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Wounded Soldiers in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: The first returned wounded soldiers in Berlin drinking coffee at tables outside of the hospital.
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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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Soldiers Waiting at the Train Station in Ruma

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers are standing around at the train station in Ruma, Syrmien. A man is standing in the center with a sheep, presumably about to be slaughter...
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Artillery Explosion on the Russian Front

Date: 1914
Description: Impact of an Austrian 305mm mortar shell in a Russian position. Taken with a telephoto lens.
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"Fattening up the Christmas Roast"

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Description: German troops getting pig ready for slaughter.
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"Fattening up the Christmas Roast"

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Description: German troops getting pig ready for slaughter.
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Russian Village on Fire

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Description: The ruins of a totally destroyed Russian village.
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Meat Delivery

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Description: Meat in abundance. Arrival of many hundred head of sheep destined for the provisioning of our brave troops in Russian Poland.
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Meat Delivery

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Description: Meat in abundance. Arrival of many hundred head of sheep destined for the provisioning of our brave troops in Russian Poland.
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Sheep Arrive for the Slaughter

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Description: Meat in abundance. Arrival of many hundred head of sheep destined for the provisioning of our brave troops in Russian Poland.
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Sheep Arrive for the Slaughter

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Description: Meat in abundance. Arrival of many hundred head of sheep destined for the provisioning of our brave troops in Russian Poland.
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Meat in Abundance

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Description: Sheep being unloaded from a train car.
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Orange Seller on the Streets of Damascus

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Description: Orange seller in Damascus.
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Orange Vendor

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Description: Orange vendor in the desert.
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Hay Depot in Syria

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Description: Turkish hay depot in Oulon-Kichla in Syria.
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Transporting Sheep

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Description: Transporting sheep near Jerusalem.
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Purchasing Wagons

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Description: Military supply administration purchasing civilian wagons at the Tempelhof field. The accepted wagons are being stamped for identification.
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Readying the Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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Mustering Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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First Wounded Soldiers

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Description: The first wounded soldiers in Berlin. Soldiers are posing outdoors with a "hospital sheep."

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