As the spades of the diggers penetrate the field where the "extraordinary council" of Poltava buried its victims, they uncover ghastly objects such as these photographs depict

Excavating for the victims of the Bolshevik reign of terror at Poltava. This photograph is taken by the American Red Cross New Service at the request of General Denikine's government, as a part of the series which is to give a dispassionate view of Bolshevism in operation to the people of the United States

This photograph portrays the final scene of a tragedy in which a stout-hearted peasant of the North Ukraine opposed the power of the Bolshevist Commune. After the retreat of the Reds from Poltava the body was exhumed by the Government of the Volunteer Army and the American Red Cross. In this picture he is being identified by his relatives from a neighboring village

Valley where the Bolsheviks shot their victims and buried them. Charkow

General view of the funeral precession winding through Arlington Cemetary where the body of Admiral Eberle was buried

Pile of ashes in street after burning of German textbooks from the Baraboo High School, Baraboo, Wisconsin during an anti-German demonstration; text on ground says "Here lies the remains of German in B.H.S."

As the spades of the diggers penetrate the field where the "extraordinary council" of Poltava buried its victims, they uncover ghastly objects such as these photographs depict

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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC, Paris Office.
Group title: Bolshevism-Russia.
On caption card: Set 07591-07622 (158)
On caption card: used in: Ex. Mr. Scheitlin indef. Do not use without Mr. Scheitlin's permission.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 10

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