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Austrian Soldiers by their Dead Horse

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Description: Austrian soldiers sitting in a row near their dead horse. They are waiting to be brought a spare horse.
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"The Beautification Consultant at Work"

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Description: An Austrian soldier is getting his hair cut outdoors.
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A Traveling Field Hospital

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Description: A traveling field hospital assisting soldiers on the battlefield. One man in the center is handing out canes.
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Soldiers Sharpening a Saber

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Description: Two German soldiers using the services of a field carpentry detachment to sharpen a saber using a hand cranked sharpening wheel outdoors next to a shed.
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Soldier Praying Over a Mass Grave

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Description: German soldier kneeling on the ground at a mass grave site to say a prayer in honor of his fallen comrades.
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Soldiers Exchange Gifts in Front of a Christmas Tree

Date: 1914
Description: German reservists maintain a semblance of home while at war as they exchange gifts in front of a Christmas tree.
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Sunday Military Church Service in South Tyrol

Date: 1914
Description: Sunday mass for Austrian soldiers, members of a "Tiroler Standschützen" unit, in South Tyrol during World War I.
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.
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"The Goodbye Kiss"

Date: 1914
Description: A German soldier is kissing a woman before boarding a train.
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Captured Belgian Guns in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd watching soldiers with captured Belgian guns coming through the Brandenburg Gate.
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Destroyed Storefront in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers posing in front of a destroyed storefront in the city of Neidenburg in East Prussia in September 1914. Taken after the expulsion of Russia...
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Soldiers in front of Destroyed House

Date: 1914
Description: Three soldiers are standing in front of the destroyed house, and another soldier is bending over a pile of rubble in the doorway under the partially collap...
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Ruins of a Serbian Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers waiting along near railroad tracks in the ruins of a Serbian train station.
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"An Expressive Scene"

Date: 1915
Description: Horses surrounding a steam threshing machine in Serbia during World War I.
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Austrian Officers on a Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1915
Description: A group of Austrian officers are gathered in front of a building on a Serbian farmstead
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Destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers and officers are posing in front of the destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia.
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Serbian Prisoners

Date: 1914
Description: A group of Serbian prisoners standing on a street.
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Soldiers Amidst the Ruins of Sabac

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers posing standing amidst the ruins of destroyed buildings in Sabac, Serbia.
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Soldiers Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1914
Description: Two soldiers are sitting on stools outdoors peeling potatoes near a large pot, with a cover resting in front on the ground. Another man is standing on the ...
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Serbian Prisoners of War in Sabac

Date: 1914
Description: A group of Serbian prisoners standing on a street.

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