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Turkish Artillery

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Description: Turkish artillery in Syria.
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Rachel's Tomb

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Description: Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem.
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Outpost Patrol

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Description: Soldiers at an outpost on patrol for potential attacks.
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Esther Van Wagoner Tufty in Korea

Date: 1952
Description: Text on back of photograph reads: "Esther Van Wagoner Tufty interviewing four members of a congressional delegation fact-finding mission during Korean War ...
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Lake Garda

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Description: A reconnaissance ride on the Gardasee (Lake Garda).
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Silly (Silli) in Syria

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Description: Elevated view of railroad cars waiting for supplies to be loaded on board.
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Lincoln Highway

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Description: Hilltop view looking down toward the Lincoln Highway and a Revolutionary War shot factory, both surrounded by woods and fields. Hills are in the far distan...
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"Sky Devils" Props

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Description: Vintage World War airplanes used in the filming of "Sky Devils" (1932), a motion picture produced by Howard Hughes.
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Road Behind the Yankee Line

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of the road behind the U.S. line of advance into Saint-Mihiel, jammed with troops and supplies.
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Milne Bay

Date: 08 11 1943
Description: A view of Milne Bay, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), from the sea. A ship can be seen on the right, at the shoreline.
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Helicopters in the Delta Region

Date: 06 1962
Description: Distant view of U.S helicopters over the Delta Region of South Vietnam taken by Dickey Chapelle, a freelance photographer from Milwaukee.
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Machine Gun in Helicopter Over Vietnam

Date: 1962
Description: Silhouette of a machine gun in an Army helicopter and a scenic view of the mountain region in Vietnam below. Green mountains rise next to developed country...
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Airfield at Steeple Morden

Date: 08 1944
Description: Elevated view of the buildings at the airfield at Royal Air Force station Steeple Morden, located 3.5 miles west of Royston, Hertfordshire, England. The 35...
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Battle of Gettysburg Panorama #1729

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg Representing Pickett's Charge at 4 P.M., July 3rd, 1863: 69th Pennsylvania in Flank Attac...
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Battle of Gettysburg Panorama #1736

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Chicago Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg Representing Pickett's Charge at 4 P.M., July 3rd, 1863: 1st Headquarters of General Geor...
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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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Battle of Missionary Ridge Panorama #1756

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Panorama of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Colonel Randall L. Gibson and 13th Georgia Regiment, painted in 1885. It was painted by Eu...
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Battle of Missionary Ridge Panorama #1754

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Panorama of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Capture of the Gun, "Lady Breckenridge," painted in 1885. It was painted by Eugen Bracht's...
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Battle of Missionary Ridge Panorama #1752

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph from the Panorama of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Confederate "Star Fort," General Sheridan in Foreground, painted in 1885. It was painted b...

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