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Armistice Day Ceremonies

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony with Mrs. Ella M. Bresee, representing the Grand Army of the Republic and the Daughters of 1812, shown placing a wreath at the cenot...
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"Victory is a Question of Stamina"

Date: 1917
Description: World War I United States Food Administration poster showing two soldiers in full gear running through snow with bayonets drawn. Text reads, "Victory is a ...
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Fargo Family and Friend

Date: 02 1918
Description: From left, Frank B. Fargo, Jr. posing with his parents, Louise Mears and Frank B. Fargo, and Edw. Webster near the porch of the Fargo family home. Webster ...
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Join American Red Cross Poster

Date: 1917
Description: World War I poster depicting a young nurse extending out her right hand. In the background, wolves are approaching the front porch of a house, and howling ...
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Palais de Glace — Paris Y.M.C.A. Canteen and Theatre

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of a snowy field with bare trees and snow-covered artillery. People are walking toward a lit theater in the background. Text re...
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Joking on the Front

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Description: Group portrait of German and Austrian soldiers standing together in the snow. They have traded their headgear as a joke. Buildings are in the background.
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Fur Muffs for Soldiers

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Description: As protection against the bitter cold of the Carpathian Mountains, the Austrian Army supply command delivers fur muffs for soldiers.
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Battling a Cold Winter

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Description: As protection against the bitter cold of the Carpathian Mountains, the Austrian Army supply command delivers fur muffs for soldiers.
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Winter Clothing for the Troops

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Description: Winter wool clothing being distributed to Austrian soldiers near the Uzsok Pass in Galicia.
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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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Theater Garden Converted into a Hospital

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Description: The theater in the pleasure gardens in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now converted for use as a hospital.
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Hungry Children in Lodz

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Description: Hungry children receiving Zwieback (crisp bread) from a warm-hearted Red Cross in Lodz, in order to partially relieve their hunger.
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Hungry Children in Lodz

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Description: Hungry children receiving Zwieback (crisp bread) from a warm-hearted staff of Red Cross in Lodz, in order to partially relieve their hunger.
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Children Gathered in Front of the Hospital Train

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Description: Group of children standing in front of a hospital train in Lodz listening to a gramophone set up to play music while the train was in the station.
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Gathered Around a Fire

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Description: Mornings in Sanda Gora on a day with -4 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Austrian soldiers and civilians gathered around a fire.
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Civilians Observe Russians

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Description: Civilian residents observing Russian troops on the heights across the Pruth River.
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Military Transport in Taurus Mountains

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Description: Military transport through the snowed-in Taurus Mountains.
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Military Transport in Taurus Mountains

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Description: Military transport through the snowy Taurus Mountains.
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Food Supply Transport in Taurus Mountains

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Description: Turkish reservists transporting food supplies through the snowed-in Taurus Mountains.

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