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General Winfield Scott Hancock and Staff

Date: 06 1864
Description: Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock and division commanders, (standing left to right) Generals Barlow, Birney, and Gibbon (previously commander of the...
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General Winfield Scott Hancock and his Staff Officers

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Description: General Winfield Scott Hancock and a large number of his staff officers.
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Scenes of Camp and Army Life

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Description: "Scenes of Camp and Army Life." Idyllic lithograph view of nine scenes of Union Army life.
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When I Wish to Catch Rats, I First Stop Their Holes

Date: 1860
Description: A seven-sided arrangement of Union ships and military camps surrounding 7 rats and one cat. Harpers Ferry is in the center of a circular design. The ship l...
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Poor Old Simple Virginia

Date: 1860
Description: An old woman, stooped over and holding a cane, has Union soldiers ("NORTH" on the left) and Confederate soldiers ("SOUTH" on the right) climbing ladders to...
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Reunion of the 15th Wisconsin Colunteer Infantry at the Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 09 07 1917
Description: Reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic at Camp Randall, members of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (the mostly Scandinavian unit commanded by Colo...
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Happy Bunch, Co. K

Date: 07 1915
Description: Group of soldiers of Co. K, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, Wisconsin National Guard "at ease." Two men are eating, one holds a tin cup, two men hold mandol...
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Robert Doyle Shaving

Date: 01 18 1944
Description: Robert Doyle shaves while looking in a mirror suspended from a hammock with a rain tarp in the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New G...
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Robert Doyle and Indigenous Man

Date: 01 07 1943
Description: Text attached to a print made from the negative reads, "This photo of me with a Papuan native carrier was made near Buna early in January. This fellow with...
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Robert Doyle in Trash Box

Date: 07 1943
Description: Gag photo of Robert Doyle with his head seemingly sticking out of a box. Above the box is a sign that reads: "TRASH BOX." The box and sign are attached to ...
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Three Men and a Jeep

Date: 1944
Description: Group portrait of Robert Doyle, wearing a hat and pants, sitting at the wheel of a jeep along with a man in the passenger seat. Another man is leaning agai...
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New Guinea Coast

Date: 1942
Description: View over water towards the New Guinea coast from a boat. A larger boat is on the right and several smaller craft in the center. A pier is on the shoreline...
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War Correspondent at His Typewriter

Date: 07 1943
Description: Robert Doyle types stories about the Red Arrow Division in his tent while seated on his cot. The tent sides are tied open. A crate serves as a typewriter s...
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Camp McCoy

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Description: View of troops and caissons on a hillside at Camp McCoy. Caption reads: "Camp McCory, Sparta, Wis."
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Mess Hall and Kitchen in Vaux Varennes

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Mess hall and kitchen in a truck located in Vaux Varennes. Captioned: ""Salle a manger" and "Cuisine" at Vaux Varennes in the Aieux Country."
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Wisconsin National Guard at Camp Douglas

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Description: Elevated view of tents at Camp Douglas, with rock formations in the background. Man standing in foreground with hands in his back pockets is Edwin L. Lownd...
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1st Wisconsin Infantry Camp

Date: 1916
Description: Camp of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry at Leon Springs, Texas. Soldiers are standing near tents, with some men sitting astride horses.
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Soldier Defending the Capitol Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead with a Union soldier standing guard, rifle in his right arm, beside the American flag. Four tents, representing a military camp, are pitched bet...
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Soldier at Camp Letterhead

Date: 11 15 1861
Description: Letterhead with a soldier standing guard with a rifle under his right arm. He is standing in front of a cannon, a stack of rifles, and a camp. The American...
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United States Marine Corps Q Company 2nd Battalion

Date: 11 1968
Description: Outdoor group portrait. The sign in front reads: "United States Marine Corps Q Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment Camp Pendleton Califor...

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