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First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Crowds in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914, after Germany had made the decision to declare war.
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.
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Ruined Church in Sabac, Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses pulling a wagon on a street in front of a ruined church. Rubble is piled in front of another building on the right.
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Customs Building in Sabac

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of soldiers and civilians near the damaged Customs Building. Broken furniture and rubble is piled in front of the building. There ar...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Bringing Supplies to the Front

Date: 1914
Description: View from side of street towards a boy sitting on top of a pile of supplies driving a horse-drawn wagon heading to the Front. A person is watching from the...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Bringing Supplies to the Front

Date: 1914
Description: Men are standing on a city street near wagons carrying supplies to the front.
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Serbian School Building Transformed into Telephone Station

Date: 1914
Description: A Serbian schoolhouse is being transformed into a telephone station during the war.
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Men Carrying Supplies for Repairing Bad Roads in Enemy Territory

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers and civilians carrying supplies for repairing bad roads in enemy territory during World War I.
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Training Horses on a Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian Soldiers are training horses on a Serbian farm during World War I.
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Austrian Soldiers Buying Woolen Clothing

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers, including an Uhlan, are buying woolen clothing for the winter.
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Passport Control

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Description: Passport control on the Swiss border.
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Transporting Cattle for Slaughter

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Description: Transporting cattle for slaughter across the Dukla Pass.
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"A High Honor"

Date: 1915
Description: A Jewish child in Galicia is holding an Austrian cavalryman's horse.
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Orange Seller on the Streets of Damascus

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Description: Orange seller in Damascus.
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Drinking Camel

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Description: Arab rider letting his camel drink from a water hole in Syria.
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Veterninary Hospital

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Description: Turkish veterinary hospital for horses in Beersheba.
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Operating on a Camel

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Description: "Operating on a foot." The camel has to be distracted so that it does not bite anyone.
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First-Aid for a Camel

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Description: The camel's back is sore with chafing from a saddle and the sore is being rubbed.
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Camel Caravan

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Description: Camel caravan moving through the desert.
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Flour Supply

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Description: Flour supply wagons in a semi-desert region.

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