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Cemetery Maintenance

Date: 08 27 1980
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man mowing the lawn at the Veterans' Administration Wood National Cemetery.
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Washington Yates Selleck

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Washington Yates Selleck was Wisconsin's military agent in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. In this capacity...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1940
Description: Fort Crawford. Tomb in the U.S. Military cemetery.
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Fort Crawford Military Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Fort Crawford Military Cemetery, restored by the United States Government about 1905.
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Monument in Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg

Date: 
Description: Stereograph of a monument in the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. A man is standing at the base of the monument on the left.
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Vicksburg Surrender Monument

Date: 04 1902
Description: Confederate veterans at the Vicksburg Surrender Monument, on the occasion of decorating Union soldiers' graves.
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Vicksburg National Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: Grave markers at the Vicksburg National Cemetery.
Print

Andersonville National Cemetery

Date: 1888
Description: An overview of the national cemetery in Andersonville.
Book or Pamphlet

Dedication Ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg

Date: 12 05 1863
Description: Engraving of the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers' National Cemetery, November 19,1863, that appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." It was...
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Gettysburg Cemetery

Date: 07 1863
Description: Stereograph of the Evergreen Cemetery, a private cemetery in Gettysburg opened in 1855. Because of its location on Cemetery Hill, the highest point in the ...
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Monument at Andersonville

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of the Indiana Monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. The monument was made of Montello granite at a cost of $10,000 i...
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Illinois Memorial at Andersonville

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of the Illinois Memorial at Andersonville National Cemetery. A bronze sculpture depicting Columbia, Youth and a Maiden is mounte...
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: View from lawn of the Tomb of Unknown Soldier and the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater from the base of the stairs leading to the monument. Groups of men an...
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Changing of the Guard

Date: 1950
Description: View of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
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Inscription on the Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: View of the inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery. The inscription reads: "Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier, ...
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Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. The back of a man's head is in the foreground on the left.
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Iowa Monument

Date: 1907
Description: A man is sitting on a headstone near the Iowa monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand, and his hat and...
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Russian Embassy in Berlin

Date: 
Description: Twelve noon on the first day of mobilization. Large crowd gathered in front of the Russian embassy.

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