Willi Sanke published a series of about 600-700 numbered photo-postcards, showing World War I aviators c. 1910 - 1918/20.
Willi Sanke published a series of about 600-700 numbered photo-postcards, showing World War I aviators c. 1910 - 1918/20.
Willi was based in Berlin and his cards were often issued under the name of Postkartenvertrieb W. Sanke (Post Card Distribution W. Sanke). [1] [2]
On some of these postcards, the photographers are identified: for example, Fritz Fischer, Nicola Perscheid (1864–1930), [3] and Alfred Krauth.
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