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ICRC postcards


The ICRC published a serie of postcards illustrating its work as well as life in camps and hospitals during the First World War.
  • Baia castle, Caserte, Naples, Italy
    Baia castle, Caserte, Naples, Italy
    Panorama (ICRC, Italy, n°2)
  • Baia castle, Caserte, Naples, Italy
    Baia castle, Caserte, Naples, Italy
    View of the harbour from the village (ICRC, Italy, n°12)
  • Scandiano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    Scandiano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    Castle (ICRC, Italy, n°13)
  • Italy
    Italy
    prisoners-of-war mass in the combat zone (ICRC, Italy, n°20)
  • Aquila, Abruzzi, Italy
    Aquila, Abruzzi, Italy
    View of the village (ICRC, Italy, n°4)
  • Genoa, Liguria, Italy
    Genoa, Liguria, Italy
    Fort Begato prisoners-of-war camp (ICRC, Italy, n°19)
  • Taggia, San Remo, Liguria, Italy
    Taggia, San Remo, Liguria, Italy
    De Sonnaz barracks (ICRC, Italy, n°8)
  • Bardonecchia, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
    Bardonecchia, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
    Prisoners in the yard (ICRC, Italy, n°18)
  • Barile, Apulia, Italy
    Barile, Apulia, Italy
    Inner courtyard of the prisoners-of-war camp (ICRC, Italy, n°14)
  • Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
    Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
    Main building (ICRC, Italy, n°10)
  • Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
    Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
    Dormitory (ICRC, Italy, n°11)
  • Terrassini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Terrassini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Panorama (ICRC, Italy, n°1)
  • Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Main building (ICRC, Italy, n°3)
  • Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Main entrance (ICRC, Italy, n°15)
  • Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Main entrance (ICRC, Italy, n°16)
  • Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    Dormitory (ICRC, Italy, n°17)
  • Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
    Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
    Santa Chiara barracks (ICRC, Italy, n°5)
  • Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
    Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
    Abbadia barracks (ICRC, Italy, n°6)
  • Capraia, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
    Capraia, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
    San Giorgio castle (ICRC, Italy, n°7)
  • Portoferraio, Elba, Tuscany, Italy
    Portoferraio, Elba, Tuscany, Italy
    Officers' mess in Napoleon's house (ICRC, Italy, n°9)



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