An Eerie Remembrance of the Past

We live about 100 yards up the same street from this large entrance sign to Cherbourg, France. Recently, a lady in Amsterdam discovered in a flea market about 300 photographic negatives taken during World War II. Many of these pictures happened to be photographed in Cherbourg. She then searched out and photographed the exact same current-day locations. By superimposing the historical pictures, she was able to evoke the "ghosts of the past." Here is how our street looked 68 years ago as American soliders marched German prisoners of war past our apartment.

Another 100 yards down our street is the location of the following gruesome superimposed picture.

We don't think there was much sympathy here for the German occupiers. Next to our apartment is a commemorative plaque of the death of 23 French citizens who gave their lives for their country. Undoubtedly they were lined up against the wall in the court yard out our kitchen window and shot by the Germans. During the recent equivalent of Memorial Day in France, the local citizenry placed a potted chrysanthemum next to the plaque, which remains in full bloom, watered by the daily rain. We hope it blooms all winter in this mild climate in remembrance of these brave patriots.

Here is the link to the story about the 300 negatives: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219584/Ghosts-war-Artist-superimposes-World-War-II-photographs-modern-pictures-street-scenes.html