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Soldiers Repairing Railroad Tracks

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers repairing railroad tracks in Serbia during World War I.
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Slaughtering on Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers slaughtering on a Serbian farm during World War I.
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Blacksmith Shop on the Front

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Description: Field blacksmith shop.
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Sawing Firewood

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Description: Getting ready for winter.
Poster

Every Pound Invested in National War Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: British poster featuring an illustration of a warship under construction. Text reads: "Every Pound Invested in National War Bonds Means More Ships More Foo...
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Cookhouse or Field Kitchen

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers are standing around while a cook is working at the outdoor field kitchen on the front during World War I.
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Cooking on the Front

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Description: Preparing roast mutton.
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Loading Supplies Onto Camels

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Description: Loading camels with provisions and entrenching tools.
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Oxen

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Description: Requisitioned French oxen.
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Washing Clothes

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Description: Austrian soldiers washing clothes.
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In the Mountains

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen in the mountains.
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Field Carpentry Shop

Date: 1914
Description: Two German soldiers shaping axe handles at a field carpentry shop.
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Soldiers Repairing the Railway Rails

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers repairing railroad tracks.
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Portable Military Camp Forge

Date: 1914
Description: Two soldiers with a small forge during World War I. One of the men is smoking a pipe. There is a wagon in the background.
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Soldiers Repairing a Road in Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers repairing a road on the way to the front in World War I. Horse-drawn wagons are in the background.
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Digging a Hole for a Telephone Pole

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Description: Digging in a telephone pole.
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Soldiers Pack Tins for Shipment

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Description: Soldiers packing tins for shipment.
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Cooking on the Front

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Description: Preparing roast mutton.
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Sawing Firewood

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Description: Austrian soldiers getting ready for winter.
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Essential Work in Enemy Territory

Date: 1915
Description: A soldier is doing repair work on a telephone pole in Serbia during World War I.

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