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Military Personnel and Civilians near Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Several people are standing near a Lawson Air Liner. A number of people are wearing military uniforms, and others are wearing civilian clothes. Buildings a...
Photograph

Soldiers on Parade

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Description: A group of soldiers on horseback in a parade. The road is lined with people.
Poster

"Join the Army"

Date: 03 13 1971
Description: An anti-war poster which reads, "Join the Army. Meet unusual, exciting people - and kill them."
Photograph

Visitors at Camp Harvey

Date: 1898
Description: Women and children visit soldiers at Camp Harvey. A long building with other people on a long porch is in the background.
Photograph

Men Gathering For Work

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Men gathering for work at Ferme De Piemont. Captioned: "Taken at Ferme De Piemont (in the Champagne) to work the Bull Durham people for the 'makins.'"
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Funeral, Binh Hung

Date: 06 1962
Description: Large funeral for multiple people in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Numerous decoratively painted coffins with cloth coverings are on display in a large open-air, roo...
Postcard

Service Flag Dedication

Date: 11 01 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Service Flag Dedication, Schleisingerville, Wis." The people of the town and uniformed nurses are watching as the soldiers are standi...
Poster

Our Friend

Date: 1944
Description: A poster featuring the face of President Franklin Roosevelt on the right, and several people on the left. A soldier is holding a child in his arms, and oth...
Photograph

Men Playing Ball

Date: 1918
Description: A group of uniformed soldiers playing baseball on the drill field just outside the military barracks. The person pitching the ball is wearing a naval unifo...
Photograph

Tan Hung Tay Bridge at Sunset

Date: 1961
Description: Silhouetted view across water of a group of people on a small boat near the bridge on the canal at Tan Hung Tay, Vietnam. A dog is crossing the bridge and ...
Photograph

People Around Crucifixion, Mt. Scopus in Distance #1714

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. A busy landscape of people, animals, and shelters. Mount Scopus is in the distance. Text at righ...
Postcard

Camp Scene

Date: 07 19 1925
Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene on a lawn. In the background is a bluff. Several people can be seen standing near the tents among the trees. Caption rea...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Lawson Air Liner and Bystanders

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner parked near a hangar. Men in uniforms are in the background, and suggest this could be a military base. Several people are standing near...
Magazine or Periodical

Arrival of a Federal Column at a Planter's House in Dixie

Date: 04 04 1863
Description: Illustration depicting a large group of people gathered in the yard of a house. Three woman stand on the porch steps, and men, women and children are gathe...
Photograph

Canal, Binh Hung

Date: 1962
Description: Canal in Binh Hung Vietnam with numerous small boats and a crowd of people walking alongside. In the background is a large cross and a number of large that...
Photograph

Nazi Surveillance

Date: 10 1940
Description: Street scene of people in the Jewish ghetto in Szydlowiec, Poland, being addressed by two German soldiers. The scene was witnessed by American journalist A...
Poster

All Working for Victory

Date: 1944
Description: Wartime poster advocating people to "Join the Victory Farm Volunteers." The poster features an illustration of Naval officers loading a cannon above an ill...
Print

International Harvester Safety Calendar

Date: 1919
Description: Page from an International Harvester calendar promoting safety using themes from World War I. The title of calendar is "The World's Greatest Chance Taker! ...
Photograph

Company D Leaving Hartford

Date: 08 17 1917
Description: Large crowd of people gathered at the train station to see off Company D of the 5th Wisconsin National Guard Infantry. The soldiers, some leaning out of th...

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