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First to Fly — Army Demonstration

Date: 09 1908
Description: Among the spectators present to watch Orville Wright's demonstration of the Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia, were Lt. Frank P. Lahm (left), one of the ...
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Chapelle with Soldiers and Woman

Date: 1958
Description: Dickey Chapelle posing in Cuba with Major Antonio Lusson, and a group of male and female soldiers.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 11 1863
Description: Photograph of Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin made by Mathew Brady in Washington, D.C. about three months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Severely wo...
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John Gibbon

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of John Gibbon in military uniform.
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Liberty Fleet

Date: 1942
Description: Four men, including Fowler McCormick (third from left), stand in front of the "Liberty Fleet" of International trucks decorated with United States flags. F...
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Russian Soldiers at Oceanskaya

Date: 1917
Description: Group of uniformed men and boys standing with two men wearing turbans. Original caption reads: "Gen'l Scott, Sihko and group of Russian soldiers at Oceansk...
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Lieutenant and Hostesses with Ambulance

Date: 1941
Description: First Lieutenant K.J. Fogle is standing in the cab of an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service with the Czechoslova...
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Peace Activist David Cline

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Description: David Cline, a Vietnam War veteran and a national leader in Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, talking to a woman at a Memorial Day c...
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Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in "Desperate Journey"

Date: 1942
Description: Actors Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in a scene from the Warner Brothers' film "Desperate Journey."
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Recording History

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Description: Journalist Cecil Brown, then with the Mutual Broadcasting Network, carrying the portable recorder that he used for interviewing while he was reporting on o...
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Civil War Reunion

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home.
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Fidel Castro and Others Conversing on Porch

Date: 1958
Description: Five men, including Fidel Castro, and Celia Sanchez stand together in discussion on a shaded porch in the country during the Cuban Revolution.
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Soldiers with Crowd, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1959
Description: Two of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement soldiers wielding guns are standing in front of a crowd next to a building under a covered Havana sidewalk. Tak...
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Civil War Reenactment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Civil War reenactors stand at attention at Greenbush."
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Florida Congressman Bill Young (left) and Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey at the intersection of Vesey Street and the West Side Highway, ground zero fo...
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General T.S. Allen

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Description: Studio portrait of Gen. T.S. Allen in uniform. He is standing with one hand on an ornate chair.
Print

Souvenir Menu for Dinner for Kletzsch, Ott, and Kremer

Date: 10 08 1914
Description: First and last pages of the souvenir menu for a dinner by Mr. Edward A. Uhrig to Mr. Alvin P. Kletzsch, Mr. Emil H. Ott, and Mr. Waldemar Kremer at Republi...
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Vietnam Veteran

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Description: A Vietnam veteran with a moustache wearing a beret and military medals and patches on his shirt. He is at an anti-war demonstration and took part in the Wi...
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Antwerp Police Station

Date: 1914
Description: Antwerp police in front of a guard house.
Poster

Por El Cumplimiento De La Tabla Salarial

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Description: A man, standing with a sack on a scale, and a woman, also holding a sack, are each holding one fist up in the air. The woman's sack reads: "Queremos pan ti...

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