Collection items

A Black Yellow Cross stamp, sold to raise money fo...

Stamp, Philatelic item - Stamp

These stamps, which only measure a few centimetres, were used to seal and label written correspondence, but were also a ...

Austrian poster advertising the '8th war bonds'

Poster, Illustration

The eighth Austrian war bond, or loan, from May 1918, was also the last. A ninth war bond was planned for the autumn of...

Done by the enemy! - child's drawing

Drawing

This detailed drawing by a child called Hubert, who was probably about 13 years old, shows the destruction of an unknown...

Empress Zita Children’s day stamp, 1917

Photograph

Money from the sale of this stamp was used for charitable causes. In this case, Empress Zita was collecting for her ‘chi...

Every lady should wear the Black-and-Yellow Cross...

Illustration

This small graphic is the crest of the Black Yellow Cross, an organisation particularly active in collecting donations f...

Flood-light in a trench near Chatki, Galicia

Photograph

Taken in Galicia near the Strypa river, this photograph shows soldiers in and near a trench, staring into the distance....

Home of an Italian family in Veneto

Photograph

The official pictures of the occupied territories by the Imperial and Royal War Press Bureau are dominated by images of...

Paper balloon with proclamations is launched from...

Photograph

During World War One, Monte Piana was the site of warfare between Austria-Hungary and Italy, from 1915 to 1918. The 2,23...

Poster and bag for the collection of women's hair

Poster

Raw materials became scarce during World War One, which forced industries to find substitutes. For this reason oil was e...

The proclamation of the abdication of Emperor Karl...

Proclamation

In November 1918, the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was unstoppable. Following the recommendation of govern...

The returning soldier - Poem by an 11 year old sch...

Poem, Manuscript

An 11-year-old schoolgirl, Anny Politzer, wrote this poem about a soldier returning to Vienna. He sees St Stephen’s Cath...

To my faithful Austrian people! Proclamation by Em...

Proclamation

Despite Austria-Hungary’s military successes in 1917, the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918 was unavoidable. Not only ...

Viennese! Get to know the Italians! – Leaflet drop...

Leaflet

Numerous propaganda leaflets such as this one were dropped out of planes or balloons over enemy lines. On 9 August 1918,...