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Launching Rockets During Battle of Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Soldiers firing rockets from two International M-2-4 launch vehicles during combat operations in Iwo Jima.
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 08 17 1930
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee at 209 State Street reads: "Eric Remarque's World's Best-Seller 'All Quiet on the Western Front,'" with usher and several bystander...
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Solomon Islands Men Standing on U.S. Marine Corps Truck

Date: 1943
Description: Men, natives of the Solomon Islands, standing on a U.S. Marine Corps truck made by International Harvester. Some of the men are holding rifles.
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Military Convoy

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Description: Soldiers pose in front of a military convoy.
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Civil War "First Battle of Bull Run"

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Description: Steel engraving of the first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia, near the Manassas, Virginia, railway junction, after which the battle is ca...
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Freedom House Burning

Date: 1967
Description: Freedom House in flames after Milwaukee Police fired tear gas into the building. Two armed officers stand in front of the burning building. Both officers h...
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Face-off between Police and NAACP Members

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Description: The Milwaukee police approach a line of NAACP Youth Council members in an attempt to break up a demonstration.
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Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Truck with Artillery Gun Mounted on Bed

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Description: A Pawling and Harnischfeger Company truck, with an artillery gun mounted on the bed, decorated with banners and flags. Two soldiers are standing on the bac...
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International M-2-4 Truck at Camp Elliott

Date: 1941
Description: A group of uniformed men ride in the back of an International vehicle which is towing a firearm. The original caption reads: "M-2-4 truck and 75-mm. gun, a...
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Women Riding on Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
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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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M-41 and M-54 Cargo Vehicles

Date: 1952
Description: Color photograph of M-41 and M-54 cargo vehicles servicing and transporting 155-mm howitzers with 10-gun crews. The trucks belonged to the 73rd Armored Art...
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M-62 Wrecker Moving Truck

Date: 1952
Description: Color photograph of members of the 73rd Armored Field Artillery using an M-62 wrecker to remove a damaged truck from a field at Fort Hood. The specificatio...
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M-139 Transporting Bridge-Building Unit

Date: 1952
Description: Color photograph of an M-139 truck transporting members of a bridge-building unit and construction materials to the bank of a river in a wooded area. The s...
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International C-30 School Bus

Date: 04 09 1932
Description: An International Model C-30 school bus passing through gates in a stone wall. Cannons stand on either side of the gate opening, and there is a plaque about...
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View of a Truck

Date: 1944
Description: Three-quarter view from rear of right side of a truck. There is a gun mounted on the top of the cab. On the rear is a set of crawler tractor wheels. This w...
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Missile-Launch Cell on Cargostar

Date: 1970
Description: Three-quarter view from front of left side of COF-1810A Cargostar with Missile-Launch Cell in open position parked outdoors. Painted under driver's side do...
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Missile-Launch Cell on Cargostar

Date: 1970
Description: Three-quarter view from front of left side of COF-1810A Cargostar with Missile-Launch Cell in half-open position parked outdoors. A man is standing near a ...
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Missile-Launch Cell on Cargostar

Date: 1970
Description: COF-1810A Cargostar with Missile-Launch Cell. A group of men are in the cab of the Cargostar which is traveling along a road. In the background are industr...
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International Harvester Half-Track

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Description: Rear view of an International Harvester M17 half-track parked outdoors.

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