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Painting

Union Civil War Soldier

Date: 1886
Description: Oil on linen study of a Union Civil War soldier holding a bridle that was created by one of the German panorama painters active in Milwaukee during the 188...
Poster

Governor Heil's MacArthur Week Poster

Date: 1942
Description: Poster advertising a World War II scrap drive effort sponsored by Wisconsin Governor Julius Heil. The effort was known as "MacArthur Week" and took place b...
Postcard

World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
Photograph

Civil War Soldier

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Description: A tinted tintype of a Civil War soldier posing with an officer's sword in front of an elaborately painted studio backdrop depicting a tent, an American fla...
Painting

Civil War Soldier with Wagon Wheel

Date: 1886
Description: Oil on linen study of a Civil War soldier holding up a wagon wheel. The painting was a preliminary study done by F.W. Heine or one of the Germany panorama...
Photograph

John Fowler

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of John Fowler, 9th Wisconsin Light Artillery.
Photograph

Unknown Union Soldier

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of an unknown Union soldier.
Poster

Halt the Hun!

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Third Liberty Loan series. Depicts a German soldier holding a firearm is standing above a crouching woman crad...
Poster

Souvenez-Vous!

Date: 10 1917
Description: Poster commissioned by the Rememberance League for an October, 1917, exhibition on German war crimes in France. Poster image shows a drawing of a German so...
Photograph

Civil War Soldier Playing Fife

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of a Civil War soldier standing while playing a fife. He is facing front, dressed in his uniform long coat, buttoned up, belt...
Photograph

Fortifying an Embarkment

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Description: Fortifying an embankment on the southwest battlefront.
Photograph

Patrol at Rest

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian patrol at rest in Galicia.
Photograph

Anti-aircraft Defense

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Description: Troops shooting at enemy plane.
Photograph

German Signal Troops

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Description: German signal troops training.
Photograph

German Soldiers Playing Cards

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Description: "A little game."
Photograph

Gasoline on the Front

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Description: Filling cans with gasoline.
Photograph

Blown-Up Gas Reservoir

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Description: Blown-up gas reservoir in Skiernewize.
Photograph

Turkish Field Artillery

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Description: Turkish artillery in Syria.
Photograph

Machine Guns

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Description: Turkish machine gun crews training in Syria.
Photograph

Guns at the Ready

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Description: Machine guns in firing position.

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