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Submarine in Milwaukee River

Date: 08 08 1919
Description: Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv...
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World War I Artillery Piece

Date: 1962
Description: Field artillery piece of the First World War pointing across the Rock River from the grounds of the American Legion post.
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Caterpillar Holt G-9 Tank

Date: 1917
Description: Prototype of a G-9 Caterpillar tank during a demonstration for members of the United States Army at the Los Angeles River. Two men stand on the left.
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Bosnian Soldiers Building a Floating Bridge

Date: 1914
Description: Bosnian soldiers rowing a pontoon section while building a floating bridge across the Sava River in Serbia during World War I.
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Soldiers Crossing a Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian cavalrymen crossing a floating bridge over the Save River during World War I.
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Soldiers Crossing the Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers crossing the floating war bridge over the Save River during World War I.
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Unloading Stones for Road Improvements

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading bags of stones from a ship on a river to improve bad roads in Serbia during World War I. There is a bridge in the backgroun...
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Men Carrying Supplies for Repairing Bad Roads in Enemy Territory

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers and civilians carrying supplies for repairing bad roads in enemy territory during World War I.
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Military Bridge on the Danube to Petrovaradin

Date: 1914
Description: A car and a wagon are crossing the bridge over the Danube in World War I. Pedestrians are using the walkway of the bridge on the left.
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Sailor Rowing on the Danube with Two Women

Date: 1914
Description: An Austrian sailor and a woman are rowing a boat in the Danube River during World War I. Another woman is sitting in the front of the boat.
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Austrian Soldiers Building a Bridge

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian military engineers building a bridge over the Dunajec River in Galicia.
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German Soldiers Carrying Wounded Soldier

Date: 1915
Description: German soldiers are carrying a wounded Austrian soldier over a narrow bridge in Galicia.
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Destroyed Bridge

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Description: The destroyed bridge in the park at Skiernewize (Skierniewice), which has been replaced by the Germans with a first-rate emergency bridge.
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Temporary Bridge Over the Tolpa River

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Description: Temporary bridge and plank road over the Tolpa River in Poland. In order to improve the bad roads, plank bridges have been constructed and are proving ver...
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Temporary Bridge Over the Tolpa River

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Description: Temporary bridge and plank road over the Tolpa River in Poland. In order to improve the bad roads, plank bridges have been constructed and are proving very...
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Delivering Flour

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Description: Delivering flour to Berlin on barges.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. Arrival station for refugees in Weissensee.
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Civilians Observe Russians

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Description: Civilian residents observing Russian troops on the heights across the Pruth River.
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Delivering a Message

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Description: Delivering a message on the Pruth River in Bukowina.
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Crossing the Sava River

Date: 1915
Description: Hungarian hussars crossing the pontoon bridge over the Sava River in Serbia.

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