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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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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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Passport Control

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Description: Passport control on the Swiss border.
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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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Veterninary Hospital

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Description: Turkish veterinary hospital for horses in Beersheba.
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Flour Supply

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

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Description: Turkish soldier in front of a carriage.
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Between Hebron and Bethlehem

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Description: A place of ancient culture between Hebron and Bethlehem.
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Nurses in Jerusalem

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Description: European nurses in Jerusalem.
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Transporting Sheep

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Description: Transporting sheep near Jerusalem.
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Automobile "Accident" in the Desert

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Description: Posed image of an automobile striking a camel.
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Horse Grooming and Skat Playing

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Description: Quartered in French Buchholz. Playing skat and horse grooming.
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Readying the Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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Mustering Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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Delivering Bread

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Description: A common sight in wartime. Delivery of loaves of bread on large freight wagons.
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Delivering Fish

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Description: Fishmonger unloading fish in Berlin.
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Delivering Vegetables

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Description: Deliveries of vegetables in Berlin.

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