Flemish Vrijwillige Arbeitsdienst voor Vlaanderen (VAVV) Portrait with Brooch

An original wartime portrait photograph depicting a young female member of the Vrijwillige Arbeidsdienst voor Vlaanderen (VAVV), the Flemish voluntary labour service established during the German occupation of Belgium.

The sitter is shown wearing the distinctive VAVV membership brooch (speld/brosche) on her coat, making this an identifiable portrait connected to one of the principal Flemish labour organizations of the occupation period. Such photographs are considerably less frequently encountered than military portraits and are of particular interest to collectors and researchers specializing in Flemish collaboration and home front organizations.

The photograph was produced by Foto Hubert, Courtrai (Kortrijk) and retains the photographer’s embossed studio imprint. Measuring approximately 8.6 cm, it is a well-composed studio portrait preserved in good original condition.

Condition: Good original condition with light age-related wear consistent with storage. A scarce original portrait documenting a female member of the Flemish Voluntary Labour Service (VAVV).