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Collection Box for Cigars

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront and donating a cigar to a collection box. A sign on the collection box reads: "Cigarren für unsere...
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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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Bavarian Troops in the Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. A soldier riding a hay wagon.
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Bicycle Patrol

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Description: The watch in the Vosges. Soldier (on bicycle) on patrol with a white handkerchief as a recognition sign.
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Apartment Buildings with German Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotic Berlin. "Hindenburg's victory, 80,000 Russian prisoners."
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Dog Collecting Donations for the Red Cross

Date: 1914
Description: A dog sitting on the sidewalk in front of a storefront with a can in his mouth. He is accepting donations to the Red Cross.
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Corsage Pinned to Soldier

Date: 1915
Description: Woman pinning corsage on the lapel of a wounded Austrian soldier.
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House in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: During the siege of Antwerp, residents used this ladder to climb onto the roof to scan for German zeppelins. A German airship (zeppelin) dropped bombs on A...
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Skutari: The Bazaar Along the Waterfront

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Description: Skutari (Shkodra) is a city on the northern part of Albania.
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Life in Skutari

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Description: Returning Turkish merchant reopening his store in Skutari, Albania.
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Street Scene in Skutari

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Description: Catholic Albanian women in Skutari.

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