Alpine Hunter Collection

"Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph)
DUV4222632 "Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph); 38.5x27.5 cm; (add.info.: Ski boots, our alpine hunters, cantons in the snow of the Vosges)

"Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph)
DUV4222561 "Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph); 38.5x27.5 cm; (add.info)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an Alpine hunter thinking of his fiancee during a guard, 1915
LUX4742725 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing an Alpine hunter thinking of his fiancee during a guard, 1915; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the various soldiers of the front in a horoscope game
LUX4738665 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the various soldiers of the front in a horoscope game, titled: Horoscope of the hairy

First World War: France, Postcard showing a woman dreamt of an alpine hunter, 1916
LUX4734823 First World War: France, Postcard showing a woman dreamt of an alpine hunter, 1916; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

An alpine hunter in uniform with beret, 1880
LUX4710923 An alpine hunter in uniform with beret, 1880; (add.info.: An alpine hunter in uniform with beret, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

King Victor Emmanuel III on a swing cap, 1909 (lithograph)
JAB4119042 King Victor Emmanuel III on a swing cap, 1909 (lithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing two soldiers including an Alpine hunter crossing the snow-capped peaks
LUX4741205 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing two soldiers including an Alpine hunter crossing the snow-capped peaks of the Vosges to reach Strasbourg, 1915

First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing an alpine hunter with his uniform
LUX4736294 First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing an alpine hunter with his uniform and cane writing a letter to his fiance at the top of a summit, 1915

Grenoble: studio portrait of a 30th alpine hunter with a cane, 1890
LUX4710950 Grenoble: studio portrait of a 30th alpine hunter with a cane, 1890; (add.info.: Grenoble: studio portrait of a 30th alpine hunter with a cane, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904
LUX4809956 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry, the Alpine hunters, 1904; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: August 1904, the Alpine infantry

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the representatives of the different regiment of the army that a woman
LUX4739647 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the representatives of the different regiment of the army that a woman can choose, in the form of a lottery game

First World War: Patriotic map showing an alpine hunter climbing a mountain with his luggage, 1915, climbing
LUX4744987 First World War: Patriotic map showing an alpine hunter climbing a mountain with his luggage, 1915, climbing'; (add.info)

France: Alpine hunter in uniform poses in a mountainous landscape, 1900
LUX4813747 France: Alpine hunter in uniform poses in a mountainous landscape, 1900; (add.info.: France: Alpine hunter in uniform poses in a mountainous landscape, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

First World War: France, An alpine hunter in a reconstituted trench thinks of his fiance, 1915
LUX4737027 First World War: France, An alpine hunter in a reconstituted trench thinks of his fiance, 1915; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

First World War: France, Postcard where is a drawing of Hansi showing an Alpine hunter
LUX4735142 First World War: France, Postcard where is a drawing of Hansi showing an Alpine hunter and an Alsatian village published for the second loan of the National Defense

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young Alsatian and French soldiers liberate around a cafe, 1915
LUX4740593 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a young Alsatian and French soldiers liberate around a cafe, 1915

Uniforms of Alpine Hunters - drawing by Ludovic, 1889
LSE4079089 Uniforms of Alpine Hunters - drawing by Ludovic, 1889; (add.info.: Uniforms of Alpine Hunters - drawing by Ludovic, 1889); Photo © Leonard de Selva

First World War: France, drawn postcard showing an alpine hunter for the promotion of a national loan, 1918
LUX4735058 First World War: France, drawn postcard showing an alpine hunter for the promotion of a national loan, 1918; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: A French Alpine Hunter Team, 1924
LUX4811413 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: A French Alpine Hunter Team, 1924; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Chamonix: A French Alpine Hunter Team

First World War: Italian mountain troops alpini Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937)
ELD4881667 First World War: Italian mountain troops alpini Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from " Storia d Italia" by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection by Scarpelli

Alpine hunters of the French army at the top of Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc) in the Alps
XEE4172879 Alpine hunters of the French army at the top of Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc) in the Alps. Frontpage of French newspaper Le petit Parisien

First World War: group of Italian Alpine hunters in recognition with their mules in 1915
GIA4703393 First World War: group of Italian Alpine hunters in recognition with their mules in 1915. Illustration by Quinto Cenni (1845-1917) by Cenni

In the Alps: soldiers of the 157th infantry find three Italians lost in the snow - in
LSE4080536 In the Alps: soldiers of the 157th infantry find three Italians lost in the snow - in " Le petit Parisien" of March 1905 (engraving) by French School

Mountain maneuver in the Vosges of a battalion of alpine hunters with a request for a
LSE4324220 Mountain maneuver in the Vosges of a battalion of alpine hunters with a request for a schlitte, sleigh for logging. Engraving in " Le petit journal" 19/07/1896

First World War: "Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini
GIA4718222 First World War: " Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) take back from enemies the Pal Piccolo, Italian alps" 1916 Illustration from " La domenica del corriere" by

First World War, Carso Front: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini
GIA4718142 First World War, Carso Front: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) carrying food on sledges, 1916 Photography by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War)

Alpine hunters skiing in Moncenisio in Piedmont, 1903. Illustration by Beltrame
GIA4771720 Alpine hunters skiing in Moncenisio in Piedmont, 1903. Illustration by Beltrame. " La Domenica del Corriere"

Alpine hunters in the mountains in 1890 Anonymous painting
JLJ4668060 Alpine hunters in the mountains in 1890 Anonymous painting. 1890 Paris, Musee de l Armee by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Musee de l Armee, Paris

Depart of the French alpine hunters in Marseille aboard the Chaouia
XEE4188577 Depart of the French alpine hunters in Marseille aboard the Chaouia, for Morocco which became a French protectorate since the signing of the Fes (Fez) treaty on 30/03/1912

