This is an advertisement and piece of propaganda proclaiming that a patriotic act would be for Germans to stop drinking beer and only drink Schnaps. Beer is made of wheat and other ingredients that would have been better used for bread and other sustenance for children, women, and old people, all of whom it was … Continue reading Burger und Urbeiter!
This map was published by the Cigarette Picture Service in Hamburg, Germany. The map details the ‘German Colonial Empire in 1914’, showing an overview of the German colonies (pre-WW1), as well as information into the different colonies’ year of establishment, location, area, population, railway, imports, and exports. This helps the viewer understand just how much … Continue reading Deutsche Kolonien (Germany Colonies)
This is 50ℳ (Papiermarks or Paper Marks) of emergency money from the city of Stolberg. It is paper due to its material when gold was no longer linked to the Papiermark, shortly after the beginning of World War One. Notes were decorated with different artwork from artists and time period in Germany’s history. This note, … Continue reading 50 Notgeld der Stadt Stolberg (harz)
This is a postcard with both the front and back. The front is a picture of two lovers: a soldier going off to war and a young woman holding flowers. The text on the front reads: “In love, my very own- You are my being’s dawn, You give me new courage to live, You are … Continue reading In Liebe Ganz Mein Egan
Front cover of “Jungdeutschland” cardbook