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Hay Press Inside Farm Building

Date: 1914
Description: Men baling hay with a hay press inside the open door of a barn. One man is weighing a bale in the foreground. Another well-dressed man appears to be a visi...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards two men standing in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue as construction progresses on the three-story...
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Silo Filling Operation

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing near a tractor on the left, which is belt-driving an ensilage cutter near a silo. Farm buildings are on the right.
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Silo Filling Operation

Date: 1914
Description: Two men are working with an ensilage cutter near a silo. The man on the left is feeding silage into the machinery. The man on the right is wearing a suit a...
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Serbian School Building Transformed into Telephone Station

Date: 1914
Description: A Serbian schoolhouse is being transformed into a telephone station during the war.
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Belgian Refugees in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees in Holland. Mothers are combing their children's hair in the morning.
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Repairing Buildings in Merxen, Belgium

Date: 1914
Description: Reconstructing destroyed buildings in Merxen near Antwerp.
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House in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: During the siege of Antwerp, residents used this ladder to climb onto the roof to scan for German zeppelins. A German airship (zeppelin) dropped bombs on A...

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