Brief von Hans Kotzbauer an seine Eltern
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Letter from stretcher bearer Hans Kotzbauer (dated 1 February 1917) from the front to his parents in Vilseck/Upper Palatinate. Kotzbauer describes his work as a stretcher bearer and the problems of providing care.
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[Autograph letter signed by Sophie Arnould in Alleaume, 5 October 1778] (autograph manuscript) || [Lettre autographe signée de Sophie Arnould à Alleaume, 5 octobre 1778] (manuscrit autographe)
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Letter signed by Sophie Arnould (1740-1802), a French soprano opera singer. She was the first to play the role of Eurydice in Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice".
Attestazione della 76° Compagnia Mitragliatrici 1907 F.
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Certificate of merits of the Mantova Brigade, commanded by Pasquale Alberto Arenaprimo
„Opisanie Krzesła słuzącego do obserwacji Astronomicznych“
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Description of the chair used in astronomical observations sent to Martynas Počobutas (1728-1810) in Warsaw.
Personal letter from J. Daly to his daughter
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Front || Personal undated letter from J.Daly to his daughter discussing weather and the fact that he might require some good wool socks.
Brief von Lorenz Löffler aus Trelon
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Feldpostbrief vom Großvater Lorenz Löffler, der im ersten Weltkrieg in Frankreich war.
Letter to refugee from Governorate of Kurzeme Otilija Krampe in Valmiera from friend Zelma from Steķi
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Letter to refugee from Governorate of Kurzeme Otilija Krampe in Valmiera from friend Zelma from Steķi. Zelma tells Otila about works in fields. She also informs that Cossacks again settled down at her house.
'Coded' Postcard
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Back || Postcard sent between two young women in Derby showing an example of the unusual stamp placement they used as a code.
Papiers de Pauline Viardot.XIXe-XXe s. I-II Lettres adressées à Pauline Viardot. I Abertich-Rubinstein.
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Letters addressed to Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), French soprano, pedagogue and composer, by other renowned personalities of the 19th century.
Listy Narcyzy Żmichowskiej do rodziny i wydawców z lat 1838-1875
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Letters from Narcyza Żmichowska (1819-1876), a Polish novelist and poet, to her relatives. She is known for her revolutionary works in feminist literature.
FRAN-PA-113 Correspondance envoyée par Joseph Doniot
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Correspondence from Joseph Doniot from the front to home in form of field postcards.
Joseph Kühlweins Fotos von der Balkanfront
The photo album with pictures from the years 1915/16 was taken by the architect Joseph Kühlwein, about whom it is only known that he was killed in action in the Champagne region of France. Coming to Innsbruck from Augsburg, Kühlwein spent the following months exclusively in Southeastern Europe. His places of stay include Serbia (in Gradiste he photographed prisoners of war), Romania (near Timisoara he also photographed the German minority), Macedonia and more.
Fotoalbum von Walther Scholz
Photo album of Walther Scholz (19.12.1896 - June 1950) from Reichenberg/Bohemia, with photos from various theatres of war (Eastern Front: Posiencz, Rosulna, Sototwina, Kolomea, Karlinestia, Ruthena, Niewoczin, Kamien, Komatschka, Czatoria, Czernowitz; Italy: Colle Umberto, Alps). Walther Scholz was awarded the Silver Medal for Bravery (2nd class).
Foto di Michelangelo De Toni
Photos of Michelangelo De Toni, corporal major, born in Malo (Vicenza) on 8 October 1898, decorated with the Military Cross on 12 December 1918 for having participated in the war front on Monte Grappa. Michelangelo De Toni's story can be found in the volume 'Epopea di Malo' by Silvio Eupani; while his photos have been partly published in the volume 'Malo nella Grande Guerra' ('Malo in the Great War').
Le fotografie de: La Grande Guerra Storie di uomini | di luoghi e di battaglie - Biblioteca Universitaria di Genova - esposizione
Photographs from 2014 exhibition 'LA GRANDE GUERRA. Storie di uomini, di luoghi e di battaglie - Mostra fotografica' ('The First World War. Stories of men, places and battles - Photo exhibition') in Genoa. The photos cover the initial period of the conflict, from 1914 to 1916, in which the European powers were mainly involved and the course of the war seemed to be all in favour of the Central Empires, despite the disparity of forces on the field between the two sides.
Foto boek
Father of the contributor was an avid postcard collector. He left this photo album, origins of which are unknown. Photographs were taken around 1914/1915 at a border crossing, among other places. A stream of refugees, some of them recognisable as Belgians, can be seen.
Diverse foto's en documenten van Britse en Duitse origine
Album with aerial and panoramic photographs of various war fronts in Flanders and Northern France, photographs of aircraft, Christmas in Ostend, German soldiers, British army, etc. Book, bought in Ypres, belonged to anonymous photographer, and is probably of English origin.
PH413 Hermann (Heřman) Brabec
Heřman Brabec, enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian army, he served for a long time in Boka Kotorska in Montenegro. During this time, he made hundreds of photos for his personal archive. Among them are photos from the coastal fortress Mamula, Austrian warships, sceneries, studio photos, and two photographs of an execution scene.
Photoalbum
Album with photographs by and of Leonhard Michel (22.4.1898-12.11.1993) from Munich. The album is carefully organized and includes both peaceful photographs of comrades, cities, as well as scenes of devastation and POWs.
Zeichnungen von Kriegsereignissen des Schülers Franz Przybyla
Pupil's picture chronicle of the war
Franz Przybyla created these drawing as a part of a school project in 1918/19. It contains 72 drawings, among which are the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, siege of Tsingtau, and Russian Revolution. Later Franz Przybyla became a painter.
FRAM - Jeanne Génot | institutrice à Champigneulles (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
The notebook of a teacher
This diary, describing the military and political news of the day was led by Jeanne Génot, a teacher from Champigneulles in Meurthe-et-Moselle. It is likely that her students have also collaborated on it. The aptly named notebook "La guerre" was discovered in 1969 by the diarist's granddaughter upon the former's death.
Garth Diaries and lock of hair
An account of going into Germany
Gordon Garth (Sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps) carried these notebooks on him to keep an account of the campaign. Carefully among its pages was kept a lock of hair from his daughter Beatrice.
PH075 Bratři Jan a Rudolf Václavovi
Story of Václav brothers
Photos, diaries and correspondence of brothers Jan and Rudolf, two out of six Václav siblings. In 1915 they both enlisted in Brno. Jan was killed in the battle of Passo Tonale on 13 June 1918. Rudolf was captured in Russia but returned home after the war and started a family.