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Collection Box for Cigars

Date: 1914
Description: A man is standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront and donating a cigar to a collection box. A sign on the collection box reads: "Cigarren für unsere...
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Destroyed Storefront in East Prussia

Date: 1914
Description: German soldiers posing in front of a destroyed storefront in the city of Neidenburg in East Prussia in September 1914. Taken after the expulsion of Russia...
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"Selling in the Rubble"

Date: 1915
Description: After the occupation and subsequent looting of a Galician city by the Russian Army, a Jewish merchant is selling his remaining wares to an Austrian soldier...
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Austrian Soldiers Buying Woolen Clothing

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers, including an Uhlan, are buying woolen clothing for the winter.
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Christmas Market in Berlin

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
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Berlin Christmas Market

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
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Wounded Soldiers in Berlin

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
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Buying Refreshments from a Young Girl

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Description: German soldiers standing on a platform near a stopped troop train buying refreshments from a young girl.
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Market in Czenstochau

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Description: Marketplace in Czenstochau (Częstochowa) in Poland.
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Market in Czenstochau

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Description: Marketplace in Czenstochau (Częstochowa).
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Orange Seller on the Streets of Damascus

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Description: Orange seller in Damascus.
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Orange Vendor

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Description: Orange vendor in the desert.
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Bavarian Troops in the Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. A soldier riding a hay wagon.
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Bavarian Troops Resting

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Soldiers at rest.
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Bicycle Patrol

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Description: The watch in the Vosges. Soldier (on bicycle) on patrol with a white handkerchief as a recognition sign.
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Debris Near Allenstein

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Description: Debris of battle abandoned by retreating Russians. Market place in Allenstein.
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Farmer's Market in Czernowitz

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Description: Woman at the farmer's market in Czernowitz selling a goose.
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Apartment Buildings with German Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotic Berlin. "Hindenburg's victory, 80,000 Russian prisoners."
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Dog Collecting Donations for the Red Cross

Date: 1914
Description: A dog sitting on the sidewalk in front of a storefront with a can in his mouth. He is accepting donations to the Red Cross.
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Patriotism on the Roof Veranda

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotism on the roof veranda. Employees of a large store in Berlin using their free time to knit socks for our brave fighters.

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