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High Jump

Date: 06 13 1916
Description: Men and children, mostly boys, are crowding around a high jump hurdle during a school festival.
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Two Men in front of Tent

Date: 1935
Description: View of one man wearing a suit and tie sitting on a cot in front of a canvas tent. Another man wearing a dress shirt and tie is standing next to him in fro...
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Emir Ali Pasha in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Emir Ali Pascha was the Vice-President of the Turkish legislature. He visited Berlin in late 1914 or early 1915 on a goodwill trip. Here, accompanied by a...
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Wounded Turkish Officers in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded Turkish officers in Berlin are standing on the sidewalk near the entrance to a building. The officers are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the...
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Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor

Date: 1914
Description: Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor (Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg) at the dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in 1914
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Dedication of "Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin. Present were the wife of Prince August Wilhelm, the wife of Field Marshall Hindenburg, and German Rei...
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East Prussian Refugee Christmas Celebration

Date: 1914
Description: Christmas present distribution for East Prussian refugees in Berlin. The Christmas present event was organized by Countess Mirbach and held in the new Phil...
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Emir Ali Pascha in Berlin

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Description: At present Berlin is providing accommodation for a high ranking political guest, a son of Abd el Kader, who is the Vice-President of the Turkish legislatur...
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Emir Ali Pascha in Berlin

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Description: At present Berlin is providing accommodation for a high ranking political guest, a son of Abd el Kader, who is the Vice-President of the Turkish legislatur...
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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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Red Cross Sisters

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Description: Red Cross sisters in front of the Reichstag building.
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In Front of Military District Headquarters

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Description: Reservists in front of the (military) district headquarters in Berlin.
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First Day of Mobilization

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Description: In front of the (military) district headquarters in Berlin-Schoeneberg on the first day of mobilization.
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First Day of Mobilization

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Description: In front of the (military) district headquarters in Berlin-Schoeneberg on the first day of mobilization.
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Red Cross Donations

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Description: Collecting donations for the Red Cross.
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Purchasing Wagons

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Description: Military supply administration purchasing civilian wagons at the Tempelhof field. The accepted wagons are being stamped for identification.
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Mustering Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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Feeding The Needy

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Description: Feeding the needy in Friedenau-Wilmersdorf at the Kaiserplatz.
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Feeding the Hungry Poor in Berlin

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Description: Open air dining for civilians without money in the Friedenau-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin along the the Kaiserplatz.
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Red Cross Soup Kitchen

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Description: Red Cross soup kitchen with a crowd at the entrance. For 10 pfennigs one can obtain a hearty lunch.

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