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Wounded Soldier Returned to United States

Date: 10 01 1945
Description: Private First Class George Bebbington, who was wounded in Iwo Jima, resting at the St. Albans Naval Hospital in the United States. He is smiling and relaxi...
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"Fit to Fight" Production Still

Date: 1917
Description: The actor Paul Kelly (playing Hank Simpson) sits next to director Edward H. Griffith in front of a cameraman and his Debrie motion picture camera in a prod...
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James Morrison, Mary Maurice, Charles Richman, and Norma Talmadge in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: In a dramatic scene still from the silent film "The Battle Cry of Peace," Charley Harrison (left, played by James Morrison) and John Harrison (right, playe...
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Outdoor production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: A large crowd of extras costumed as Ukrainian villagers stands guarded by men in World War II German uniforms in a production still for "The North Star." I...
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Marines with a Helicopter

Date: 1960
Description: Marines running out of a helicopter in Vietnam.
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Patrol Fording a Stream

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Description: Elevated view of soldiers fording a stream in Panama.
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Vintage Airplanes

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Vintage aircraft always attract attention. In 1988 on their way to the EAA convention, the national organization of owners of World War II trainers made a ...
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Body on Stretcher

Date: 1945
Description: A body on a stretcher is lying on the deck of the USS "Samaritan." The body is covered by a blanket, except for an arm which has a small tattoo. Behind the...
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Wounded Men on the USS Samaritan

Date: 1945
Description: Private First Class George Pantaloni in a plaster cast aboard the USS Samaritan. He is lying in a cot and smiling. Behind him are more cots with oth...
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Wounded Marine on Phone

Date: 1945
Description: A woman with a badge marked "Bell Telephone System" is holding a telephone cradle while handing a wounded marine a telephone receiver. The marine is lying ...
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Crowds Welcome Soldiers Home

Date: 05 21 1919
Description: Elevated view of street entertainment, with crowds, dancing and band concert to welcome home Wisconsin National Guard, 3d Regiment, Company H, after servic...
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Vietnam Helicopter Mission

Date: 06 1962
Description: A photograph taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle on board a helicopter that was enroute to Vinh Quoi in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. The ...
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Vietnamese Lookout

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Description: An unidentified image from the collection of Dickey Chapelle, a freelance photographer, shows a U.S. Marine on duty in the watchtower of a South Vietnamese...
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Doctor with Refugee Child in Algeria

Date: 08 1957
Description: A Red Crescent doctor is holding an Algerian refugee child who survived a French air attack that killed eighteen people. Behind them is a shepherd's daught...
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Algerian Soldiers

Date: 1957
Description: Soldiers lined up in the Algerian desert.
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Marine Helicopter

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Description: Uniformed men board helicopter with "Marines" on the side.
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Laughing Wounded Soldier

Date: 10 01 1945
Description: Private First Class William Fenton, wounded in Iwo Jima, laughing after being returned to the United States, to St. Albans Naval Hospital. He is lying down...
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Moving Out

Date: 12 26 1967
Description: Typed note on the back: SGP...UNIPIX North of Hue, South Vietnam: A Vietnamese woman carries her possessions as her home burns behind her. The South Vietn...
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Soldiers Relaxing and Talking

Date: 07 1942
Description: Four soldiers are seated under a canopy in Panama, relaxing and talking.
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Aerial Combat Reenacted

Date: 1930
Description: An aerial combat scene from "Hell's Angel's," Howard Hughes' classic 1930 motion picture about the British Air Force during World War I. This film was dis...

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