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Nuclear Bomb Testing

Date: 04 25 1953
Description: A mushroom cloud from possibly Yucca Flats, Nevada where there was a nuclear bomb test.
Book or Pamphlet

Johnston Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Johnston Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of Christopher Columbus and hi...
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Algerian Soldiers

Date: 1957
Description: Soldiers lined up in the Algerian desert.
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Women on Horses

Date: 1874
Description: Group portrait of family in yard. Two women are posing on horses, one man has a rifle, and another man has a hoe. A woman is sitting in front of the porch ...
Drawing

Indian Taking Aim

Date: 1840
Description: Photograph of a drawing of an Indian aiming his bow and arrow, with one foot standing on an earlier kill.
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General and Crew

Date: 1942
Description: The four shirtless men in helmets shown with ammunition are a general and his crew of the 14th infantry in Panama.
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Military Convoy

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Description: Soldiers pose in front of a military convoy.
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International M-2-4 Truck at Camp Elliott

Date: 1941
Description: A group of uniformed men ride in the back of an International vehicle which is towing a firearm. The original caption reads: "M-2-4 truck and 75-mm. gun, a...
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Truck Carrying Torpedoes

Date: 1949
Description: Two men load torpedoes onto the bed of an International truck marked: "The Independent Eastern Torpedo Co." A sign reading: "Explosives" is on the grille o...
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Marines Operating Gun at Camp Elliott

Date: 1942
Description: Group of men, some with shovels and axes, setting up a gun on a artillery range. A large group of men in the background are setting up more guns.
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Cupid

Date: 1930
Description: A studio portrait of a child as Cupid wearing wings and holding a bow and arrow, posed leaning against an owl and sitting on a tree stump.
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Ojibwa Shooting Arrow

Date: 1935
Description: Ojibwa man shooting an arrow at the sky. The man is wearing buckskin leggings, a beaded apron, and porcupine roach. Two arrows are stuck in the ground besi...
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Marines Wade Across a River

Date: 1965
Description: View from shoreline of U.S. Marines wading across a river while on a "Search and Clear" operation near Da Nang in Vietnam.
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Major Samuel McColloch's Leap

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Description: View of a painting entitled, "Major Samuel McCulloch's Leap." The painting depicts Major Samuel McCulloch's escape from the Indians near Wheeling, West Vi...
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Soldiers and Mortar

Date: 1952
Description: Two soldiers set off mortar rounds in Panama.
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Soldiers with Machine Gun

Date: 1945
Description: A two-man crew mans a .30mm machine gun in Panama. The men are wearing fatigues. There are trees in the background and plants in the foreground.
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Soldiers with Machine Gun

Date: 1946
Description: Two soldiers huddle behind a 30mm machine gun. Part of a series of images made by Chapelle during World War II in the Pacific Ocean region, including image...
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Wintering in Florida

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Description: A man holds a gun while standing near a table in a campsite surrounded by palm trees. Caption reads: "Wintering in Florida."
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Soldiers Running with Machine Gun

Date: 1942
Description: A machine gun crew running with their .30 machine gun. Two men in the foreground are wearing pants and helmets but no shirts, and are carrying a machine gu...
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Trainees at Outdoor Lecture

Date: 1942
Description: Rio Hato Infantry Artillery School trainees gathered for an outdoor lecture. The men are all wearing helmets and fatigues, with some carrying submachine gu...

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