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Ordnance Men

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Michigan soldiers pose in front of a trailer loaded with bombs at a military base near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Their names...
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Wisconsin National Guard, Light Horse Squadron, Troop A

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard Light Horse Squadron, Troop A standing in a row. Three women and one man, visitors to Camp Douglas, stand facing th...
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Soldiers and Officers in Gun Pit

Date: 01 22 1944
Description: Artillerymen of Battalion A are ready for an enemy attack in a gun pit, at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). A knife is standing point dow...
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Machine Gun Emplacement

Date: 1918
Description: A log constructed blockhouse for machine gun emplacement surrounded by trees. In front of the fortification are four men posed standing. They are possibly ...
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Group Portrait of War Correspondents in Guam

Date: 04 1945
Description: A group of war correspondents, soldiers and officers pose outdoors on the sand in front of palm trees for a portrait in Guam. Many are holding a beverage a...
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Concert for Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: An outdoor concert for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 3rd from the right...
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Army Unit in Town Square

Date: 1918
Description: A group of soldiers from the 310th United States Army Engineer Corps standing at attention on the left for inspection of American and Russian officers in t...
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Army Unit in Town Square

Date: 1918
Description: A group of American soldiers stand at attention with their backs to officers of the Allied forces in Siberia, Russia. Some of the officers are: Lieutenant ...
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U.S. Army Artillery Position and Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: A group of soldiers and officers pose next to an artillery piece within a sheltered area. The shelter is fortified with sandbags and camouflaged with branc...
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Lieutenant Harlow Waller

Date: 1861
Description: Quarter plate full-length military portrait of Harlow Milton Waller, facing forward with right hand holding his sword at his side. The portrait is hand tin...
Poster

Remember Belgium. Buy Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. Depicts in silhouette a German soldier running and dragging a girl against a b...
Photograph

International Scout Middle Eastern Desert Scene

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Description: Combination of photograph and colored drawing. "International Scout pictured traversing a Middle Eastern desert." (According to the collection description....
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River Falls Rifle Company 1859

Date: 1859
Description: Typed text on back of photograph: "River Falls Rifle company, River Falls, Wis. Organized 1859, later fought with 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment in Civi...
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Captain Edward Devlin (?)

Date: 1861
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of a Civil War Soldier. Three-quarter length portrait, perhaps Captain Edward Devlin, of Mineral Point, holding a sword. He s...
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Castro Forces

Date: 1959
Description: Group of soldiers backing Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution gathered in a small room with open doorways. One man is seated at a table writing, while oth...
Poster

Horlick's Malted Milk For The Seven Ages

Date: 1900
Description: This advertisement features drawings of Shakespeare's Seven Ages beginning at the top left with: 'The Infant — "Perdita" Winter's Tale,' 'The Schoolboy — "...
Postcard

Governor Davidson and Staff

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Description: Governor James O. Davidson (sitting second from the left), outdoors in front of a tent with six other men, three standing and three sitting. There is a whi...
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Commander Russell and Staff at Dept. Reunion — Camp Logan at Omaha

Date: 09 1887
Description: Outdoor group portrait of six men sitting around a table in military uniform in an open field. On the table are pens, an inkwell, two cigar boxes and paper...
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Captain Eri Sherman Oakley

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Captain Eri Sherman Oakley sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Seated three-quarter view of figure facing front but bo...
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Israel W. Young

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Israel W. Young. Seated half figure facing front with right arm resting on chair back, wearing beard and moustache. In Civ...

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