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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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The First Neutral Train Pulling into Merxen

Date: 1914
Description: The first neutral train carrying returning refugees is pulling into the Merxen station in Antwerp. Soldiers are posing in front of the engine.
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Return of Belgian Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees making their way home from camps in the Netherlands.
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Belgian Refugees Presenting their Identification Papers

Date: 1914
Description: Before any refugees are allowed to re-enter Antwerp, they must prove their legitimate status.
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Belgian Refugees Returning Home

Date: 1914
Description: View of the neutral train entering Merxen (Merskem), near Antwerp, bringing refugees from Holland.
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Refugees from Antwerp Returning Home from Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees make their way home from Holland.
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Belgian Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees taking their belongings with them as they move from place to place.
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Dutch Soldiers Distributing Bread to Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Dutch soldiers distributing bread to refugees in the marketplace of Bergen op Zoom in Holland.
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Belgian Refugees in the Marketplace of Bergen Op Zoom

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees in the marketplace waiting for goods.
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Belgian Refugees in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees cooking midday meals in the marketplace of Bergen op Zoom.
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Belgian Refugee Camp in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugee camp in Holland near Bergen op Zoom.
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Belgian Refugees in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees in Holland. Mothers are combing their children's hair in the morning.
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Belgian Refugees Returning Home

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving their railway tickets in Bergen op Zoom for the trip to Merxen. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of the border was...
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Refugees Receiving Meals

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving a midday meal at a Dutch church.
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Belgian Refugees Leaving Messages on Signboards

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees using every wall space to write messages and addresses in order to inform their relatives of their location.
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Refugee Suffering

Date: 1914
Description: Homeless refugees resting by their belongings.
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Wagon Shelter for Belgian Refugee Family

Date: 1914
Description: A wagon is serving as an emergency shelter for a refugee family.
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Belgian Refugees in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees feeling themselves welcome in Holland.
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Suffering of Belgian Refugee

Date: 1914
Description: Homeless Belgian refugees sitting on a brick sidewalk along the street as they are preparing for another hard day.
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Belgian Refugees in Bergen op Zoom, Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Distribution of assignments for sleeping quarters to Belgian refugees in Bergen op Zoom, Holland. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of...

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