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Our Naval Infantry in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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Dutch Soldiers Distributing Bread to Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Dutch soldiers distributing bread to refugees in the marketplace of Bergen op Zoom in Holland.
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Belgian Nuns Fleeing to Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns fleeing to Holland.
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Belgian Refugee Camp in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugee camp in Holland near Bergen op Zoom.
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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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Belgian Refugees Returning Home

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving their railway tickets in Bergen op Zoom for the trip to Merxen. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of the border was...
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Aerial Bombardment of Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German aerial bombardment of Antwerp through the use of zeppelin airships.
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Results of Direct Hit from 180mm Shell

Date: 1914
Description: Results of a direct hit from a German 180mm artillery shell in Antwerp.
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Destroyed Bridge Near Merxen in Belgium

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers repairing a bridge near Merxen, Belgium.
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Destroyed Bridge Near Merxen, Belgium

Date: 1914
Description: Destroyed bridge near Merxen, Belgium.
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Refugee Suffering

Date: 1914
Description: Homeless refugees resting by their belongings.
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Belgian Refugees in Bergen op Zoom

Date: 1914
Description: A refugee who had collapsed from exhaustion is being carried away by Dutch soldiers. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of the border, ...
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Wagon Shelter for Belgian Refugee Family

Date: 1914
Description: A wagon is serving as an emergency shelter for a refugee family.
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Belgian Refugees in Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees feeling themselves welcome in Holland.
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Antwerp Train Station

Date: 1914
Description: Sealed off entrance to the main train station in Antwerp.
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Antwerp Train Station

Date: 1914
Description: Sealed off entrance to the main train station in 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...
Postcard

View from New State Capitol, looking East

Date: 1914
Description: View from the southeast corner of Capitol Square towards King Street with Lake Monona in the distance. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. Caption read...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Cambria

Date: 1914
Description: A Sanborn fire map of Cambria.
Map or Atlas

Brookfield Township

Date: 1914
Description: A plat map of the Brookfield Township.

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