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Construction of a Bridge

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Description: Construction of a bridge over the Warte River near Sieradz in Russian Poland.
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Drummer in Front of a Crowd

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Description: Town crier drumming in front of crowd to announce the latest news and orders.
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"Hunger is the Best Cook"

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Description: "Hunger is the best cook." Austrian soldiers in Czenstochau eating in front of food distribution point.
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German Band in the Streets of Lodz

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Description: German Landsturm (reservist) band playing as they march down a street in Lodz in Poland.
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Catholic Mass

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Description: Interior view of a saloon car on an Austrian train, in which a Catholic mass is celebrated daily.
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Repairing a Bridge in Heavy Snow

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Description: Even the worst weather does not stop our brave Pioniere (engineering troops). Here they are repairing a bridge in heavy snow.
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German Soldiers on the Streets of Lodz

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Description: German manners and practices in Lodz. The Landsturm (reservist) band plays a concert daily at noon in front of the offices of the Governor.
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Russian Prisoners

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Description: Russian deserters, now prisoners, who are at work in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), taking a break for lunch.
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Destroyed Bridge

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Description: The destroyed bridge in the park at Skiernewize (Skierniewice), which has been replaced by the Germans with a first-rate emergency bridge.
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"A High Honor"

Date: 1915
Description: A Jewish child in Galicia is holding an Austrian cavalryman's horse.
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German Troops Entering Skiernewize

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Description: Residents of Skiernewize (Skierniewice) decorate their houses with garlands to welcome the arrival of German troops.
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Theater Garden Converted into a Hospital

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Description: The theater in the pleasure gardens in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now converted for use as a hospital.
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Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel

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Description: His Excellency Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel, recipient of the Order Pour le Merite with oak leaves. An army commander in the East, he is seen here with hi...
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The Czar's Palace in Skiernewize

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Description: The Czar's palace in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now in the hands of the Germans and serving as the headquarters of eastern front commander Freiherr von Sc...
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The Czar's Palace in Skiernewize

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Description: The Czar's palace in Skiernewize (Skierniewice).
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Hospital Train of Count Karolyi

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Description: The hospital train of Count Karolyi. The Austrian foundation supported hospital train of County Anton Karolyi is being inspected by Freiherr Scheffer-Boyad...
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Senior Surgical Advisor Professor Borchardt

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Description: The senior surgical advisor Professor Borchardt inspecting the hospital train.
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Examining a Captured Russian Water Wagon

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Description: German Landsturm (reservists) in Skiernewize examining a captured Russian water wagon.
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A "Cannon Hospital" on the Carpathian Front

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...
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Work at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...

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