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Headline: Propaganda postcard, 1914Date: 01.01.1914Image text: A postcard from the beginning of the First World war, which idealises the role of women during wartimes. A woman with a German Kaiserreich flag offers a drink to an injured soldier.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00473772Propaganda postcard, 1914A postcard from the beginning of the First World war, which idealises the role of women during wartimes. A woman with a German Kaiserreich flag offers a drink to an injured soldier.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Russians in the First World WarDate: 09.06.1914Image text: Picture of the 9 Juli 1914. It was published in a weekly journal with the caption 'Army-steeplechase in Grundewald'. From left to the right are shown lieutenant Prieger, lieutenant von Egan-Krieger and lieutenant von Herder. The picture was also published in the Russian press with the caption 'German bandits ahead of Warsaw'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474211Anti-German propaganda of the Russians in the First World WarPicture of the 9 Juli 1914. It was published in a weekly journal with the caption 'Army-steeplechase in Grundewald'. From left to the right are shown lieutenant Prieger, lieutenant von Egan-Krieger and lieutenant von Herder. The picture was also published in the Russian press with the caption 'German bandits ahead of Warsaw'.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Russians in the First World WarDate: 09.06.1914Image text: Picture of the 9 Juli 1914. It was published in a weekly journal with the caption 'Army-steeplechase in Grundewald'. From left to the right are shown lieutenant Prieger, lieutenant von Egan-Krieger and lieutenant von Herder. The picture was also published in the Russian press with the caption 'German bandits ahead of Warsaw'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474210Anti-German propaganda of the Russians in the First World WarPicture of the 9 Juli 1914. It was published in a weekly journal with the caption 'Army-steeplechase in Grundewald'. From left to the right are shown lieutenant Prieger, lieutenant von Egan-Krieger and lieutenant von Herder. The picture was also published in the Russian press with the caption 'German bandits ahead of Warsaw'.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 17.06.1914Image text: Emperor Wilhelm during the inauguration of the Niederfinow Canal. He is studying the run of the waterway on a map. There is another French version, that interprets the emperor in his search for additional territories for the occupation of the German Reich.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474209First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesEmperor Wilhelm during the inauguration of the Niederfinow Canal. He is studying the run of the waterway on a map. There is another French version, that interprets the emperor in his search for additional territories for the occupation of the German Reich.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Scene of a propaganda film, that takes place in the First World War. The sinking of two American war ships (type Dreadnaught) was simulated by using paper ships.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474208First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesScene of a propaganda film, that takes place in the First World War. The sinking of two American war ships (type Dreadnaught) was simulated by using paper ships.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda film of the USA in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Scene of an American propaganda film of the First World War. A mother shoots her daughter to protect her of the Huns.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474207Anti-German propaganda film of the USA in the First World WarScene of an American propaganda film of the First World War. A mother shoots her daughter to protect her of the Huns.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Dutch forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: The caricature shows Crown Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen in a field surrounded by barbwire. Prince Wilhelm is pictured as a helpless young man, who thinks about to attack or retire. The caricaturist calls him ironic 'Little Willie'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474206Anti-German propaganda of the Dutch forces in the First World WarThe caricature shows Crown Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen in a field surrounded by barbwire. Prince Wilhelm is pictured as a helpless young man, who thinks about to attack or retire. The caricaturist calls him ironic 'Little Willie'.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1914Image text: A German woman is dancing with a skeleton. The drawing is a symbol for the bloodshed and the imperial mindset of the Germans during World War One.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474205First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesA German woman is dancing with a skeleton. The drawing is a symbol for the bloodshed and the imperial mindset of the Germans during World War One.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Uncle Sam and a German sturdy soldier, who oozes of blood. The caption compares the boche (a derogatory french name for the Germas ) with the long and bloody wars of the Apache Indiens with other native tribes in North America.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474204Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarUncle Sam and a German sturdy soldier, who oozes of blood. The caption compares the boche (a derogatory french name for the Germas ) with the long and bloody wars of the Apache Indiens with other native tribes in North America.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Illustration of the allied forces in the First World War: Warning to the civilian population, who should prevent the ongoing bloodshed: A skeleton is drinking a cup of blood, that stands for the many dead persons.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474203First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesIllustration of the allied forces in the First World War: Warning to the civilian population, who should prevent the ongoing bloodshed: A skeleton is drinking a cup of blood, that stands for the many dead persons.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1916Image text: Anti-German cartoons of Reamaekers were assesed as too bloody and brutal. This picture shows a woman with a ripped dress. Her arms were shackled on a wheel.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474202First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesAnti-German cartoons of Reamaekers were assesed as too bloody and brutal. This picture shows a woman with a ripped dress. Her arms were shackled on a wheel.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the German Red Cross in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Drawing of 'The War illustrated', which was used as front page. It shows German soldiers, dressed up as paramedics of the German Red Cross, who supposedly shot out of an ambulance.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474201Anti-German propaganda of the German Red Cross in the First World WarDrawing of 'The War illustrated', which was used as front page. It shows German soldiers, dressed up as paramedics of the German Red Cross, who supposedly shot out of an ambulance.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Edith Cavell, a allied spy, was condemned to death by a German court. She was an important figure for the anti-German propaganda. In this picture a Prussian soldier fires a gunshoot on her head.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474200First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesEdith Cavell, a allied spy, was condemned to death by a German court. She was an important figure for the anti-German propaganda. In this picture a Prussian soldier fires a gunshoot on her head.
