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George Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Description: Engraving of George Washington and his troops rowing across an icy Delaware River to attack the British, from the painting by E. Leutze.
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Union Army Officers in the Field

Date: 1863
Description: Union army officers. From left are: General U.S. Grant, General Rawlins, General Webster, Colonel Lagow, and Colonel Killyer take a break.
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Horace Greeley with the Union Army

Date: 1865
Description: Horace Greeley, wearing top hat, with soldiers at the Union Army Winter Quarters.
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U.S. Navy Ships Company

Date: 03 17 1945
Description: Elevated group portrait of United States Navy, Ships Company.
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Parade of the 32nd Division

Date: 1919
Description: Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I.
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Officers of the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1865
Description: Officers of the 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, with Colonel Amasa Cobb seated at the center. It is likely this picture was taken when the field and sta...
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Sturgis Family

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Description: Informal portrait of the Sturgis Family. General Samuel Davis Sturgis, and Jerusha Wilcox Sturgis, are seated with soldiers outside of building.
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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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North Vietnamese Freedom Fighters

Date: 12 1965
Description: Anti-aircraft crew that was said to have downed 14 American planes during four days in December, 1965. This propaganda photograph was released by a Hanoi s...
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Field Kitchen at Camp Elliott

Date: 1941
Description: Group of men at field kitchen at Camp Elliot. According to the original caption, the man "with loaded mess kit is Derwood W. Hooper, Second Medical Detachm...
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Gettysburg

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Description: Engraving excerpted from John S.C. Abbott's History of the Civil War in America.
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Marines Running with Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Marines running to climb aboard a truck after coupling a 75-mm gun.
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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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King Hussein

Date: 1975
Description: Congressmen David R. Obey of Wisconsin and Ed Koch of New York meeting with King Hussein of Jordan during a congressional tour of the Middle East.
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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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War Correspondent's Gag Photo

Date: 1944
Description: Four war correspondents pose for a gag photo. Identified (left to right) Frank Morris, Collier's Magazine; Harold Smith, Chicago Tribune; Ray...
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U.S. Artillery Headquarters and Blockhouse on the Dvina River

Date: 1918
Description: The headquarters and blockhouse of the Unites States Artillery on the Dvina River, showing five uniformed men standing outdoors, and an artillery piece par...
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Barracks of Army Units from Michigan

Date: 1918
Description: View from snowy road towards a group of men standing among barracks occupied by Army units from Michigan.
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Repaired Deck Truss Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of a railroad bridge repaired with timber stacked all the way up from the riverbed to reinforce the truss of the bridge....
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Sleeping Quarters and Mess of U.S. Army Engineer Corps

Date: 1918
Description: View from snowy road of the exterior of the sleeping quarters and mess of the United States Army Engineer Corps. There is a Russian family standing alongsi...

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