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Region Embraced in the Operations of the Armies Against Richmond and Petersburg

Date: 1865
Description: This detailed map of the area between Richmond and Petersburg shows fortifications, roads, railroads, towns, street patterns of Petersburg and Richmond, dr...
Map or Atlas

Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the United States Forces Under Command of Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman

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Description: This detailed map shows fortifications, headquarters, location and dates of battles, street outline of Atlanta, roads, railroads, vegetation, drainage, rel...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing the Military Defense of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport

Date: 1862
Description: This detailed map shows batteries and rifle pits, railroads, common and military roads, turnpikes, city streets and names, bridges, ferries, rural houses a...
Photograph

Customs Building in Sabac

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of soldiers and civilians near the damaged Customs Building. Broken furniture and rubble is piled in front of the building. There ar...
Photograph

Saales Bombarded by French

Date: 09 28 1914
Description: Town of Saales. Bombarded by the French on September 28.
Photograph

Saales in Ruins

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Description: Town of Saales in the Vosges. Debris is on the ground and buildings are damaged. There are wooded hills in the distance beyond the town. The town hall (Rat...
Photograph

Saales Bombarded By French

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Description: Saales in Alsace. Bombarded by the French on September 28, 1914. Handwritten at bottom left: "Saales."
Photograph

Ortelsburg in East Prussia

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Description: Scene of destroyed and burned buildings.
Photograph

Stray Pigs

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Description: Stray pigs in front of destroyed buildings.
Photograph

Fort Fliron Near Liege

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Description: Fort Fliron was one of the fortifications surrounding the Belgian City of Liege. It was captured by the Germans in August, 1914.
Photograph

Belgian Nuns Fleeing to Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns fleeing to Holland.
Photograph

Aerial Bombardment of Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German aerial bombardment of Antwerp through the use of zeppelin airships.

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