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Filter: Subject of world war, 1914-1918
| Date: | 04 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Navy recruits at Newport, boarding a train destined for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The printed caption indicates that they had had only eight... |
| Date: | 09 02 1918 |
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| Description: | Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at the State Street corner, featuring a float shaped like a boat and carrying a naval gun barrel. Gun barrel and fl... |
| Date: | 08 12 1944 |
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| Description: | Charles W. Piper, veteran of World War I, discussing tactics of the two World Wars with his sons, Seaman Vincent on the left, and Marine Private Charles on... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of three soldiers standing between rows of tents in a pine cove at a United States Naval Training Camp. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of uniforms hanging on a clothesline and cabins in a wooded area at the United States Naval Training Camp. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of tables set in the mess hall at United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Two men sit at a table on the left, and windows line the walls. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of sailors in boats going toward the docks during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Boathouses are seen on the shore. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of sailors during land training on boat hauling at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Military buildings stand behind the men. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of sailors sit in a sailboat while others steer during a sailboat and steering drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Others observe th... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of the seamanship instruction hall at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Equipment lies on either side of the room, and men sit against the ri... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of two lines of sailors practicing tying knots in a wooded area at the United States Naval Training Camp. An officer stands in the center on a dirt... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of a sailor and an officer tying a reef knot on a United States Merchant Marine Training Ship. Other sailors observe and behind them, a flag waves... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two rows of sailors hold flags during a semaphore drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of rows of sailors holding two flags during a semaphore drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A row of sailors stand in the barracks by their belongings for a clothing inspection. An officer stands on the left. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A large group of uniformed sailors pose while others distribute the mail at the United States Naval Training Station St. Helena, land found on the eastern ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of sailors seated around a boxing ring, watching a match at a United States Naval Training Camp. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers play with a large push ball while others look on. The military buildings of the United States Naval Training Camp stand behind the spe... |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a uniformed nurse standing under mistletoe, while a soldier and a sailor are walking towards her, presumably to kiss her. Inside a red bo... |
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