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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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Korean War Helicopter

Date: 04 15 1953
Description: Infantry troops of the 8th Army preparing to board a Bell UH-1D helicopter of the 6th Transportation Helicopter Company for transport to the front.
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C-124 Transport Airplane

Date: 05 01 1954
Description: Men of the 57th Infantry Division wait to begin loading on a C-124C "Globemaster II" for transport to their training site. The C-124, a development on the ...
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Volley Firing

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Description: Row of soldiers on one knee firing rifles.
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Clearing Trenches

Date: 06 1917
Description: British troops clear German trenches that were destroyed in battle in the Messine Ridge, Flanders.
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Troops Leaving Menomonie

Date: 07 16 1918
Description: Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off.
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World War I Soldier

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Description: Gus Sharlow, a Native American Indian World War I soldier from Hayward, Wisconsin.
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Victory Celebration

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians and returned soldiers posing at the Victory celebration. Ira O. Isham, Chippewa interpreter, is in the foreground.
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Military Parade on Main Street

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Description: Crowds of individuals assembled on the sides of the street to watch parading soldiers, and Native Americans riding horses. Looking east on Main Street from...
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Military Parade

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Description: A small crowd watches as parading soldiers march down the street.
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Soldier and Infant

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Description: A World War II soldier holds an infant in front of a grocery store.
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Soldiers Departing for War

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Description: USS "Mt. Vernon" with soldiers aboard departing to fight in World War II.
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Returning Soldier

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Description: A returning soldier hugs a woman on the dock, who is probably his girlfriend or wife. A military (naval?) ship is visible in the background.
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GI Eating Rations

Date: 02 1945
Description: A GI of the United States 76th Infantry Division dines on K rations outside a German pillbox.
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82nd Airborne Reserve Division

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Description: Paratroopers of the 82nd Airbourne division seated in a C-82 prior to takeoff. From right to left are Major General Ralph M. Immell (commander of the 84th ...
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Rescue Squad

Date: 11 1944
Description: A cordon of GI's work together in water to move a submerged jeep to the beach of Leyte Island.
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Soldiers at the Mess Tent

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Description: Soldiers have a meal while sitting on the grass outside the mess tent, possibly at Camp Douglas.
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24th US Infantry Division Leaves for Japan

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Personnel of the 24th US Infantry Division, carrying duffel bags, prepare to board a train to Northern Japan.
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Camp Randall

Date: 06 21 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of Military training at Camp Randall. A number of horses and wagons line the foreground and rows of tents can be seen in the backgro...
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Soldiers at Camp Douglas

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Description: View of a long line of soldiers standing in rows in front of tents at Camp Douglas.

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