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Centennial Old Abe

Date: 02 07 1876
Description: Centennial photograph of Old Abe, perched on a stars and stripes shield. The live war eagle was carried during the Civil War, by the 8th Wisconsin Voluntee...
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Old Abe on Perch

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Description: A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
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Young Abe

Date: 1943
Description: Young Abe, Wisconsin's second war eagle, sitting on a perch. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.
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Old Abe Reproduction

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Description: An eagle of the same type as "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, displayed in the Civil War Roo...
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Young Abe on a Perch

Date: 1943
Description: "Young Abe," Wisconsin's second war eagle. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.

Young Abe is on a perch o...

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Fortress Pigeons

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Description: Fortress homing pigeons being released.
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Homing Pigeons

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Description: Fortress homing pigeons being released.
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Old Abe with New Testament

Date: 1881
Description: Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front.
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Soldier and Geese

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Description: Austrian soldier feeding geese.
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Young Old Abe

Date: 1861
Description: Carte-de-visite of Old Abe, the Wisconsin war eagle on a perch. The adolescent bird still has partially brown head feathers. The card appears to have a s...
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Old Abe Ferrotype

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Description: Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathe...
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Young Abe "Newsweek" Photograph

Date: 1943
Description: "Young Abe," Wisconsin's second war eagle, mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Closeup of two ...
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Photographic Portrait of Old Abe

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Description: Vintage portrait print of Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment's eagle mascot. The print reads at the top, "8th Wisconsin's Famous War-Eagle, 1861-5"...
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Old Abe and Historical Society Museum

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Description: The Civil War Room of the Historical Society Museum photographed sometime after 1900 when the society moved from third Wisconsin State Capitol to its new b...
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Old Abe Perched on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry. He is perched on a cannon with his head turned to the left and t...
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Old Abe in Front of a Flag

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Description: Photograph of a painting of "Old Abe" by L.A. Dow, 1905. The original painting is in the War Museum, Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin. Old...
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Basswood Eagle Carving

Date: 1961
Description: Basswood carving of an eagle, inspired by "Old Abe" of the Civil War 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in the American Club Restaurant of the Kohler Compan...
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The Ships are Coming

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a bird's-eye view of a large bald eagle flying over a convoy of ships, which are headed towards a fire or explosion over the...
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Farmer's Market in Czernowitz

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Description: Woman at the farmer's market in Czernowitz selling a goose.
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Our Naval Infantry at the Antwerp Zoo

Date: 1914
Description: German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.

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