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His Majesty, Albert,
King of the Belgians |
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Facsimile of the
first page of the German ultimatum to Belgium (in the text) |
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Pass issued by the
Belgian military authorities to enable Mr. Gibson to enter the
German Legation at Brussels |
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Maître Gaston
de Leval, legal adviser to the American Legation in Brussels |
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Her Majesty, Elizabeth,
Queen of the Belgians |
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Mr. Brand Whitlock,
American Minister to Belgium |
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Mr. Brand Whitlock.
Taken during a Fourth of July luncheon |
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Burgomaster Max |
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Belgian War Medals |
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The Marquis de Villalobar,
Spanish Minister at Brussels |
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A barbed wire entanglement
at Antwerp |
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The Garde Civique's
idea of a barbed wire entanglement |
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The Garde Civique
on the Avenue Louise in Brussels |
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Types of Belgian
cavalrymen |
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German supply train
entering Brussels |
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German infantry
entering Brussels |
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German officers
and soldiers were always ready to oblige by posing for the camera |
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"Mit Gott für
Kaiser und Reich |
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Count Guy d'Oultremont |
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From left to right---
Colonel DuCane, Captain Ferguson and Colonel Fairholme |
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Types of Belgian
cavalrymen |
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Civilian volunteers
going out to dig trenches about Antwerp |
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The King of the
Belgians giving orders in the field |