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Feeding The Needy

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Description: Feeding the needy in Friedenau-Wilmersdorf at the Kaiserplatz.
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Ortelsburg in East Prussia

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Description: Landrat (local official) distributing gutscheine (food coupons) to the poor.
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Civilians Enjoying a Free Meal

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Description: Daily scenes of the crowd gathered in front of the garrison door waiting to receive a free noon day meal from soldier's kitchen.
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Dog Collecting Donations for the Red Cross

Date: 1914
Description: A dog sitting on the sidewalk in front of a storefront with a can in his mouth. He is accepting donations to the Red Cross.
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National Women's Service

Date: 1914
Description: National Women's Service. The indigent and refugees from East Prussia receiving free shoes, clothing, and underwear.
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Weekly Food Baskets for Needy Children in Berlin

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Description: Instead of free meals, needy children receive a basket weekly with enough food to last for a week.

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