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Aircraft Carrier Drill

Date: 05 22 1944
Description: Physical exercise aboard an aircraft carrier during World War II. This photograph was a part of a scrapbook compiled by Philip F. La Follette, former gove...
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Korean War Helicopter

Date: 04 15 1953
Description: Infantry troops of the 8th Army preparing to board a Bell UH-1D helicopter of the 6th Transportation Helicopter Company for transport to the front.
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C-124 Transport Airplane

Date: 05 01 1954
Description: Men of the 57th Infantry Division wait to begin loading on a C-124C "Globemaster II" for transport to their training site. The C-124, a development on the ...
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Laird in Vietnam

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, wearing a fatigue uniform, shaking hands with a military officer during a tour of Vietnam.
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Mogul 10-20 H.P. Tractor Pulling a U.S. Army Trailer

Date: 1917
Description: An International Harvester Mogul 10-20 H.P. tractor pulling a trailer for the Aviation Section No. 507 of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The trailer appears t...
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Black Soldiers' Chow Line

Date: 1918
Description: Chow line for members of the 15th Regiment (Colored) of the New York National Guard.
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African American Troops Return Home

Date: 02 10 1919
Description: Members of the 15th Regiment (Colored) of the New York National Guard arrive home as heroes. They earned the distinction of being the only regiment to neve...
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Keep Your Powder ...and Your Shoes Dry

Date: 11 15 1942
Description: Members of the 32nd Division crossing a river somewhere in New Guinea behind Colonel H.A. Smith, commander of the division. The much-decorated unit was or...
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The Buna Campaign

Date: 1942
Description: Male Papuan carriers help members of the 32nd Division construct a road through the jungle of New Guinea.
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Farmall Tractor in Orchard

Date: 1945
Description: A man, possibly Corporal James H. Mills, operating a Farmall H tractor in what appears to be an apple orchard. Corporal Mills was presented with a tractor ...
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Grant's Assault on Vicksburg, McPherson's Corp in the Afternoon's Assault

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Description: A photograph of a scene from the panoramic painting "Grant's Assault on Vicksburg..."
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President Franklin Roosevelt in Mexico

Date: 1943
Description: President Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt on the officials platform during a visit to Monterrey, Mexico. Standing between them (and also pictured on ...
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Vietnamese Woman with Children Surrounded by Soldiers

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Description: A woman is placing a baby in a basket held by a little boy. Behind her, a man lies prone holding another child, while two soldiers walk towards a house in ...
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Welcome Home Ron!

Date: 09 13 1958
Description: A young man is sitting next to an older man and woman. Behind them is a sign with eight stars on it, and the text: WELCOME HOME RON! NUMBER EIGHT IS HOM...

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