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Postcard of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben

  • 1918 – 1919

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Postcard from Max Mislow (1887-1963), Kurt Mislow's (1923-2017) father, to an unknown recipient. The postcard features a black and white photograph of German soldiers wearing Pickelhauben, the pointed or spiked helmet worn by Prussian and German soldiers, firefighters, and police officers during the 19th and 20th centuries. Max Mislow is on the far right, wearing a woolen coat.

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  • 14 cm W x 9 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series VIII. Images
  • Sub-series 1. Photographs
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  • Box 27, Folder 25

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Mislow, Max. “Postcard of Soldiers Wearing Pickelhauben,” 1918–1919. Kurt M. Mislow Papers, Box 27, Folder 25. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/da4ctyq.

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