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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1862
Description: Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. Wh...
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Surrender of Black Hawk

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the surrender of Black Hawk at Fort Crawford in 1832.
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General Atkinson's Victory over Black Hawk

Date: 1845
Description: Engraving depicting the defeat of Black Hawk by General Henry Atkinson at the Battle of Bad Axe on August 2, 1832. The engraving depicts Federal Regulars a...
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Soldiers on a TD-18 Diesel TracTracTor

Date: 05 15 1941
Description: Three African American field artillery soldiers crossing a creek on a TD-18 diesel crawler tractor (TracTracTor) and 155 mm gun. The soldiers were from Bat...
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Hughes' Air Victory

Date: 07 14 1938
Description: Minutes after finishing their record-breaking flight around the world (in 7 hours and 28 minutes), Howard Hughes and the four aviators who flew with him we...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Catalog

Date: 1894
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring an illustration of a soldier on a horse in a field under the title "Peace and...
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Wisconsin Air National Guard

Date: 1954
Description: A Wisconsin Air National Guard F-89 Scorpion at Truax Field. Armaments for this fighter included two air-to-air rockets capable of being armed with nuclear...
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Executed Man

Date: 1957
Description: Executed man laying on ground as the final bullet is delivered. The execution was somehow bungled by the firing squad and this coup d'grace was required to...
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Execution by Firing Squad

Date: 1957
Description: Members of the Algerian National Liberation Front form a firing squad and execute a man who claimed to have killed innocent men, women, and children in Alg...
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Tailor at his Sewing Machine

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Description: A tailor sews a military uniform in his ship at the Massanutten Military Academy, with finished uniforms folded on the table behind him.
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Naval Training School, Division #78, Trainees

Date: 09 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #78, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the final class.
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Naval Training School, Division #76, Trainees

Date: 08 23 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #76, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #67, Trainees

Date: 06 16 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #67, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #69, Trainees

Date: 06 30 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #69, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #70, tTainees

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #70, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #70, Trainees

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #70, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #65, Trainees

Date: 06 02 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #65, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #64, Trainees

Date: 05 25 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #64, trainees, at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #66, Trainees

Date: 06 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #66, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #63, Trainees

Date: 05 19 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #63, with trainees, and a baby boy in sailor suit sitting in front at center, at the Univers...

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