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Poster

War Rages in France

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of refugees moving along a ruined street; one woman is wearing a nun's habit. Text reads: "They cannot fight & raise food at th...
Poster

Exposition du 1er au 30 Octobre 1917 Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting a grinning German soldier escorting a group of unhappy looking people carrying luggage. In the background are bombed ...
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. Arrival station for refugees in Weissensee.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. Arrival station for refugees in Weissensee.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. On the way to the Dom (cathedral).
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. On the way to the Dom (cathedral).
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in front of the Dom (cathedral) in Berlin.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in front of the Dom (cathedral) in Berlin.
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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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Serbian Refugees

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Description: Refugees leading their cattle and supplies through the streets.
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Serbian Refugee Child

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Description: Serbian boy walking through town leading a horse down a muddy street, with soldiers standing and watching from the sidewalk in the background.
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Serbian Refugees Passing Through Sabac

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Description: Serbian refugees walking through muddy streets with wagons and goods.
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Serbian Refugees

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Description: Serbian refugees walking through the streets, with livestock and wagons.
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Refugees Crossing the River

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Description: Unusual refugees. A flock of geese.
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Serbian Refugees

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Description: Serbian refugees leading their livestock and wagons through muddy city streets.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in the Zoological Gardens.
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Russian Internees in the Berlin Zoo

Date: 1914
Description: A group of refugees posing for a group portrait in the courtyard of the Berlin zoo.
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East Prussian Refugees in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: East Prussian refugees, who are in Berlin to be inducted in the military, receive free meals daily courtesy of a well-known restaurant (Weinstuben Haus Tra...
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Galician Refugees

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Description: Galician refugees gathering in the center of town.
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Galician Refugees

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Description: Galician refugees riding in a cart headed for military headquarters.

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