s mine and counter-mine Messines Ridge, which domi...
Realistic Travels
1917
Daybreak on Vimy Ridge! after our dogged and impetuous ...
Realistic Travels
1917
Holding the line near Dickebush before our final assaul...
Realistic Travels
1917
Our troops occupy Houthoulst Forest, the combined Briti...
Realistic Travels
1918
Guarding sacred Ypres, where British heroism shone resp...
Realistic Travels
1918
Tenderly carrying a "blighty" case to an aid post throu...
Realistic Travels
1917
Through gas and smoke, our troops advance to the final ...
Realistic Travels
1917
R.A.M.C. at Monchy dressing station attending to wounde...
Realistic Travels
1917
After the bitter struggle for the stricken village of G...
Realistic Travels
1918
Cautiously working their way across the shell-swept pla...
Realistic Travels
1916
Delville Wood, shattered in fierce struggles by the S. ...
Realistic Travels
1916
H.E. shells bursting in Mametz Wood, hotly contested wi...
Realistic Travels
1916
Capture of a Hun blockhouse in the Hindenburg Line at C...
Realistic Travels
1916
Our troops charge forward into Bernafay Wood and clear ...
Realistic Travels
1914
Reinforcements going forward thro' communication trench...
Realistic Travels
1914