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Headline: Anti-German flyer of the Allied Forces, 1918Date: 01.01.1918Image text: Anti-German flyer of the Allied Forces of the last days in the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474199Anti-German flyer of the Allied Forces, 1918Anti-German flyer of the Allied Forces of the last days in the First World War.
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Headline: Anti-German flyer of the French Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: French flyer, which was thrown by an airplane. It informs about the Italian entry in the war against Germany in the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474198Anti-German flyer of the French Forces in the First World WarFrench flyer, which was thrown by an airplane. It informs about the Italian entry in the war against Germany in the First World War.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the French Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Piece of a French picture, that illustrates the brutal treatment with captured french soldiers in January 1871 on the market place of Verdome. The brutal German soldier was a famous theme in the french press for decades.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474197Anti-German propaganda of the French Forces in the First World WarPiece of a French picture, that illustrates the brutal treatment with captured french soldiers in January 1871 on the market place of Verdome. The brutal German soldier was a famous theme in the french press for decades.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the French Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Illustration of the history of refuggees: A German officer offers an old couple a bucket of water. Previously he thrown some pieces of bread and cake into it. He ordered a platter of fresh meat for himself.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474196Anti-German propaganda of the French Forces in the First World WarIllustration of the history of refuggees: A German officer offers an old couple a bucket of water. Previously he thrown some pieces of bread and cake into it. He ordered a platter of fresh meat for himself.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Prophecy of the allied forces to German soldiers, who will end up in a cemetery, under the sun, that is darkened by a skull.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474195Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarProphecy of the allied forces to German soldiers, who will end up in a cemetery, under the sun, that is darkened by a skull.
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Headline: Flyer with anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1918Date: 01.01.1918Image text: Frontside and backside of a flyer, that was thrown on German territories in 1918.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474194Flyer with anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1918Frontside and backside of a flyer, that was thrown on German territories in 1918.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: The image of Germany in World War One was shaped by the Anti-German propaganda of the allied. In this picture you can see a agressive and grotesque German soldier, who catches at a globe.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474193Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarThe image of Germany in World War One was shaped by the Anti-German propaganda of the allied. In this picture you can see a agressive and grotesque German soldier, who catches at a globe.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Englsh in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Poster with anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces: Appeal to the English population against the German Navy.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474192Anti-German propaganda of the Englsh in the First World WarPoster with anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces: Appeal to the English population against the German Navy.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Entente, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: French caricature about the famine of the German children after the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474232First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Entente, 1916French caricature about the famine of the German children after the First World War.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda film from America in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1921Image text: Anti-German propaganda film from America about the First World War-. German soldiers shoot dead american civilists.Photo: SZ PhotoImage number: 00474231Anti-German propaganda film from America in the First World WarAnti-German propaganda film from America about the First World War-. German soldiers shoot dead american civilists.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda film of the American in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1920Image text: Film photography of an American propaganda film about the First World War. A mother shoots her two daughters to protect them against the German (in the film called Huns).Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474230Anti-German propaganda film of the American in the First World WarFilm photography of an American propaganda film about the First World War. A mother shoots her two daughters to protect them against the German (in the film called Huns).
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.11.1914Image text: Group photography of German officers in Louvain-la-Neuve, taken by a Dutch photographer.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474229First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesGroup photography of German officers in Louvain-la-Neuve, taken by a Dutch photographer.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.11.1914Image text: German car park in front of the city hall in Louvain. German officers in their cars were provided with stolen wine and zigarettes.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474228First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesGerman car park in front of the city hall in Louvain. German officers in their cars were provided with stolen wine and zigarettes.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarDate: 01.11.1914Image text: The propaganda of the Entente compared the German in Louvain in the First World War with the huns and their tyranny.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474227Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces in the First World WarThe propaganda of the Entente compared the German in Louvain in the First World War with the huns and their tyranny.
