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"Me and Barksdale"

Date: 10 1917
Description: Two men in military uniform posing outdoors together in front of a building.
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Matty

Date: 10 1917
Description: A man in a military uniform posing outdoors. A building with vines growing on the facade is in the background.
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Civil War Army Post Office

Date: 08 1864
Description: Soldiers relax around the Army Post Office at the quarters of the Chief Ambulance Officer, Ninth Army Corps.
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Military Truck Driving Through Mud

Date: 08 15 1943
Description: Three soldiers in a truck drive through mud on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Jungle foliage is in the back...
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U.S. Military Academy Sole Survivors

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten caption reads: "Sole Survivors, Class of 1866. U.S. Military Academy. Fiftieth Anniversary of Graduation." Twelve men are lined up in two rows ...
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World War II Machine Gunner

Date: 1942
Description: Although handwriting identifies this photograph as "Machine gun supporting tank attack," it is likely, since the print is also identified as having been ta...
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High-Ranking German Naval Prisoners

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: High-ranking German Naval Officers arriving at the prisoner of war cage at the 2nd Division Camp at Guipavas, France. Allied soldiers are standing guard an...
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Patrol Officer

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Description: A patrol officer looks at his compass as he smokes a cigarette.
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Soldiers Build a Tent

Date: 1942
Description: Two soldiers from the 14th Infantry building a "wiki-up", or place to sleep while on patrol, in a jungle in Panama. One man has a cigarette in his mouth.
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Fred in Uniform

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length portrait of Fred von der Sump standing in a military uniform, including a field service coat, gaiters, and hat. He is holding a Winchester 30-3...
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Robert Doyle Shaving

Date: 01 18 1944
Description: Robert Doyle shaves while looking in a mirror suspended from a hammock with a rain tarp in the military camp at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New G...
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Swinging Over Muddy Road

Date: 01 22 1944
Description: Sergeant Walter Schaefer of Port Washington, Wisconsin, swings from a rope over an extremely muddy road just after a truck has just driven through at a mil...
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Fidel Castro and Celia Sanchez, Oriente Province

Date: 1958
Description: Informal meeting in the woods in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is reclining on a hammock talking to a crouching man in the for...
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Fidel Castro and Celia Sanchez, Oriente Province

Date: 1958
Description: Informal meeting in the woods in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. An unidentified man is crouching in the foreground, Fidel Castro reclines on...
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Tank Destroyer at Saidor

Date: 01 02 1944
Description: Soldiers on a tank destroyer in the jungle at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). A soldier in the foreground appears to be moving some bran...
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Helicopter over Vietnam

Date: 11 1965
Description: A helicopter flies in the sky, with tree-covered hills in the background. In the foreground are several U.S. Marine transport vehicles. Soldiers are workin...
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U.S. Special Forces

Date: 1961
Description: View from rear of several shirtless soldiers running up a hill towards an Air America chopper about to land with a new supply of American soldiers in Ban H...
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Palm Trees

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Description: In a battle zone under the palms.
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Hacking a Path Through a Jungle

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Description: A soldier hacks a path through a jungle in Panama with a machete while smoking a cigarette.
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Tank Fording a River

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of a tank fording a river. Two soldiers are standing in the hatches on the gun turret, with another soldier in a partially opened hatch below...

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