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| Date: | 02 15 1951 |
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| Description: | The Dane County 40 and 8 Chapter Number 684 World War I veterans group presents its annual contributions to four county child welfare programs. Left to rig... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of three French orphan children, two boys and a girl, herding three geese. The youngest boy holds a switch. A meadow, trees and a house are vi... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday postcard of a girl seated on stones, with a boy resting his head on her lap. Burned-out buildings along a street can be seen behind them. The image... |
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| Description: | Feeding the needy in Friedenau-Wilmersdorf at the Kaiserplatz. |
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| Description: | Landrat (local official) distributing gutscheine (food coupons) to the poor. |
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| Description: | Daily scenes of the crowd gathered in front of the garrison door waiting to receive a free noon day meal from soldier's kitchen. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | A dog sitting on the sidewalk in front of a storefront with a can in his mouth. He is accepting donations to the Red Cross. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | National Women's Service. The indigent and refugees from East Prussia receiving free shoes, clothing, and underwear. |
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| Description: | Instead of free meals, needy children receive a basket weekly with enough food to last for a week. |
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