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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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The Mobilization Period in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: A group of people on a sidewalk in Berlin during the mobilization period in August 1914. Extra editions of newspapers with the latest war news are being di...
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Operating a Rotax X-Ray Machine

Date: 1914
Description: Two men are are standing outdoors and operating a Rotax X-Ray machine on the leg of a man lying on top of a box. Behind them is the side of a building.
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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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Men Draining Water from Large Pot

Date: 1914
Description: Two men in a muddy yard are bending over and holding onto a large pot while draining water out of it into a trench in the ground. Behind them is a bicycle ...
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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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"Selling in the Rubble"

Date: 1915
Description: After the occupation and subsequent looting of a Galician city by the Russian Army, a Jewish merchant is selling his remaining wares to an Austrian soldier...
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Wounded Turkish Officers in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded Turkish officers in Berlin are standing on the sidewalk near the entrance to a building. The officers are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the...
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Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Two Turkish soldiers are walking the streets of Berlin. The men are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of...
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Wounded Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Turkish officers convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of Germany in October 1914. The group of men are stan...
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Passport Control

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Description: Passport control on the Swiss border.
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Swiss Passport Control

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Description: Passport control on the Swiss border.
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Berlin Christmas Market

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
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Wounded Soldiers in Berlin

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
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Remembrance of Home

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Description: German soldier with young girl and Christmas tree.
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"Fattening up the Christmas Roast"

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Description: German troops getting pig ready for slaughter.
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"Fattening up the Christmas Roast"

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Description: German troops getting pig ready for slaughter.

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