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Farm Family in Living Room

Date: 1900
Description: A farm family posing in their living room. Sitting from left to right is John Dietrich (1874-1947), Grace Bowman (1879-1964), and Mrs. Lizzie Macke Dietric...
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Women Volunteering for World War I Work

Date: 1917
Description: Volunteers signing up at the Red Cross office in New York to do hospital or other volunteer work. The woman in the white smock and dark hat is Mrs. Belmont...
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World War I War Work

Date: 1917
Description: Red Cross volunteers preparing bandages at a Red Cross office in New York City. The woman standing on the right, who is supervising the work, is Mrs. Belmo...
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Mrs. Herman P. Clark and Infant Son

Date: 02 10 1945
Description: Mrs. Herman Paul Clark (Hazel Margaret Smith) and her infant son, Herman D. Clark. Her husband is in the United States Army, World War II.
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Airing Bunks

Date: 01 1918
Description: World War I soldiers airing out their bunks at Camp Curtis.
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Fort Atkinson Public Library

Date: 1918
Description: Interior view of the Fort Atkinson Public Library. The library was funded by H.E. Southwell with $10,000. War posters are prominently displayed and include...
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Company Inspection at Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: A view of two rows of soldiers by their cots with equipment on top and tents with their tops drawn back during a company inspection.
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Dining Room in Recy

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Soldiers gathering in the open air dining room for a meal. Captioned: "Our 'Salle a manger' at Recy."
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Man Standing Near Two Ambulances

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View of a man standing near a small table in front of two ambulances.
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Packaging Bandages

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of nurses, including men and women, packaging bandages for wounded soldiers at a medical depot in Berlin. The group is preparing the...
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Soldiers Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1914
Description: Two soldiers are sitting on stools outdoors peeling potatoes near a large pot, with a cover resting in front on the ground. Another man is standing on the ...
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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...
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Wisconsin Hospitality Committee

Date: 1919
Description: Four women and three men standing or sitting near a desk and table that are labelled "Wisconsin." Two of the women appear to be doing paperwork, and the me...
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Home Economics Department Exhibit

Date: 05 1918
Description: An exhibit inside a building displaying examples of how to make meals for "a patriot's table," as well as the relative value of different foods. A handmade...
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For All Humanity

Date: 1918
Description: Posters featuring a photograph of a female nurse looking out of a window. Two empty hospital beds with white covers and a chair is in the room behind her. ...
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Soldiers Break in the Lounge

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Description: Soldiers reading books and the paper on a break from life on the front. The "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Be...
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Ration Stamps for Wounded Soldiers

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Description: German soldiers receiving a distribution of ration stamps at the "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Berlin). Her ...
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German Soldiers Playing Billiards at a Convalescence Home

Date: 1914
Description: The "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Berlin). Soldiers are playing billiards.
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German Soldiers Playing Cards

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Description: "A little game."
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De-Boning Meat

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Description: De-boning meat for goulash in the kitchen for the soldiers to consume.

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