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Cut Meat Packed Air Tight

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Description: The cut pieces of meat are packed in tins and sealed to make them airtight.
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French PoW's at Rest and Sculpting

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Description: One can see from the image how prisoners are allowed to pursue their own interests.
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French Prisoner's Private Studio

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Description: A French prisoner, who is a sculptor, who has been given a private studio space to work on his art.
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Sharing Food

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Description: Kindheartedness. Austrian soldier sharing his rations with a hungry child.
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Drummer in Front of a Crowd

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Description: Town crier drumming in front of crowd to announce the latest news and orders.
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German Soldiers on the Streets of Lodz

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Description: German manners and practices in Lodz. The Landsturm (reservist) band plays a concert daily at noon in front of the offices of the Governor.
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German Troops Entering Skiernewize

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Description: Residents of Skiernewize (Skierniewice) decorate their houses with garlands to welcome the arrival of German troops.
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Theater Garden Converted into a Hospital

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Description: The theater in the pleasure gardens in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now converted for use as a hospital.
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Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel

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Description: His Excellency Freiherr von Scheffer-Boyadel, recipient of the Order Pour le Merite with oak leaves. An army commander in the East, he is seen here with hi...
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Examining a Captured Russian Water Wagon

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Description: German Landsturm (reservists) in Skiernewize examining a captured Russian water wagon.
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Work at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...
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Repairing Cannons at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. Even the best constructed artillery pieces must be refurbished from time to time. That is why the introduc...
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Cleaning the Firing Tube at the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. The firing tube is being cleaned.
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View of the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. A view of the yard.
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View of the "Cannon Hospital"

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Description: At a "cannon hospital" on the Carpathian front. A view of the yard.
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Horse-Drawn German Artillery

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Description: Horse-drawn piece of German artillery in Skiernewize, Poland.
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Artillery Team Rider

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Description: Austrian lead rider with team pulling artillery.
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Temporary Bridge Over the Tolpa River

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Description: Temporary bridge and plank road over the Tolpa River in Poland. In order to improve the bad roads, plank bridges have been constructed and are proving ver...
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Blown-Up Gas Reservoir

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Description: Blown-up gas reservoir in Novo Radomsk.
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Blown-Up Gas Reservoir

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Description: Blown-up gas reservoir in Skiernewize.

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