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Hatchet Used in Taliesin Killings

Date: 1914
Description: Hatchet probably used in slayings of Mamah Borthwick, her children, and others at Taliesin by Julian Carlton. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring...
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Crowd Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: A crowd is gathered in a courtroom in this scene still from the Thanhouser serial "Zudora." The blonde man on the far left is the actor N.Z. Wood. Zudora (...
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Basement Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: Zudora (played by Marguerite Snow) sits at a table while John Storm (Harry Benham) practices with a semi-automatic pistol in a candlelit basement in a scen...
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Basement Scene Still from "Zudora"

Date: 1914
Description: In a candlelit basement, John Storm (played by Harry Benham) loads bullets into a pistol magazine in a scene still for the Thanhouser serial "Zudora." The ...
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Austrian Soldiers Guarding Agricultural Equipment

Date: 1914
Description: Two Austrian soldiers in front of a piece of agricultural equipment.
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Supply Depot in Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: A large group of wagons are carrying weapons and supplies for soldiers on the battlefield.
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Le Beau Régiment (No. 1)

Date: 1914
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting rows of German soldiers marching forward. One officer is sitting on a toy horse on wheels that is being pulled by a s...
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Austrian Cavalry in Galicia

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian Uhlans in Galicia posing for the camera in a muddy town square.
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Unloading Ammunition the Front

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading heavy artillery ammunition from the back of a truck in Galicia.
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Austrian Field Artillery Preparing to Fire

Date: 1914
Description: Preparing an Austrian field artillery cannon for firing.
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Emir Ali Pasha in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Emir Ali Pascha was the Vice-President of the Turkish legislature. He visited Berlin in late 1914 or early 1915 on a goodwill trip. Here, accompanied by a...
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"What the French are Using To Shoot at Our Soldiers"

Date: 1914
Description: Various types of bullets, often referred to as "dum dum" bullets, which were designed to inflict grievous damage on human flesh. German propaganda made muc...
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Captured Russian Artillery in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Captured Russian cannon are paraded through Berlin for all to see.
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Volunteer Unit

Date: 1914
Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Guarding City Hall in Schirmeck

Date: 1914
Description: German guard post in front of the city hall in Schirmeck in Alsace.
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Sharpshooters of the Polish Legion

Date: 1914
Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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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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The Watch on the Schelde River

Date: 1914
Description: Our naval infantry in Antwerp. German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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The Watch on the Schelde River

Date: 1914
Description: Our naval infantry in Antwerp. German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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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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