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"The Beautification Consultant at Work"

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Description: An Austrian soldier is getting his hair cut outdoors.
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Soldiers Sharpening a Saber

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Description: Two German soldiers using the services of a field carpentry detachment to sharpen a saber using a hand cranked sharpening wheel outdoors next to a shed.
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Collection Box for Cigars

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront and donating a cigar to a collection box. A sign on the collection box reads: "Cigarren für unsere...
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Soldiers Repairing Roads

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are using the stones of a destroyed factory to repair and improve a roadbed. The walls of the destroyed factory are in the background.
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Loading Bricks for Use in Roadbuilding

Date: 1915
Description: Bricks from a destroyed factory building are being collected for use in the improvement of poor roadways in Serbia during World War I.
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Folgaria Hotel

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Description: Soldiers relaxing in front of the Folgaria Hotel in Italy. Three men on the left are smoking cigarettes, and a man in the center is sitting in a horse-draw...
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Ration Stamps for Wounded Soldiers

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Description: German soldiers receiving a distribution of ration stamps at the "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Berlin). Her ...
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Cigars and Newspapers to be Sent to Soldiers

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Description: Collection point in Berlin for cigars and newspapers for distribution to soldiers.
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Aerial View of Construction

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Description: Aerial view of the construction of a bridge over the Warte River near Sieradz in Russian Poland.
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Town Crier of Schirmeck

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. The town crier of Schirmeck in the Alsace announcing out new regulations to German troops.
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Saales in Ruins

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Description: Town of Saales in Alsace, with damaged buildings and debris lying on the ground. A ladder in front of the damaged building in the foreground reaches the ro...
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Bavarians Grilling Sausages

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Grilling sausages over an open fire.
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Sawing Firewood

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Description: Getting ready for winter.
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Sawing Firewood

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Description: Austrian soldiers getting ready for winter.
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Austrian Steam Roller

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian steam roller intended to be used to even out bad roads in Russian Poland and Galicia.
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Transporting Wood in the Streets of Constantinople

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Description: Soldier leading a donkey transporting wood in Constantinople.
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Passing the Time of Day in the Streets of Constantinople

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Description: Soldiers passing the time in Constantinople by talking and conversing with one another.
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Austrian Officers in a Bunker on the Lavarone Plateau

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Description: The plateau of Lavarone was located along the pre-war boundary between Austria-Hungary and Italy.
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In Front of the Hut

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Description: A soldier eating a snack in front of a pile of wood on a break from duty.
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Resupplying on the Glacier

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Description: Provisioning soldiers fighting against the enemy and nature at over 3000 meters in elevation can only be accomplished through human effort. Soldiers are ca...

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