Essen Collection

Greetings postcard from Essen, Germany, with a general view of the city. Date: circa 1902

The New Krupp Munitions Factory, Essen, Germany Date: circa 1908

German field guns being tested at the secretive Krupp works at Essen in 1916. The weapons were put through extensive trials to ensure the gun-mechanism could withstand the rigors of travel during

Manufacture of Naval Artillery - Krupp Works, Essen, Germany
Manufacture of Naval Artillery at the Krupp Works, Essen, Germany. Date: 1906

Krupp family homes, Essen, Germany
Krupp family homes -- Alfred Krupps humble childhood home, and a somewhat grander family home, the Villa Hugel, both in Essen, Germany

French & Beligian Goods
Germans warned off buying French and Belgian goods during the occupation

Rolling Armour Plate
GERMANY Rolling out armour plate at Krupp, Essen Date: 1911

Rolling Metal for Ships
GERMANY Rolling out metal for battleships at Friedrich Krupp, Essen Date: 1900

Krupp: Smelting Plant
Krupps factory, Essen: casting in the smelting plant Date: 1911

Krupp: Martinwerk III
Krupps factory, Essen: casting process in Martinwerk III Date: 1911

Cartoon, The Work That Never Ceases, WW1
Cartoon, The Work That Never Ceases -- scene at Krupps works in Essen, Germany, during the First World War, where iron crosses are manufactured for distribution by the Kaiser. Date: 1914

Bomber force panorama by G. H. Davis
1000 bombers: a panorama showing the Allied bomber force which attacked the Rhineland and Western Germany, at the rate of ten bombers per minute

German weapons found in Essen 1945
Essen in Germany, was a target for bombing due to its industrial centre. In April 1945 Essen was occupied by allied troops

GERMANY. Essen. Alemania (c. 1840). Industrial
GERMANY. Essen. Alemania (c.1840). Industrial

Essen Coal Mine / Germany
The huge Zeche (= colliery) Victoria Mathias at Essen, Germany, with rail trucks loaded with coal Date: early 20th century

Duke of Windsor visits a German mine, 1937
The Duke of Windsor(second from right) in miners kit and crash helmet at the Friedrich Heinrich Mine, near Essen, on 15th October 1937

Krupps Works
The Krupps Gussstahlfabrik (cast steel works) at Essen Date: 1911

Poster advertising Czech airlines, serving various places in Europe: Prague, Marienbad, Kassel, Essen, Rotterdam, Vienna, Dresden, Berlin and Nuremberg

German Ultra-Heavy Artillery, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing British and American soldiers examining some German gun barrels, each 28 yards long, captured in Essen, Germany, 1945

Krupp Family Villa Essen
The Krupp family villa at Essen

Germany / Essen / Krupp 1900
Essen: Krupps industrial works, on the Ruhr

Krupp: Forging Press
Krupp, Essen: hydraulic forging press

Krupp: Machine Shop IV
Krupps factory in Essen: machine shop IV

Krupps Bessemer Machine
Krupps old Bessemer machine

Krupp: Machine Shop 1
Krupps factory, Essen: machine shop I

Krupp Gun Emplacements
Krupp: armoured gun emplacements at the Grusonwerk

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