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War Credits Bank

Date: 1914
Description: The War Credits Bank of Berlin located in the Wilhelmstrasse.
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Korean War Memorial

Date: 1997
Description: A veteran leans forward, perhaps to better hear the proceedings, at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin. The (out of focus) spe...
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The Mobilization Period in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: A group of people on a sidewalk in Berlin during the mobilization period in August 1914. Extra editions of newspapers with the latest war news are being di...
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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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Stray Pigs

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Description: Stray pigs in front of destroyed buildings.
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Street Scene in Skutari

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Description: Couple strolling down the street in Skutari, Albania.
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: The wife of Prince August Wilhelm, accompanied by the wife of General Fieldmarshall Hindenburg, are attending the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue ...
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Arrival of the wife of Prince August Wilhelm at the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin.
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Red Cross Sisters

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Description: Red Cross sisters in front of the Reichstag building.
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Belgian Refugees in Merxen

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees in Merxen, near Antwerp, returning from the Netherlands.
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Hungarian Civilians

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Description: Hungarian hussar, and his wife, heading for the train station.
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Belgian Refugees on the Way Home

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees heading home after time in Dutch refugee camps.
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Civil War Reunion

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home.
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Columbia from the Capitol

Date: 1866
Description: Destruction of Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War.
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Abner Doubleday and his Wife Mary

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Major General Abner Doubleday in uniform, sitting, and his wife Mary, standing, wearing a cape over her dress.
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Bancroft Dairy Outdoor Bar

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Bancroft Dairy "sidewalk fountain," 1010 South Park Street. Ruby Davenport and Dorothy Drifke are seated at an outdoor table. The table is covered by an um...
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A Summer Sitting Room

Date: 07 08 1896
Description: An informal group is seated under an awning in the garden of the Fairchild house at 302 Monona Avenue (later renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard). Picture...
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Memorial Union Nightclub

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: A Caribbean atmosphere is stressed at the Campacabana Club at the Memorial Union. Left to right: Pvt. Wheeler Ryall, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Romele Redd...
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U.S. Capitol

Date: 07 11 1863
Description: View of the east front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. A small group of people stand near a fence on the lawn in front of the building. A ...
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Indian Soldiers Homecoming

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: A gathering of Native American women, some holding flags, to welcome home soldiers returning from WWI on Corpus Christi Day. There are men in the backgroun...

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