First World War: "Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini
GIA4718106 First World War: " Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) climbing a wall in the Italian Alps, 1915" Illustration from " La domenica del corriere" by Anonymous;

First World War: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini
GIA4718238 First World War: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) climbing the summit of the Tuckettspitze (Tuckett-Spitze or Tuckett peak)

First World War: "Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini
GIA4718118 First World War: " Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) carrying material on a summit of the Italian Alps

First World War: "Poster celebrating the Vestone Battalion of Italian Alpine
GIA4718199 First World War: " Poster celebrating the Vestone Battalion of Italian Alpine Hunters (Alpino or Alpini), 6th Regiment

First World War: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) during an ascent
GIA4718182 First World War: Italian alpine hunters (alpino or alpini) during an ascent, 1917 Photography by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War)

Alpine hunters looking for lost German tourists. They wanted to go to the Nero
XEE4187640 Alpine hunters looking for lost German tourists. They wanted to go to the Nero (Helmet du Nero) mountain of the Chartreuse massif

Postcard, Satirical in N & B, ca. 1915: Our Hunters - War of 14 -18, Photography
ICA4838496 Postcard, Satirical in N & B, ca. 1915: Our Hunters - War of 14 -18, Photography, Paternity, Jam of skull - Soldiers, Alpine Hunters Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) by Faivre

Alpine hunters practicing shooting at the foot of Mount Cervino with the new Maxim
ELD4830770 Alpine hunters practicing shooting at the foot of Mount Cervino with the new Maxim machine guns - Illustration by Beltrame from " La Domenica del Corriere" October 1910

First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Colonel Emile Driant (1855-1916
XEE4171462 First World War 1914-1918 (War 14-18). Colonel Emile Driant (1855-1916) heads the battalions of hunters at the Bois de Caures. In " Le Petite Journal", on 02/04/1916

The 30th alpine hunters carrying out a forced march on Mount Pelvoux at 3400 metres
XEE4151936 The 30th alpine hunters carrying out a forced march on Mount Pelvoux at 3400 metres altitude on June 21-24 1895 - engraving in " Le Progres illustrious" of 1895 by Unknown

La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1915_2_6: War of 14 -18
ICA4933473 La Baionnette, Satirique en Colours, 1915_2_6: War of 14 -18, Life of the Soldier - Soldiers, Indigenous Soldiers - Illustration by Henriot (1857-1933) by Henriot

National Guard, in 1789, with left to right: the grenadier, the veteran
LSE4335396 National Guard, in 1789, with left to right: the grenadier, the veteran, the hunter and the horsemen. Eau forte en couleurs

Three Italians lost in the Alps were found by the 157th Infantry soldiers
LSE4311421 Three Italians lost in the Alps were found by the 157th Infantry soldiers, in " Le petit Parisien", on 19/03/1905 (engraving) by French School

In a mountain accident, a car of the 13th battalion of the Alpine Hunters falls into a
LSE4311206 In a mountain accident, a car of the 13th battalion of the Alpine Hunters falls into a ravine in Epierre, Savoy

Arrest of an Italian spy, Captain Vittorio Ravelli, by the 23rd Alpine Hunter Battalion
LSE4324208 Arrest of an Italian spy, Captain Vittorio Ravelli, by the 23rd Alpine Hunter Battalion, north of the Maritime Alps department. Engraving in " Le petit journal" 28/06/1896

"Sous la mitraille";In the Vosges, between Badonviller and Cirey
DUV4222558 " Sous la mitraille" ; In the Vosges, between Badonviller and Cirey, the German border post was ripped off on the first day of the war by the Alpine fighters

The Presidential Voyage in the Southeast - French President Felix Faure in the Alps, 1897
XEE4159251 The Presidential Voyage in the Southeast - French President Felix Faure in the Alps, 1897. We have a visit to the South East of France. Illustration for Le petit Journal, 22 August 1897

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"Unyielding and Fearless: The Alpine Hunters of the First World War" Step into the rugged terrain of the Alps, where a group of extraordinary soldiers known as alpine hunters emerged as true heroes. With their unwavering determination and unparalleled skills, these mountain troops played a crucial role in various conflicts throughout history. In an enchanting illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from "Storia d Italia, " we catch a glimpse of Italian alpini during the First World War. Clad in their distinctive uniforms, they navigate treacherous slopes with unmatched precision. Their presence alone strikes awe and admiration. Meanwhile, atop Mont Blanc in 1901, French alpine hunters conquer new heights. A front-page engraving from Le petit Parisien captures this breathtaking moment when these brave warriors stand triumphantly at the peak. Their indomitable spirit serves as a testament to human resilience against nature's harshest challenges. During World War I, another image reveals Italian alpine hunters alongside their loyal mules in 1915. This recognition highlights not only their exceptional combat skills but also their resourcefulness and ability to adapt to harsh conditions on unforgiving terrains. In one poignant scene set amidst snow-covered mountains, soldiers from the 157th infantry discover three lost Italians struggling for survival. The compassion shown by these alpine hunters exemplifies camaraderie even amidst conflict – reminding us that humanity prevails even in times of war. Witnessing a battalion maneuver through Vosges Mountains further emphasizes the strategic brilliance possessed by these elite fighters. Their request for assistance echoes with determination as they navigate challenging landscapes while protecting those under their care. The bravery displayed by Italian alpini during Carso Front is captured vividly during World War I – showcasing them poised for action against all odds. These fearless warriors embody strength and resilience amid chaos – an inspiration to generations that follow. Not limited to warfare alone, alpine hunters also indulge in moments of leisure.