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Looking At Life 100 Years Ago: 1919 In Photographs
December 03, 2019
Lucie Steinzova
A Bolshevik uprising in Berlin, civil war in Russia, the first nonstop transatlantic crossing by air, and daily commutes by zeppelin. These seldom-seen images show some of the events and moments that helped to define life a century ago.
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Donald C. Thompson (left), a photographer for Leslie's Weekly, and a man identified as Captain Kingmore of the U.S. Army, take moving pictures in Yekaterinburg in eastern Russia in subzero temperatures circa 1919.
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Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is buried in Oyster Bay, New York, on January 8, 1919.
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The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is seen during the January Uprising -- an abortive attempt by communists to seize power.
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The 69th Division of the U.S. Army returns home from World War I.
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Lucie Steinzova
Lucie Steinzova is the photo editor for RFE/RL.
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