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Bibles for Doughboys

Date: 09 1917
Description: Khaki-covered Bibles being made by the American Bible Society for American fighters during World War I. The goal was one million testaments. All the worker...
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Welcoming Arch to Returning War Veterans of Sussex County

Date: 10 04 1919
Description: Front view of a welcoming arch for the returning war veterans of Sussex County. The arch lists major battle sites on the left, and shows the county's honor...
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Group Gathered at 4-H Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: Group of women gathered at a church for a lecture regarding 4-H Clubs. The lecture was held in conjunction with the Union Pacific Nebraska Farm Preparednes...
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Cormicy Church

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Ruins of a French Church. Captioned: "The interior of the Cormicy Church — if there can be an interior to a building without a roof."
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The Coat of Arms of Joan of Arc

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: The coat-of-arms of Joan of Arc atop a doorway in Cormicy. Captioned: "Jeanne d'arc, on her way to Reims to coronate Charles VII, stopped at Cormicy overni...
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Ruins of a Church at St. Thomas

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View through arch of a church left in ruins. Captioned: "The church at St. Thomas, with one wall, the roof and altar shot away. Notice the position of the ...
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St.-Hilaire-le-Grand

Date: 02 18 1919
Description: View of interior of ruined church. Captioned:"Interior of ruined church at St. Hilaire-le-Grand."
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Church in Cormicy

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View of exterior of a church in Cormicy which was hit by opposing forces and almost completely destroyed. Caption reads: "Churches, as the most prominent b...
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Captured Belgian Guns in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd watching soldiers with captured Belgian guns coming through the Brandenburg Gate.
Poster

Pour le triomphe souscrivez à l'emprunt national

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of troops of World War I soldiers marching through the Arc de Triomphe. Soldiers from previous wars are marching down on a clou...
Poster

Verdun, Road to Y.M.C.A. Canteen

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a road with a view through an archway towards a town, with rubble in the foreground on the left. There are pedestrians and a...
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East Prussian Refugee Christmas Celebration

Date: 1914
Description: Christmas present distribution for East Prussian refugees in Berlin. The Christmas present event was organized by Countess Mirbach and held in the new Phil...
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Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel

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Description: His Excellency Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel, recipient of the Order Pour le Merite with oak leaves. An army commander in the East, he is seen here with hi...
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Shrine of the Black Madonna Convent

Date: 1915
Description: In front of the Convent of the Black Madonna in Czenstochau. Vendors selling souvenirs.
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Between Hebron and Bethlehem

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Description: A place of ancient culture between Hebron and Bethlehem.
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Adana

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Description: Adana. The Governor's offices.
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Aleppo

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Description: Quartering troops in Aleppo.
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Aleppo

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Description: Quartering troops in Aleppo.
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers in front of the Reichstag building.
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers cheering reservists passing by the Reichstag.

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