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Sharpshooters of the Polish Legion

Date: 1914
Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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Officers of the Polish Legion

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Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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Officers of the Polish Legion

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Description: The Polish Legion was a volunteer force of ethnic Poles raised by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. It had various incarnations during the war, and its me...
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Cooks in a Civil War Army Camp

Date: 1865
Description: Two men cook at griddles while another leans on an open door to one of many tents at a Civil War army camp.
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Civil War Guard House

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Description: A Civil War guard house at Camp Randall, still standing as of 1962.
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Civil War Cannon

Date: 1950
Description: A Civil War cannon captured at the Battle of Shiloh, displayed at Camp Randall near the corner of Randall Street and Dayton Street. A fire station is visib...
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Treasure and Trinket Fund

Date: 01 1918
Description: Mrs. William Bartlett of the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society, examines metal objects donated by members to be sold to benefit Americ...
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Mess Hall

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Description: Interior of a mess tent in Saudia Arabia with soldiers in line for food during the Persian Gulf War.
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Soldier in MOPP #4 Suit

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Description: Stacy Jalowitz in MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) #4 suit, including gas mask, during the Persian Gulf War.
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Training World War I Mechanics

Date: 1918
Description: Training classes for University of Wisconsin student cadets in the repair of automobiles and trucks during World War I.
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Byron Darnton's Funeral

Date: 10 21 1942
Description: War correspondents carry the flag-draped casket containing the body of Byron Darnton, the first casualty of their group; Bomana Military Cemetery, Port Mor...
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Vietnam Veteran in Wheelchair

Date: 1973
Description: Bill Henshaw, a disabled, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran, at a Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstration during the Nixon Inauguration in 1973.
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Scrap Drive at Newburg

Date: 1942
Description: A man stands near scrap metal piled beside a dealership building. The metal was collected for a war time scrap drive.
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A. Rollins

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of A. Rollins from River Falls, Wisconsin in Civil War era uniform. His company and regiment are unknown.
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Monument to Stonewall Jackson

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Description: View of a monument to Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), American Civil War Confederate General. The memorial, erected in 1888, stands in a wooded area, surrou...
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Simon Kaquados

Date: 1919
Description: Chief Simon Kaquados of the Potawatomi, wearing full war council regalia.
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World War I Artillery Piece

Date: 1962
Description: Field artillery piece of the First World War pointing across the Rock River from the grounds of the American Legion post.
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Soldiers Exchange Gifts in Front of a Christmas Tree

Date: 1914
Description: German reservists maintain a semblance of home while at war as they exchange gifts in front of a Christmas tree.
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Bosnian Soldiers Building a Floating Bridge

Date: 1914
Description: Bosnian soldiers rowing a pontoon section while building a floating bridge across the Sava River in Serbia during World War I.
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Cookhouse or Field Kitchen

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers are standing around while a cook is working at the outdoor field kitchen on the front during World War I.

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