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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1935
Description: View looking up street towards the Soldiers' Monument on the median. People are standing near a cannon in the median in the foreground. Caption reads: "Sol...
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Black Hawk War Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Monument commemorating the place where General Atkinson built a stockade when he and his troops fought Black Hawk. Caption reads: "Near this spot General A...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1905
Description: A memorial for Civil War soldiers and sailors. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Soldiers Monument."
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Soldiers' Monument in Library Park. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Kenosha, Wis."
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1909
Description: A Civil War Monument and fountain in Lancaster. Caption reads: "Fountain in Honor of the Boys in Blue, Lancaster, Wis."
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Schurz Monument

Date: 1912
Description: The Carl Schurz Monument, presented to the city by John Hicks in 1914. Sculpted by Karl Bitter. Caption reads: "Carl Schurz Monument, Oshkosh, Wis." The te...
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1912
Description: Statue of Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove and located in Menominee Park. The statue honors the man who gave his name to the ci...
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Hick Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Hicks Soldiers' Monument, located in Monument Square. Presented to the city by Col. John Hicks. The monument was unveiled on July 8, 1907. Caption reads: "...
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1900
Description: Soldier's Monument on Grand Avenue, with a wreath places at the base. Steeples of a church are in the background. Scroll work has been added to the upper a...
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue). A church building is in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee."
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Kosciuszko Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Statue of soldier holding a sword, seated on a horse, erected in 1905. The statue stands on an engraved plinth. Caption reads: "Kosciuszko Monument, Kosciu...
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"While above them floats 'Old Glory', Boon to all the world oppressed."

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Description: Postcard commemorating those who fought in the Civil War. "While above them floats 'Old Glory', Boon to all the world oppressed."
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Reunion of Confederate Veterans: "Human Confederate Flag"

Date: 1907
Description: Colored postcard view of crowd in front of the stand. Caption reads: "Human Confederate Flag." Text at top right reads: "And 'twill live in song and story....
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of the Civil War Soldiers' and Sailors' monument. describing its particular dimensions and artistry.
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Peace Tablet, Soldier's and Sailor's Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View of the monument. Caption reads: "Peace Tablet, Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, Indianapolis."
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the monument. Caption reads: "Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Ind."
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Robert E. Lee Monument

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Description: Color postcard featuring an equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Caption reads: "Lee Monument and Monument Avenue. Richmond, VA."
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Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial

Date: 1929
Description: A colored postcard showing the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial at an early stage of the bas-relief carving. Caption reads: "Stone Mountain Confederate ...
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

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Description: A colored postcard view of a Union memorial Caption reads: " Soldiers' Monument, Tiffin, Ohio."
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 11 01 1875
Description: Erected in Girard, Pennsylvania, in 1875 to the memory of soldiers in the Civil War. Likeness of "Old Abe" appears on the top of the monument. On the botto...

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