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Headline: Propaganda of the Entente in the First World WarDate: 01.11.1914Image text: Propaganda of the Entente during World War One. A wounded German soldier fires at paramedics.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474226Propaganda of the Entente in the First World WarPropaganda of the Entente during World War One. A wounded German soldier fires at paramedics.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda in England and in the Netherlands, 1915Date: 01.06.1915Image text: The press of the allied forces interpreted this picture as passport control of a Belgian pastor, implemented by two German officers. The German press disclaimed it.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474225Anti-German propaganda in England and in the Netherlands, 1915The press of the allied forces interpreted this picture as passport control of a Belgian pastor, implemented by two German officers. The German press disclaimed it.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda in France, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: French publication, which describes an event in the Café Bauer in Berlin. German women overthrow tables of dressed up Ladies and Gentelmen and disturb their elegant atmosphere.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474224Anti-German propaganda in France, 1916French publication, which describes an event in the Café Bauer in Berlin. German women overthrow tables of dressed up Ladies and Gentelmen and disturb their elegant atmosphere.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of England, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: According to the English press in World War I the picture shows supposedly an destroyed enemy fortress on the eastern front. In the German opinion a enemy fortress in Tutrakan is shown.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474223Anti-German propaganda of England, 1916According to the English press in World War I the picture shows supposedly an destroyed enemy fortress on the eastern front. In the German opinion a enemy fortress in Tutrakan is shown.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914/15Date: 13.08.1914Image text: Picture with different interpretations: It was published in the German newspaper 'Bilder des Tages' on 13 August 1914 and showed arrested civilians in Döberitz, who waited for the food distribution. The 'Daily news' headlined eight mounths later: 'German workers feel the punch.'Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474222Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914/15Picture with different interpretations: It was published in the German newspaper 'Bilder des Tages' on 13 August 1914 and showed arrested civilians in Döberitz, who waited for the food distribution. The 'Daily news' headlined eight mounths later: 'German workers feel the punch.'
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914/15Date: 13.08.1914Image text: Picture with different interpretations: It was published in the German newspaper 'Bilder des Tages' on 13 August 1914 and showed arrested civilians in Döberitz, who waited for the food distribution. The 'Daily news' headlined eight mounths later: 'German workers feel the punch.'Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474221Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914/15Picture with different interpretations: It was published in the German newspaper 'Bilder des Tages' on 13 August 1914 and showed arrested civilians in Döberitz, who waited for the food distribution. The 'Daily news' headlined eight mounths later: 'German workers feel the punch.'
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: The same photography was published in the Londonish journal 'The Daily Graphic' and in the Swiss magazine 'Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung'. The English press assumes, that the church was destroyed by the German shell fire, whereas the Swiss newspaper reported, that the Italians destroyed the church.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474219Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1916The same photography was published in the Londonish journal 'The Daily Graphic' and in the Swiss magazine 'Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung'. The English press assumes, that the church was destroyed by the German shell fire, whereas the Swiss newspaper reported, that the Italians destroyed the church.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914Date: 01.11.1914Image text: Anti-German propaganda of the entente in the First World War: German soldiers displace the inhabitants of Louvain, before they start to plunder the village.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474218Anti-German propaganda of the Allied Forces, 1914Anti-German propaganda of the entente in the First World War: German soldiers displace the inhabitants of Louvain, before they start to plunder the village.
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Headline: Belgian mercenaries with spicked helmets, 1915Date: 22.06.1915Image text: Belgian mercenaries, wearing spiked helmets, that they had stolen from German soldiers. The picture was published on 22 June 1915 in the 'Daily Mail'.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474217Belgian mercenaries with spicked helmets, 1915Belgian mercenaries, wearing spiked helmets, that they had stolen from German soldiers. The picture was published on 22 June 1915 in the 'Daily Mail'.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda in France in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1914Image text: Picture of the journal 'Le tribune de Lausanne' with the caption 'Le travail forcé dans une ville du nord - the hard work in a village in the north' - a sarcastic command of the inactive soldiers, who control the work of the women, doing the laundry.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474216Anti-German propaganda in France in the First World WarPicture of the journal 'Le tribune de Lausanne' with the caption 'Le travail forcé dans une ville du nord - the hard work in a village in the north' - a sarcastic command of the inactive soldiers, who control the work of the women, doing the laundry.
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Headline: Anti-German propaganda of the English press in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1918Image text: The detention of an Italian thief by German soldiers was described differently in the allied press: Instead of the Italian woman the German soldiers were recognized as thiefs in the Sunday Pictorial.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474215Anti-German propaganda of the English press in the First World WarThe detention of an Italian thief by German soldiers was described differently in the allied press: Instead of the Italian woman the German soldiers were recognized as thiefs in the Sunday Pictorial.
