This candid photograph from a World War I French military aviator's personal album captures a group of local villagers, dressed in traditional Balkan folk costume, gathered outside a rural home. Likely taken during the Macedonian (Salonika) Front campaign of 1916-1918, when French aviation units were stationed in the region to support Allied operations against Bulgarian and German forces, images such as this reflect the everyday encounters between Allied servicemen and local civilian populations far removed from the front lines. Project: 218534