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Eddie Rickenbacker-Ace of Aces

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Description: Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker, who earned the title "Ace of Aces" for his 27 victories during World War I. In this photograph he is posed against a plane ...
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Sopwith Camels

Date: 1918
Description: British-built Sopwith Camels at the American Expeditionary Force 2nd Aviation Instruction Center near Tours, France. The Sopwith Camel, manufactured by the...
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Uncle Sam Plowing

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Description: Man wearing an Uncle Sam costume plowing with a team of horses for an agricultural extension demonstration. It is likely the event took place during World...
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Buildings and Marching Field

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of buildings and soldiers marching in a field. Automobiles are parked on the lower right.
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Camp Grant

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers of Company I, Baraboo, Wisconsin, pose with their rifles at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. There are tents behind them and a wooded area in t...
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Up and Away

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Men standing near a hot air balloon. Hot air balloons were mostly used as spotters for the enemy. Captioned: "The basket in which the observer sits while '...
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War Zone Road

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Elevated view of a well-paved road in a war zone, surrounded by piles and fields of hay. Captioned: "A typical road in the War Zone. Wild, smooth, well gra...
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Frenchman Machine Gun Crew

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Three men standing behind a machine gun. Captioned: "A Hotchkiss machine gun, operated by a 48-year old crew of Frenchman. These men were mobilized."
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Moscow Refinery and Brewery

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field of the remains of a Moscow Brewery and Sugar Refinery. Captioned: "Moscow — Hill 108, with ruins of sugar refinery and brewery. Boche tre...
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Soldier Standing at Machine Gun Post

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Soldier standing in a field next to a machine gun. Caption reads: "A 37 m.m. gun used largely against Machine gun implacements. It is accurate and quick fi...
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Convoy from Paris

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field of cars in a convoy. Caption reads: "A stop to wait for broken down cars while in convoy from Paris to Longeville."
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Broken Sopwith

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: An airplane almost completely broken apart lying on the ground. Caption reads: "A broken Sopwith, an English fighting plane used extensively by the French....
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French Woman in Her Vineyard

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman standing in front of her vineyard. Caption reads: "A chic French Heart-breaker, snapped posing in her vineyard. Near Vaux Varen...
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French Soldier Burial

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field towards a group of French soldiers. Caption reads: "The funeral procession of a dead French soldier. Whenever possible, a military burial...
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Underground Trench

Date: 02 02 1919
Description: A rundown underground trench/passageway for soldiers to move from one side of the field to the other without being exposed to enemy fire.
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Camouflaged Weapon

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across field towards a well-camouflaged military weapon.
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The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring four women in brown coats, pants, and hats walking along a field. One of the women is leading a team of two horses, two of the...
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General Pershing Talking with Major General Haan

Date: 07 1918
Description: General John Pershing and Major General William George Haan are standing outdoors talking with French Colonel Laucagne.
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Downed German Plane

Date: 10 04 1918
Description: German plane shot down between Montfaucon and Cierges, France.
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Road Behind the Yankee Line

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of the road behind the U.S. line of advance into Saint-Mihiel, jammed with troops and supplies.

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