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Street Scene in Skutari

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Description: Catholic Albanian women in Skutari.
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Corsage Pinned to Soldier

Date: 1915
Description: Woman pinning corsage on the lapel of a wounded Austrian soldier.
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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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Life in Skutari

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Description: Returning Turkish merchant reopening his store in Skutari, Albania.
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Victory Garden Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Display in the window of John J. Blied & Sons promoting victory gardens and featuring seed packets, hoes, and watering cans.
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Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Display in an unknown storefront urging food conservation. The display features small figures made out of vegetables.
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World War I Memorial

Date: 05 1981
Description: Monument on grassy area. Behind are storefronts.
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Skutari: The Bazaar Along the Waterfront

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Description: Skutari (Shkodra) is a city on the northern part of Albania.
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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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Women in the Motor Corps

Date: 1918
Description: Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service. The corps performed errands and other services for all organizations engaged in war activities, ans...
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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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Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Window display in an unknown storefront featuring American flags, and silhouettes of Uncle Sam and Kaiser Wilhelm II and asking the question "Are you eatin...
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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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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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Community Fair Address

Date: 09 19 1918
Description: Elevated view of a soldier with his arm in a sling standing on the back of a truck, addressing a crowd. Behind him are the shop windows for First National ...
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Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 07 1918
Description: Elevated view of Red Cross nurses marching along a street, holding the Red Cross flag. Bystanders flank the street. Overhead, a banner reads "YOU Stand Bac...
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Community Fair, Main St.

Date: 07 07 1918
Description: View down Main Street towards women looking at tables set up along the business district. The tables have been decorated with American flags. Shop signs fo...
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Jackie Band — Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 07 1918
Description: Elevated view of a marching band coming down a street playing instruments. They are followed by marching soldiers, who are followed by marching nurses. Bys...
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Community Fair, Main St.

Date: 09 18 1918
Description: Stalls are set up along Main street for the community fair. A truck with flag decorations is tethered to two lampposts to block off the street. Several peo...
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House in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: During the siege of Antwerp, residents used this ladder to climb onto the roof to scan for German zeppelins. A German airship (zeppelin) dropped bombs on A...

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