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Company E

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Description: Elevated view of the assembled military men of Company E and the military band on a town street. Other people stand and observe behind the formation of sol...
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Military Parade

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Description: Formations of soldiers at Camp Douglas march across a large parade field. A line of trees are in the distance, and a building with a chimney is visible abo...
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The Selleck Overlook Military Academy

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Description: Exterior of the Selleck Overlook Military Academy, completed in 1906. The castle-like structure features a lamp post near a staircase at the entrance, as w...
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Washington's Headquarters

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Description: View of Washington's Headquarters, a small colonial home located on Loudon Street.
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The Espy House

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Description: The Espy House served as President Washington's Headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
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Continental Army Hut

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Description: A view of a Continental Army hut in a wooded area. A set of steps lead to the front door.
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Truax Hospital Heating Building

Date: 01 22 1943
Description: Hospital heating building at Truax Army Air Field, from the east side.
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International Truck at Proving Grounds

Date: 1943
Description: Men look on as a man drives an International truck on a test track. The truck may be a model designed for the U.S. military. The photograph may have been t...
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1934
Description: Fort Howard Hospital. There is a chimney on the right side of the building, and a stone wall is along the sidewalk.
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General Lee's Headquarters

Date: 06 1863
Description: Stereograph of General Lee's headquarters at Gettysburg, photographed by Mathew Brady a few days after the battle. Two women appear on the lower right.
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First Fireman Drill Center for Madison Firefighters

Date: 11 11 1964
Description: Madison firefighters shown scaling ladders at the first permanent training center. It was originally a military theater for Truax Field and then the Madiso...
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United States Army General Hospital Nurses' Recreation House

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Description: Exterior view looking down toward the Nurses' Recreation House at the United States Army General Hospital. A flag on a flagpole is on the roof, and a man i...
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U.S. Army Headquarters

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view across snow of the headquarters building of the United States Army during the Allied Intervention in Northern Russia. An American flag is fly...
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Truck Frame for Army Use

Date: 06 03 1918
Description: A truck frame for army use is set up on blocks in the yard at McCormick Works. The frame would be covered with a tarp. In the background are railroad track...
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Crawler Tractors For National Defense

Date: 04 24 1941
Description: Factory workers pull equipment with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor), most likely at International Harvester's Tractor Works. Original captio...
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Ruins of a Home

Date: 1870
Description: Men clear the ruins of a home after the Battle Above the Clouds.
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Cannons Beneath Trees Near Log Cabins

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Description: A view of cannons beneath trees behind a wooden fence. Two log cabins are in the background.
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Outpost No. 5

Date: 1918
Description: Two soldiers wearing heavy winter clothes are kneeling behind a Lewis machine gun displayed on a blanket. Immediately behind the two soldiers is what appea...
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Captain Edwards Leaving

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Captain Edwards (r) is standing at the train station with from left to right: W.A. Holt, Alfred or Donald Holt, and a woman, possibly Madeline Wood. In the...
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Ortelsburg in East Prussia

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Description: Scene of destroyed and burned buildings. A man is standing on top of a pile of rubble.

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