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Our Naval Infantry in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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Our Naval Infantry in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
Postcard

C.L. (Neal) Harrington in His World War I Uniform

Date: 1918
Description: C.L. (Neal) Harrington leaning against a log somewhere in France.
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Observation Balloon

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Description: A World War I observation balloon held Gulliver-like by its airship company. During World War I, balloons were positioned near the front so that observers ...
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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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Training World War I Mechanics

Date: 1918
Description: Training classes for University of Wisconsin student cadets in the repair of automobiles and trucks during World War I.
Poster

"Little Americans Do Your Bit"

Date: 1917
Description: United States Food Administration World War I poster encouraging children to conserve wheat for soldiers and not to waste food. There is an image of a youn...
Poster

"Hunger"

Date: 1917
Description: United States Food Administration World War I poster urging citizens to eat less meat, wheat, fats and sugar in order to help fight starvation in Belgium. ...
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Notgeld from the City of Hohensalza

Date: 1914
Description: Emergency paper money, or scrip, called Notgeld in German, was issued by local governments during the war. Hohensalza, in the German Province of Posen, bec...
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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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Guarding the Field Post in Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: A soldier is sitting on sacks near a pile of boxes while guarding a field post in Serbia during World War I. Horses and men are in the background.
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Eating at the Front

Date: 1918
Description: Infantry men receiving food in outpost, Front Line on Piave Front, Italy.
Poster

Distinctive Insignia, United States Army, 1917-1919

Date: 1920
Description: Poster featuring the insignia for all armies, corps, divisions, and special units of the United States Army during World War I.
Photograph

Volunteer Unit

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Description: Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in training.
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Hospital in Ruins of Church

Date: 1918
Description: View of a hospital for U.S. wounded set up in the ruins of a church in Neuville, France.
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Balloon Gondola

Date: 1918
Description: The gondola crew of a World War I observation balloon that is about to ascend. Observation balloons were positioned near the front so that men in the gondo...
Poster

This Church is Behind the United War Work Campaign

Date: 1918
Description: Poster for display in a church, indicating cooperation with the United War Work Campaign, which raised funds for entertainment for the troops stationed in ...
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Camp for French PoW's in Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French prisoners doing calisthenics in the PoW camp in Zossen.
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PoW Camp Sleeping Quarters

Date: 1914
Description: French soldiers' sleeping quarters in the Zossen PoW camp.

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