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Headline: First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesDate: 01.01.1915Image text: The picture shows a German collecting point for charitable gifts. A French newspaper published it with the caption: "Inventory of the depredations prior the sale in Berlin".Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474214First World War: Anti-German propaganda of the Allied ForcesThe picture shows a German collecting point for charitable gifts. A French newspaper published it with the caption: "Inventory of the depredations prior the sale in Berlin".
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Headline: English caricature of Edwin Morrow in the First World WarDate: 01.01.1917Image text: The caricature is an allusion on the English blockade during World War One. Instead of having a real christmas dinner, the German population could only watch at pictures of delicacies.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474213English caricature of Edwin Morrow in the First World WarThe caricature is an allusion on the English blockade during World War One. Instead of having a real christmas dinner, the German population could only watch at pictures of delicacies.
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Headline: Measure against the anti-German war propaganda, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: This picture was published 1916 in the German news press with the caption: German barbarians?'. 'French, by French grenade wounded children under the treatment of German physicians in a hospital in France. In this way the German press tried to oppose the international anti-German propaganda.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00474212Measure against the anti-German war propaganda, 1916This picture was published 1916 in the German news press with the caption: German barbarians?'. 'French, by French grenade wounded children under the treatment of German physicians in a hospital in France. In this way the German press tried to oppose the international anti-German propaganda.
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Headline: Newspapers for German soldiers, 1914Date: 01.01.1914Image text: Men distribute newspapers to German soldiers of the First World War at the front.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473780Newspapers for German soldiers, 1914Men distribute newspapers to German soldiers of the First World War at the front.
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Headline: German homeland propaganda,1914Date: 01.01.1916Image text: Homeland propaganda during the First World War: 'The winner' after a painting by Oskar Zwintscher.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473781German homeland propaganda,1914Homeland propaganda during the First World War: 'The winner' after a painting by Oskar Zwintscher.
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Headline: German propaganda drawing, 1915Date: 01.01.1915Image text: Propaganda drawing by Georg Marschall for the "Gartenlaube" magazine, depicting a soldier on home leave.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473782German propaganda drawing, 1915Propaganda drawing by Georg Marschall for the "Gartenlaube" magazine, depicting a soldier on home leave.
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Headline: Reading room with international press, 1916Date: 01.01.1916Image text: Men and women read international newspapers in a reading room in Berlin during the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473779Reading room with international press, 1916Men and women read international newspapers in a reading room in Berlin during the First World War.
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Headline: Bomb damage on the Parisian metro, 1916Date: 01.01.1914Image text: This picture taken from a Parisian newspaper shows the bomb damaged on the metro caused by a German zeppelin attack during the First World War. The newspaper was attached to a rocket and send over the German trenches at the wetfrotn on the 2nd of February 1916.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473783Bomb damage on the Parisian metro, 1916This picture taken from a Parisian newspaper shows the bomb damaged on the metro caused by a German zeppelin attack during the First World War. The newspaper was attached to a rocket and send over the German trenches at the wetfrotn on the 2nd of February 1916.
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Headline: Farmer with family, 1917Date: 01.01.1917Image text: Picture of farmer Oberrieder from Hohenschaeftlarn, Bavaria, with his wife and sons in uniform, shot for propagandistic purposes.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473776Farmer with family, 1917Picture of farmer Oberrieder from Hohenschaeftlarn, Bavaria, with his wife and sons in uniform, shot for propagandistic purposes.
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Headline: Colonial soldiers during the First World War, 1916Date: 01.01.1915Image text: This German propaganda drawing, 'Im Kampf mit Kulturvoelkern', 'At war with indigenous people', hints towards the deployment of French colonial troops during the First World War.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473778Colonial soldiers during the First World War, 1916This German propaganda drawing, 'Im Kampf mit Kulturvoelkern', 'At war with indigenous people', hints towards the deployment of French colonial troops during the First World War.
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Headline: A plane distributes propaganda material, 1916Date: 01.01.1918Image text: An English doubledecker drops flyers with the speach of President Wilson above German grounds.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473777A plane distributes propaganda material, 1916An English doubledecker drops flyers with the speach of President Wilson above German grounds.
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Headline: Soldiers on their way to the front, 1914Date: 01.01.1914Image text: Recovered German soldiers of the First World War leave a meeting-place in Berlin-Charlottenburg in order to return to their troops.Photo: ScherlImage number: 00473775Soldiers on their way to the front, 1914Recovered German soldiers of the First World War leave a meeting-place in Berlin-Charlottenburg in order to return to their troops.
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