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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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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors in boats going toward the docks during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Boathouses are seen on the shore.
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Men Draining Water from Large Pot

Date: 1914
Description: Two men in a muddy yard are bending over and holding onto a large pot while draining water out of it into a trench in the ground. Behind them is a bicycle ...
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Serbian Draw Well in Valjevo

Date: 1914
Description: A soldier is using a draw well in a yard and is drinking water from the bucket. Another man is standing nearby. It appears to be raining or snowing.
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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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Water Wheel in the Desert

Date: 1915
Description: Water wheel in the Syrian desert.
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Turkish Torpedo Boats

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Description: Turkish torpedo boats on the Bosporus.
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Sea of Galilee

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Description: Picturesque view of Lake Tiberius (Sea of Galilee).
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Reservists Washing Up

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Description: Reservists quartered in French Buchholz in Berlin. Morning wash-up.
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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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Bridge Over a Stream

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Description: Difficult passage over a mountain stream.
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Habits and Customs of the Turks

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Description: Turkish men washing their footware at an outdoor fountain.
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Hotels in Riva

Date: 1915
Description: City of Riva in September 1915. This photograph suffices to convince the unbelieving that even in this part of the battlefront Italian successes are not pr...
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Lake Garda

Date: 1916
Description: 1916 "summer guests" on the Gardasee (Lake Garda).
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Water Buffaloes

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Description: Moving provisions with wagons pulled by water buffalo.
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Turkish Soldiers

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Description: Turkish soldiers at a well in Hebron.
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Rijeka in Montenegro

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Description: Rijeka (Rijeka Crnojevića) the beautifully situated summer residence of King Nikita of Montenegro.
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On the Road to Albania

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Description: Barrels of drinking water being shipped to soldiers in Albania to prevent water-born diseases and epidemics.

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