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The Mobilization Period in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: A group of people on a sidewalk in Berlin during the mobilization period in August 1914. Extra editions of newspapers with the latest war news are being di...
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Destroyed Storefront in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers posing in front of a destroyed storefront in the city of Neidenburg in East Prussia in September 1914. Taken after the expulsion of Russia...
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Soldiers Walking Next to Destroyed Buildings

Date: 1915
Description: Three Austrian soldiers walking past a damaged building in Valjevo, Serbia.
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Soldiers Riding on Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers are riding in a wagon on their way to the Front. Another wagon is in front of them on the right. There are buildings along a sidewalk in the backg...
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Austrian Cavalry Asking for Directions

Date: 1914
Description: An Austrian cavalry soldier asking a wagon driver for information and directions.
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Wounded Turkish Officers in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded Turkish officers in Berlin are standing on the sidewalk near the entrance to a building. The officers are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the...
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Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Two Turkish soldiers are walking the streets of Berlin. The men are convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of...
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Wounded Turkish Officers on the Streets of Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Turkish officers convalescing in Berlin sometime after the Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of Germany in October 1914. The group of men are stan...
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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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Emir Ali Pascha in Berlin

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Description: At present Berlin is providing accommodation for a high ranking political guest, a son of Abd el Kader, who is the Vice-President of the Turkish legislatur...
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Emir Ali Pascha in Berlin

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Description: At present Berlin is providing accommodation for a high ranking political guest, a son of Abd el Kader, who is the Vice-President of the Turkish legislatur...
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Sharing Food

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Description: Kindheartedness. Austrian soldier sharing his rations with a hungry child.
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Drummer in Front of a Crowd

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Description: Town crier drumming in front of crowd to announce the latest news and orders.
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German Soldiers on the Streets of Lodz

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Description: German manners and practices in Lodz. The Landsturm (reservist) band plays a concert daily at noon in front of the offices of the Governor.
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Novo-Radomsk Train Station

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Description: Novo-Radomsk train station.
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Jerusalem Burial

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Description: Burial of a soldier in Jerusalem.
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Red Cross Sisters

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Description: Red Cross sisters in front of the Reichstag building.
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Supply Wagon

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Description: Supply wagons, passing by the Siegesallee, heading for the war zone.
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Landsturm Soldier

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Description: Landsturm (reservist) soldier and wife in Brandenberg on the Havel. Landsturm are identifiable by the cross on their shakos.
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Red Cross Soup Kitchen

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Description: Red Cross soup kitchen with a crowd at the entrance. For 10 pfennigs one can obtain a hearty lunch.

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