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"I Want You for U.S. Army"

Date: 1917
Description: Uncle Sam recruiting poster that says "I want You for U.S. Army". Poster has three different addresses for nearest recruiting offices.
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"Brad" Robinson Family

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait, presumably of Brad Robinson, his son and grandson. The eldest wears a badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, identifying him as a Civ...
Poster

Uncle Sam Says: "All the Kings in the World Can't Beat my Hand"

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon of a smiling Uncle Sam pointing to a hand of cards, which all feature men and are labeled: "Farmer, Consumer, Banker, Wage Earne...
Poster

The Biggest Gun in the War for Democracy

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel depicting Uncle Sam firing a cannon labeled: "American Industry" to send supplies across the Atlantic towards people stand...
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Team Work Will Win the War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel in which Uncle Sam is riding on a wagon pulled by two horses, with text that reads "— Over Here —, and on the right near s...
Poster

You! Enlist Today

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer. Poster text reads: "YOU! Enlist Today. [Your cou]ntry needs you!"
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Shall we be more tender with our dollars than the lives of our sons

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam reaching for the viewer's hand (or perhaps money), and gesturing behind him to waves of soldiers and airplane...
Photograph

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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Portable Military Camp Forge

Date: 1914
Description: Two soldiers with a small forge during World War I. One of the men is smoking a pipe. There is a wagon in the background.
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Leon Bourgeois

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of French statesman Leon Bourgeois.
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Remembrance of Home

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Description: View of a German soldier standing and holding a young girl in his arms. She is holding a small potted Christmas tree in her hand.
Poster

Surely You Will Fight for Your King and Country

Date: 1915
Description: British poster with a circular framed portrait of the king dressed in a military uniform, and a red map of the United Kingdom. Text reads: "Surely You Will...
Poster

He did his duty. Will YOU do YOURS?

Date: 1916
Description: Poster with an illustration of a portrait of Lord Roberts of Kandahar with a British flag draped around it, and a wreath at the top. In front of the portra...
Photograph

Bukowina Peasant

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Description: Native of Bukowina posing for a photogarph on city street.
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Djemal Pascha and Colonel Frankenberg

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Description: Djemal Pascha, the senior commander of Turkish forces on the Suez Canal, in the desert with Colonel Frankenberg.
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The Departure of Djemal Pascha from Damascus

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Description: Djemal Pascal leaving Damascus.
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The Departure of Djemal Pascha from Damascus

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Description: Djemal Pascha leaving Damascus, in front of a large crowd.
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The Departure of Djemal Pascha from Damascus

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Description: Djemal Pascha leaving Damascus in front of a large crowd.
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Fighting the Italians

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Description: A descendant of Andreas Hofer fighting against the "Welschen" in the south. Captain Simon Hofer of the Tirol Standesshuetzen Battalion, whose civilian occu...
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Visit of the Czar of Bulgaria

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Description: The Czar of Bulgaria visiting the Austrian headquarters. Accompanied here by his aides.

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