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Photograph

William H. Brisbane

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Description: William H. Brisbane, Chaplain of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. Inset photograph taken from a large Civil War commemorative roster.
Photograph

General Ulysses S. Grant

Date: 1861
Description: Civil War portrait of Ulysses S. Grant seated wearing a military uniform.
Photograph

Manning Ferguson Force, Army Commander

Date: 1865
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Manning Ferguson Force (1824-1899), U.S. Army Commander. Force led the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Un...
Photograph

William W. Mather, Geologist

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Description: Reproduction of a vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William W. Mather (1804-1859), geologist and U.S. Army officer. Ohio's first state geologist. Capti...
Photograph

Harvey Law

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Description: Photographic calling card with portrait of Harvey Law, Company A, 12th Wisconsin Infantry. Law was the president of the St. Croix Valley Veterans Associati...
Photograph

Mailing Letters at the Red Cross

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers mailing letters home at the Red Cross L.O.C. canteen in France.
Print

The Greatest Weapon

Date: 1918
Description: Wartime advertisement for Kardell tractors featuring an illustration of a farmer using a team of two horses to work in a field, along with the headline: "L...
Photograph

Captain George E. Sogge

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of Captain George Sogge of the Two Rivers Life Saving Station in uniform. His cap bears a U.S. Life Saving Service insignia.
Poster

Candidate for Member of Congress

Date: 1918
Description: Campaign poster for Judge C.E. Randall. The poster features Uncle Sam holding up a sheet of paper with the quarter-length portrait of the candidate printed...
Photograph

Thomas Nowell, 54 U.S.C.T. Co. T.

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Description: Carte-de-visite full length portrait of a young soldier posing next to a table. His hand is resting on what appears to be a book. The reverse of the card i...
Poster

The Navy Still Calls Men and More Men

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of men signing paperwork in an office with naval recruitment posters. In a "dream" bubble, sailors are sighting and adjusting...
Postcard

From an American Red Cross L.O.C. Canteen in France

Date: 1917
Description: Uniformed soldiers gathered at a counter laden with sandwiches and doughnuts. A woman in a Red Cross uniform at left pours coffee from a carafe.
Postcard

H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh

Date: 1952
Description: Foil-covered portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen is seated and wearing a tiara...

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