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"The Goodbye Kiss"

Date: 1914
Description: A German soldier is kissing a woman before boarding a train.
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Buying Refreshments from a Young Girl

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Description: German soldiers standing on a platform near a stopped troop train buying refreshments from a young girl.
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Baghdad Rail Line

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Description: A draisine, or speeder, on the Baghdad rail line.
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Railroad Station in Silly (Silli)

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Description: Rail station guard in Silly (Silli), which is an important supply point.
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"Plague of Dogs in Turkey"

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Description: Feral dogs hanging around a train.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees whose homes had been burned by Russian troops and who are living in railroad cars.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees whose homes had been burned by Russian troops and who are living in railroad cars.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees whose homes had been burned by Russian troops and who are living in railroad cars.
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Display of Captured Weapons

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Description: "Our victors." German soldiers, dressed in Belgian uniforms, displaying captured weapons.
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Display of Captured Weapons

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Description: "Our victors." German soldiers, dressed in Belgian uniforms, displaying captured weapons.
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Train Car Load of Hay in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: German train shipping hay to the front in East Prussia.
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The First Neutral Train Pulling into Merxen

Date: 1914
Description: The first neutral train carrying returning refugees is pulling into the Merxen station in Antwerp. Soldiers are posing in front of the engine.
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Belgian Refugee Camp in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugee camp in Holland near Bergen op Zoom.
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German Soldiers in Front of Refugee Train

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers and Dutch officials in front of a neutral train transporting refugees back to Belgium.
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Belgian Refugees on the Way Home

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees gathering on train tracks on their way to return home.
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Belgian Refugees in Merxen

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees in Merxen, near Antwerp, returning from the Netherlands.
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Train and Depot Guards

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Description: Duties of the Turkish Landsturm (reservists). Train and depot guards.
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Turkish Reservist Writing a Letter Home

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Description: Turkish Landsturmann (reservist), holding a note in his hands, writing a letter home.
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Ali "Bamiyeh"

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Description: The Sheik of the Senussi, Ali "Bamiyeh" accompanied by his servants.
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Drawing Water

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Description: Drawing water from a well in Silly (Silli).

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