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Notes:: Walt Disney climbs the stairs to board the airplane at the Kalamazoo County Airport, departing after his visit to west Michigan.
Date Created:: 1964-09-20T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Wounded Russian prisoners of war pull a cart through an East Prussian town under the supervision of a German guard.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: This poster depicts a horde of German soldiers groping women amid crying children and tired old men and women. Some of the Germans are drunk and are on a rampage. In the background is the remains of a destroyed village and the corpse of a man hanging from a tree. Rape was a problem for both Allied and Central Powers during World War I, but the Allies emphasized the cruelty of the "Huns" throughout the war in a major propaganda campaign.
Date Created:: 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: German soldiers and prisoners stand on a street in the prison compound in Stralkowo. Wooden barracks line the street and tall utility poles stand in the middle of the thoroughfare. These barracks served as the quarters for the 2nd Reserves of the Landsturm, German troops that were assigned to provide security for the camp. Note the flower gardens which are carefully tended in front of each barrack. These gardens provided prisoners with some pastime to decorate the outside of their accommodations.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: A labor detachment of Russian prisoners from Wasbek is busy digging a trench and felling trees under the supervision of a German officer (he is holding plans in the center of the photograph). The Germans kept prisoners occupied on a wide range of jobs to help support the local economy. Trenches were important for flood control and irrigation to help support agriculture.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Russian prisoners of war at the prison camp at Goettingen pose for a photograph in front of the new YMCA hall just opened in the camp. The Association Hall was the first American constructed facility in any of the prison camps of Europe.
Date Created:: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Austro-Hungarian infantry storm Serbian positions at Avala in October 1915. The Austro-Hungarians were able to penetrate the Serbian lines surrounding Belgrade and forced the Serbian Army to retreat to the south during a hard winter in the Balkans.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: As Austrian guards look on, a Serbian prisoner purchases a loaf of bread from a woman on the street. The Serbian prisoners would continue to find it difficult to obtain bread even after they reached their prison camp due to the effectiveness of the Allied Blockade. The Serbian prisoners are in deplorable shape, as reflected by the condition of their uniforms, which reflects the situation in Serbia after the fall of the kingdom in October 1915.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Notes:: Industrial Products. Poster. Series - L. Industrial reel with cutaway drawing and identifying text for each part. Client: Aero-Motive Manufacturing Company, Kalamazoo, MI. (Photographic Negative)
Date Created:: 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Collection:: 5 photos in event - 9786

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