Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, 1905
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In this photo German and Russian Emporors, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, wearing each others’ uniform. They met on the…
WWI Christmas truce in 1914: pictures and facts
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This fascinating story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 started on December 24, when the British watch noticed that the Germans were…
This decrepit german WWI submarine appeared on the surface 92 years after the last dive. We guess that if this U-boat UB122…
WWI German submarine on the beach
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The German submarine SM U-118 barely participated in WWI. It touched the Baltic waters in February 1918 and had a short but…
An unknown cameraman captured Ernest Hemingway during rehabilitation after his injury in WW1. A young writer couldn’t stand on his legs in…
The Chicago race riots of 1919 in pictures
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The race riots of 1919 are the bloodiest page in the history of Chicago, and our pictures set shows the high tensions…
This pyramid at Grand Central was a pure propagandistic act promoting the 5th War Loan. The government widely raised funds for military…
History of WW1 gas masks in photos
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War history didn’t know gas attacks before WW1, and these photos will show you how combatants, civils, and sometimes animals, protected themselves…
US WWI propaganda posters
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The US entered war I in 1917 in alliance with the good Britain and France. By this time the US economy was…
Germany, 1923. Hyperinflation. Kids are playing with money packs because toy blocks are too expensive
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Germany, 1923. Hyperinflation made paper notes so worthless that these kids used them as building blocks. By November 1923, the US dollar…