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Poster

Socialism and the War

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a a portrait of Emil Seidel. Text reads: Socialism and the War. War Destroys Life. Socialism Preserves Life. Come To Hear Emil Seidel, For...
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Volunteer Unit

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Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Austro-Hungarian Chaplain

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Description: Austro-Hungarian military chaplain,
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Mostar in Southern Bosnia

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Description: Mostar.
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War Credits Bank

Date: 1914
Description: The War Credits Bank of Berlin located in the Wilhelmstrasse.
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War Metals Collection Point

Date: 1914
Description: Collection point for gold, silver, copper, and other metals in Berlin.
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Berlin Medical Unit

Date: 1914
Description: Training of a medical unit in Berlin-Friedenau.
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Mustering Horses

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Description: Mustering horses for service at the Tempelhof field.
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"In The Reading Room"

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Description: In the reading room.
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Leon Bourgeois

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of French statesman Leon Bourgeois.
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Charles W. Piper and his Two Sons

Date: 08 12 1944
Description: Charles W. Piper, veteran of World War I, discussing tactics of the two World Wars with his sons, Seaman Vincent on the left, and Marine Private Charles on...
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Lists of the War Dead

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Description: Lists of the dead posted on a wall on Dorothen Strasse in Berlin.
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Selling Patriotic Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Flag seller on Unter den Linden in Berlin.
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Return of Belgian Refugees

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees making their way home from camps in the Netherlands.
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Red Cross Sisters

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Description: Red Cross sisters in front of the Reichstag building.
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.
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Weekly Market in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: Our naval soldiers buying fruit. German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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Men Leaving for War

Date: 1918
Description: Group of men from Washington County posed with flags leaving for Camp Grant and Army training for service in the first World War.
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Red Cross Donations

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Description: Collecting donations for the Red Cross.
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Ortelsburg in East Prussia

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Description: Scene of destroyed and burned buildings. A man is walking across the street.

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