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William H. Seward

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in a uniform with epaulettes, posed with his sword in his left hand. He was born o...
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J.B. Hood

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Description: Waist-up vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant General John Bell Hood. He entered the Confederate army as a colonel and was quickly promoted to ...
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The Great Union Meeting

Date: 04 20 1861
Description: Elevated stereograph view of the Great Union Meeting at the New York City Union Square.
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Wade Hampton

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Confederate Lieutenant General Wade Hampton III. Prior to the of the war, he was one of the largest slave owners in t...
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The Great Union Meeting - Anaglyph

Date: 04 20 1861
Description: Elevated stereograph view of the Great Union Meeting at the New York City Union Square.
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International Armored Truck

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: International armored bus parked outside the National City Bank of New York. Armed guards stand on either side of the truck and one is stepping out holding...
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Aqua Pura

Date: 04 04 1943
Description: This student of the U.S. Coast Guard Hospital Corps School is carefully measuring out a quantity of distilled water for a prescription. Distilled water is ...
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Mr. Bones

Date: 04 04 1943
Description: The class of U.S. Coast Guard Hospital Corps School Pharmacists' Mates-to-be is introduced to the skeleton of the human body as part of their studies of an...
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Women Volunteering for World War I Work

Date: 1917
Description: Volunteers signing up at the Red Cross office in New York to do hospital or other volunteer work. The woman in the white smock and dark hat is Mrs. Belmont...
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World War I War Work

Date: 1917
Description: Red Cross volunteers preparing bandages at a Red Cross office in New York City. The woman standing on the right, who is supervising the work, is Mrs. Belmo...
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Baby Carriage, Fort Tyron Park

Date: 1968
Description: A woman sits on the grass reading next to a baby carriage in Fort Tyron Park. A brush-covered hill surmounted by a square tower rises in the background.
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Pharmacy Class, U.S. Coast Guard Hospital Corps School

Date: 04 04 1943
Description: Students from the U.S. Coast Guard Hospital Corps School perform practical experiments for the chemistry phase of their course. The officer in charge of th...
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United Service Organization Club

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Description: A view of the ballroom of the operating Jewish Agency Board of the United Service Organization Club, a nonprofit organization that provides morale and recr...
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War Taxes Protest

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered in front of the Internal Revenue Service Manhattan District Office to protest war taxes. The protesters carry large...
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 11 1863
Description: Photograph of Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin made by Mathew Brady in Washington, D.C. about three months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Severely wo...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in dress clothes. He was born in Malta, New York, but mo...
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Elmer E. Ellsworth

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, F & S, 11th New York Infantry, in Union uniform and cap. He was born in Malta, New York...
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Edith Storey, Ambulance Driver

Date: 05 1919
Description: "For months Miss Storey has been driving a war ambulance in the streets of New York--a work no less valuable than handling one behind the Flanders lines. A...
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War Bride and Groom Back From Spain

Date: 01 04 1938
Description: A man and woman are seated in front of a flag and next to two posters. Caption reads: "War Bride and Groom Back From Spain. New York, N.Y. — Captain Hans A...

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