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Soldiers Shucking Corn

Date: 1942
Description: Three soldiers, formerly International Harvester employees and dealers, sitting on wooden crates to shuck ears of corn near a doorway. The men likely belon...
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The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers

Date: 1865
Description: "The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers: Scenes from life as a prisoner of war, with explanations--sketched by Lieut. & Top Eng'r O.R. Dahl, 15th Wisconsin ...
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Rolling Kitchen in France

Date: 09 16 1918
Description: Food being prepared on a moving kitchen for soldiers fighting in Sainte-Mihiel, France.
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Soldier in Base Kitchen

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier at a base in Panama uses a cleaver to open a can of rhubarb sitting on a counter near a large pot. He is wearing a cap, a sleeveless shirt, and p...
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Loa Infantryman Cooking

Date: 05 1961
Description: Colonel Bounchon's Lao Infantryman preparing a meal in a clearing in the Luang Prabang vicinity, Laos. A number of brightly-colored plates and bowls with f...
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Mess Hall and Tents

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers standing around portable stoves at the mess hall for American troops. Also shows the bench seated tables and tents used by soldiers.
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Soldiers Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1914
Description: Two soldiers are sitting on stools outdoors peeling potatoes near a large pot, with a cover resting in front on the ground. Another man is standing on the ...
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Cookhouse or Field Kitchen

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers are standing around while a cook is working at the outdoor field kitchen on the front during World War I.
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Soldiers Enjoying a Respite

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers relaxing and eating around a man cooking over an outdoor fire.
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Handing Out Soup

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Description: Cooks handing out soup to soldiers on a cold day at the front.
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Cooking Tinned Meat

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Description: Pressure kettles being used to cook tinned meat. In the background a kettle is being unloaded.
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Cooking on the Front

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Description: Preparing roast mutton.
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Cooking on the Front

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Description: Preparing roast mutton.
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Bavarians Grilling Sausages

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Grilling sausages over an open fire.
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Captured Russian Kitchen

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Description: Captured Russian field kitchen. Posing for the photograph are two German cooks, admiring their new kitchen.
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Cattaro

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Description: Open air kitchen on the mole.
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Cooking for Needy Children

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Description: “Our barbarians” cooking for needy Montenegrin children. The use the term "Our Barbarians" was meant to be an ironic commentary on the use of the term in ...
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Midday Meals in Poland

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Description: Distributing midday meals to Austrian troops in Russian Poland.

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