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"What the French are Using To Shoot at Our Soldiers"

Date: 1914
Description: Various types of bullets, often referred to as "dum dum" bullets, which were designed to inflict grievous damage on human flesh. German propaganda made muc...
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Captured Russian Artillery in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Captured Russian cannon are paraded through Berlin for all to see.
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Sven Hedin in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: The Swedish author and naturalist Sven Hedin during a visit to Berlin.
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Rotax Portable X-Ray Apparatus

Date: 1914
Description: Advertisement of a 1914 portable X-Ray machine and its parts.
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Medical Depot

Date: 1914
Description: View of the interior of the medical depot with bandage preparation.
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War Volunteer Unit in Training

Date: 1914
Description: Officers training a Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in Schmargendorf near Berlin.
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East Prussian Refugees in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: East Prussian refugees, who are in Berlin to be inducted in the military, receive free meals daily courtesy of a well-known restaurant (Weinstuben Haus Tra...
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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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"Noon Day Meals For Needy Artists"

Date: 1914
Description: Struggling artists in Berlin meet for their daily noon meal and discuss the issues of the day.
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National Women's Service

Date: 1914
Description: National Women's Service. The indigent and refugees from East Prussia receiving free shoes, clothing, and underwear.
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National Women's Service

Date: 1914
Description: National Women's Service in Berlin. The indigent and also refugees from East Prussia receiving free shoes, clothing, and underwear.
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War Metals Collection Point

Date: 1914
Description: Collection point for gold, silver, copper, and other metals in Berlin.
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Mecheln Marketplace

Date: 1914
Description: Marketplace in Mecheln, Belgium. Depot area for German naval infantry soldiers.
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Female Railway Station Master

Date: 1914
Description: "The wife must stand in for her husband." A female railway station master in Germany.
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Training Recruits

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded German officer training recruits who are still in civilian clothing.
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Recruits at a Meal

Date: 1914
Description: German Army recruits, still in civilian clothing, taking a meal break.
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Volunteer Unit

Date: 1914
Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Patriotism on the Roof Veranda

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotism on the roof veranda. Employees of a large store in Berlin using their free time to knit socks for our brave fighters.
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Selling Patriotic Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Flag seller on Unter den Linden in Berlin.
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Berlin Medical Unit

Date: 1914
Description: Training of a medical unit in Berlin-Friedenau.

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