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Y.M.C.A. Camp

Date: 1914
Description: The Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A man is sitting on the lawn near a small bridge on the left. In the background along the right are buildings. ...
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Under Water Packing Crate Escape

Date: 1914
Description: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary and raised as Erich Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, preparing to do one of his famous escapes, this time from a sub...
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Poster for "The Broken Rosary"

Date: 1914
Description: Color lithograph poster on paper. At the top reads "The Dubinsky Corporation presents a new comedy of Youth," under which in larger letters is the title. U...
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New Lutheran Church

Date: 1914
Description: View towards a wooden church with a stone foundation, steeple and Gothic arched stained glass windows. The stone foundation extends to support the steep fr...
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Sunday Military Church Service in South Tyrol

Date: 1914
Description: Sunday mass for Austrian soldiers, members of a "Tiroler Standschützen" unit, in South Tyrol during World War I.
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Russian PoW's at a Religious Service

Date: 1914
Description: Russian prisoners in Zossen PoW camp attending a religious service.
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Belgian Nuns Return to Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns heading back to Antwerp from refugee camps in the Netherlands.
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Belgian Nuns Returning Home from Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns returning home from camps in the Netherlands. They are welcomed by their families and friends.
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Belgian Nuns Fleeing to Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns fleeing to Holland.
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Refugees Receiving Meals

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving a midday meal at a Dutch church.
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Diemal Pascha Leaving for the Desert

Date: 1914
Description: A historic moment. Djemal Pascha leaving the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem on his way to the desert. **Frankl mis-identifies the scene as...
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of a Lutheran Church in winter. Caption reads: "Lutheran Church, McFarland."

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