"Tea with sugar, 5 cents": a price list that was hung up in all the "soldiers' taverns", a Swiss army institution that was set up in 1914. Despite the name these places did not serve alcohol.
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Military postcard for Christmas and New Year on the theme "yearning of the Swiss border soldier for Christmas with his family", Zurich, 1916
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Left: military postcard on the theme "Christmas yearning for warmth and security", Geneva, Switzerland, 1916. Right: Christmas card, "The French infantryman as Father Christmas for the people of Alsace", Alsace, France, 1918
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'Christmas 1915'. Military postcard, promotional gift from the H. Bahlsen biscuit factory. Design: Julis Diez, Hannover, Germany 1915.
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Military postcard for the 6th Division for Christmas, Engadine, canton Graubünden, Switzerland, 1916
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New Year's military postcard, Geneva, Switzerland 1916
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Postcard "Christmas in the army camp", Switzerland, 1914
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Postcard "Christmas in the field". Design: Albert Welti, Switzerland, 1914 (private collection)
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