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Artillery Explosion on the Russian Front

Date: 1914
Description: Impact of an Austrian 305mm mortar shell in a Russian position. Taken with a telephoto lens.
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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...
Poster

You Are Wanted By the U.S. Army

Date: 1914
Description: Poster with an illustration of an officer (General Pershing?) on a horse, turning around in the saddle and pointing towards the viewer. Text reads: "You Ar...
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Music in the Desert

Date: 1914
Description: Turkish military band performing for Turkish troops in the desert.
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Russian Embassy in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Twelve noon on the first day of mobilization. Crowd gathered in front of the Russian embassy.
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Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: On the first day of mobilization. Departing troops being cheered by crowds in front of the German Colonial Museum.
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Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: On the first day of mobilization. Departing troops being cheered by crowds in front of the German Colonial Museum.
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Niedenburg in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: Scene of destroyed and burned out buildings after the Russian occupation. Handwritten at bottom right: "Niedenburg."
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Captured Belgian Artillery

Date: 1914
Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
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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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Hospital Ship on the River

Date: 1914
Description: Hospital ship for the wounded on the River Spree, in Berlin, which was visited by the Empress.
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Russian Internees in the Berlin Zoo

Date: 1914
Description: A group of refugees posing for a group portrait in the courtyard of the Berlin zoo.
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Notgeld from the City of Hohensalza

Date: 1914
Description: Emergency paper money, or scrip, called Notgeld in German, was issued by local governments during the war. Hohensalza, in the German Province of Posen, bec...
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Destroyed Bridge in Andenne, Belgium

Date: 1914
Description: Andenne is located on the Meuse River.
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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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