Fam. Wouters
Axe-wielding fireman - Altona, ca. 1910.
Large CDV by Heinrich Schellhorn, an Altona based photographer.
On scene an axe-wielding firemen, probably working in the Altona-Hamburg area. Note the typical belt and neck protection on the leather helmet. Similar to police and especially military, he has a leather helmet featuring the wappen of his fire brigade. Some of these men ended up as flamethrower pioneers during the war.
I would date this around 1910, give or take 10 years.
Axe-wielding fireman - Altona, ca. 1910.
Large CDV by Heinrich Schellhorn, an Altona based photographer.
On scene an axe-wielding firemen, probably working in the Altona-Hamburg area. Note the typical belt and neck protection on the leather helmet. Similar to police and especially military, he has a leather helmet featuring the wappen of his fire brigade. Some of these men ended up as flamethrower pioneers during the war.
I would date this around 1910, give or take 10 years.