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Lt. Nils J. Gilbert

Date: 1864
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Civil War soldier Nils (Niels) J. Gilbert, Company A, of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, believed to have been taken in October...
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Soldiers on a World War I Recruiting Drive

Date: 1917
Description: World War I soldiers standing in front and on the back of an International truck with a recruiting poster.
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Raising Flag at Long Lake C.C.C. Camp

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Description: Men standing at attention as the flag is raised at Long Lake C.C.C. Camp F.
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Ulysses S. Grant

Date: 1865
Description: An engraving from a daguerreotype of Ulysses S. Grant.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait engraving of Robert E. Lee.
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Abraham Lincoln and Union Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: This composite portrait of David G. Farragut, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, George G. Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, Phil...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait engraving of Major General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army.
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Major General O.M. Mitchell

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Description: Engraving from Alonzo Chappel's painting of Major General O.M. Mitchell.
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Civil War soldier standing and holding a rifle.
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Unidentified Union Soldier

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Description: Oval framed, waist-up portrait of an unidentified Union soldier.
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Jerome A. Watrous

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Description: Engraved portrait of Jerome A. Watrous for the American Historical Society, probably wearing his Spanish-American War uniform.
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Studio Portrait of Four Ho-Chunk Men and Women

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of two standing Ho-Chunk men. The women are wrapped in shawls,...
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Copy Photograph of Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio full-length portrait of a European American man posed standing with his right hand resting on a table draped with a floral prin...
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Miner's Guard Flag

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Description: Miner's Guard Flag of Company I, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of the Iron Brigade carried during the Civil War. The flag was made by Mrs. George Cob...
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Retired Army Man

Date: 1920
Description: Seated portrait of an elderly army man, partially in uniform, with medals on his jacket.
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Truax Army Field Station Hospital Christmas Menu

Date: 12 25 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page of the Christmas booklet from Truax Army Air Field, with a pinned-up drawing of a turkey perched on one leg on a butcher block ta...
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Copy Photograph; Civil War Era Soldier

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait of a Civil War era soldier.
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Battalion Marching up Langdon Street

Date: 1900
Description: A military Battalion marching up Langdon Street. The Memorial Union is on the left behind trees.
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Studio Portrait of Charles Schenk

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of man with a moustache. He is standing and holding a sword with his left hand, and is wearing a...
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William A. Greene

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Description: Full-length oval-framed studio portrait of William Greene, in uniform and holding his sword in front of him.

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