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Bellinger in Navy Flying Boat

Date: 1914
Description: Lieutenant Patrick N.L. Bellinger, one of the first Navy flyers, piloting a U.S. Navy flying boat during the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico. During t...
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WWI Pilot

Date: 1918
Description: John Kaminski of Milwaukee in his World War I pilot's uniform.
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons. The memorial was built to honor Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and is located on the University of Wisconsi...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1830
Description: Illustration of Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Fort Crawford in 1830, Prairie Du Chien, Wis."
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Road through Camp Douglas

Date: 1905
Description: Unpaved road in downtown Camp Douglas. There is a bluff in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Camp Douglas, Wisconsin."
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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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The Argonne Gate

Date: 1924
Description: Argonne Gate, S.J.M.A. War memorial for the service men from Delafield in the First World War. The lantern on the gate is meant to burn perpetually. Captio...
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St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1905
Description: View of St. John's Military Academy. Caption reads: "St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis.".
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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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View Looking North Showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with a boat, train, and the buildings at Fort Howard. Fort Howard was incorporated into Green Bay. Captio...
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Old Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1950
Description: Fort Howard Hospital. Within a year after the United States troops landed on the west bank of the Fox River in August, 1816. Dr. Beaumont lived in this hou...
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Annex of Old Fort Howard

Date: 1938
Description: Annex of Old Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Annex of Old Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis."
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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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Curley, Gen. Custer's Scout

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Description: Native American in native dress, two braids wrapped in fur, multi-strand beaded necklace. Caption reads: "Curley, Gen. Custer's Scout."
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Soldiers' Monument in Library Park. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Kenosha, Wis."
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Grand Army Home

Date: 1955
Description: A display of military memorabilia at the Grand Army Home. Caption reads: "Museum - Grand Army Home - King, 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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Waukesha Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library. There is a cannon on the lawn near a tree. Caption reads: "Public Library, Waukesha, Wis."
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count...

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