Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive with a black-and-white photograph glued

with a black-and-white photograph glued to the second page

on reverse with makers cartouche by Cravanzola

held in place by two pieces of stitching at the front

An American made collar

The man on the right could not be identified

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive with a black-and-white photograph glued(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original nut and backplate,