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Vietnam Veteran

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a Vietnam veteran. He has military bars on his shirt, and a crowd of people is behind him. He is at an anti-war demonstration and took ...
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Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Review

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: Anti-military protestors demonstrating outside U.W. Camp Randall stadium during a review of ROTC cadets. Posters challenge compulsory service in the state ...
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Nazi Rally

Date: 07 1939
Description: A crowd of civilians attending a Nazi rally in Danzig.
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Vietnam Veteran Rusty Sachs

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Description: Vietnam veteran Rusty Sachs throwing a medal he was awarded.
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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...
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Test Site Arrest

Date: 04 1997
Description: Arrest of Nukewatch demonstrators at a Nevada test site.
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Vietnam Veteran

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Description: A Vietnam veteran with a moustache wearing a beret and military medals and patches on his shirt. He is at an anti-war demonstration and took part in the Wi...
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Veteran Reenactment

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Description: Vietnam veterans reenacting events that took place during the war.
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Freedom Fighters

Date: 11 1956
Description: A UPI photograph depicting Hungarian "Freedom Fighter" on the streets of Budapest during the Hungarian popular revolt against Soviet occupation. Note the ...
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Anti-War Protest

Date: 08 1966
Description: Anti-Vietnam War protestors being dragged onto federal property by police at the Naval Weapons Station.
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Student Demonstration

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Description: Demonstration with students and National Guardsman in front of the Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig building.
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Anti-War Interview

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: At a sit-down demonstration at Truax Air Force Base, a journalist interviews one of the demonstrators.
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Anti-Vietnam Rally at Memorial Union

Date: 10 18 1963
Description: Large group of students gathered on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. Many carry signs urging the U.S. military to leave Vietnam. La...
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Nazi Rally

Date: 07 1939
Description: Soldiers watching a Nazi rally in Danzig from which American correspondent Alvin Steinkopf was reporting for the Associated Press in 1939.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. Demonstrators holding flags and standards wait to enter the Capitol.
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Veteran with Gun

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Description: A Vietnam veteran is pointing a gun toward the camera. He is wearing sunglasses, a hat, and camouflage. There is a dog standing beside him on the left. Peo...
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Protesters at Offutt Air Force Base

Date: 1986
Description: Stratcom action photo, with several protesters kneeling behind a line with soldiers on the other side. In the background are a fence, missile, rocket and t...
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General Labor Strike at Allis Reliance Works

Date: 05 04 1886
Description: Edward P. Allis Reliance Works under the protection of the Wisconsin State Militia during the first general labor strike. The strike is also known as the ...
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Stop the War

Date: 10 15 1965
Description: Opponents of the War in Vietnam protesting at Truax Air Force Base. This event, which was probably sponsored by local members of the National Coordinating...
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Dancing Veterans

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Description: Vietnam veterans dancing in a line outdoors.

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