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Valley Forge

Date: 1915
Description: Close-up of a bronze statue of Major General Friedrich Wihelm Baron von Steuben of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Installed i...
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The Military Academy

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers marching in formation in front of a large building at the Military Academy.
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Washington Barracks

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a line of soldiers in the drill field, holding firearms. One officer stands in front of them, and another behind. Two large buildings in the back...
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Playing Horseshoes at National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: A group of veterans pose while playing horseshoes at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. In the background, the top of the National Military ...
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Funeral Ceremony at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of a funeral ceremony at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. A group of veterans march before a horse-drawn vehicle pulling a coffin on ...
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1915
Description: Six Coastguardsmen pose with an officer on the shore at the Coast Guard Station at Baileys Harbor. The men are identified as (left to right) Reinhart Hicke...
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Donald Crisp publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Donald Crisp wears a U.S. Army uniform for his role as General Ulysses S....
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Henry Walthall publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Henry Walthall stands outdoors in a Confederate uniform for his role as C...
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Be Ready! Join Now!

Date: 1915
Description: British recruitment poster commissioned by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Depicts a silhouette of a British soldier holding a rifle.
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Soldiers Walking Next to Destroyed Buildings

Date: 1915
Description: Three Austrian soldiers walking past a damaged building in Valjevo, Serbia.
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Ruined Church in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers posing amid the rubble of a destroyed church in the City of Sabac, Serbia.
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Ruins of a Serbian Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers waiting along near railroad tracks in the ruins of a Serbian train station.
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Austrian Officers on a Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1915
Description: A group of Austrian officers are gathered in front of a building on a Serbian farmstead
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Destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers and officers are posing in front of the destroyed Customs House in Sabac, Serbia.
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Soldiers Amidst the Ruins of Sabac

Date: 1915
Description: Soldiers posing standing amidst the ruins of destroyed buildings in Sabac, Serbia.
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Austrian Military Artist

Date: 1915
Description: An Austrian military artist is making a sketch of a destroyed church in Sabac, Serbia.
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Austrian River Monitor Artillery Piece

Date: 1915
Description: Three Austrian soldiers with a cannon to be mounted on an Austrian river monitor on Danube River during World War I.
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Soldiers Loading Ammunition

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers are loading ammunition onto a wagon for transport to the front in Serbia during World War I.
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Soldiers on Serbian Farm

Date: 1915
Description: Preparing mid-day meals for troops on a Serbian farmstead.
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Loading Bricks for Use in Roadbuilding

Date: 1915
Description: Bricks from a destroyed factory building are being collected for use in the improvement of poor roadways in Serbia during World War I.

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