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John B. Callis

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Description: Carte-de-visite of a three-quarter length portrait of John B. Callis in uniform with a sword on his left side.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of an aging Robert E. Lee, in profile.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Description: Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Colonel Thomas Stephens

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Colonel Thomas Stephens. He was born in Devonshire, England, in May of 1815. Stephens emigrated to Wisconsin in 1836, and...
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Cuban Rebel Shooting at Airplane

Date: 1958
Description: Major Antonio Lusson, battilion commander for Castro during the fight for the town of LaMaya, fires on a strafing B-26 from Batista's air force. Cuba.
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Chapelle Memorial Plaque

Date: 11 04 1966
Description: Marine Lt. General Lewis W. Walt, commanding the III Marine Amphibious Force, and Jim Lucas, representing members of the press corps in Vietnam, pause in r...
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General and Crew

Date: 1942
Description: The four shirtless men in helmets shown with ammunition are a general and his crew of the 14th infantry in Panama.
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James B. Farnsworth

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Description: Studio portrait of James B. Farnsworth, a Major in the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, Company A.
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MacArthur in Tickertape Parade

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur in the midst of a tickertape parade honoring his return from Korea.
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Rosengren Welcomes Martin and Luce to Korea

Date: 11 22 1952
Description: Lieutenant Colonel Rosengren and Captain George Pierce greet Dwight Martin and Henry Luce upon their arrival in Seoul, Korea.
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Eisenhower Press Conference

Date: 12 05 1952
Description: Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower holds a press conference in the War Room at Eighth U.S. Army Headquarters in Korea.
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Vietnam Strategy Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and several cigar-smoking officers are listening to a presentation about the war in Vietnam.
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George A. Fisk

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Description: Portrait of Captain George A. Fisk.
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Colonel Hans Christian Heg

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Description: Portrait of Colonel Hans Christan Heg, commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Heg was fatally wounded at the Battle of Chicka...
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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1864
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Frank A. Haskell, who was a Colonel in the 36th Regiment of Wisconsin's Volunteer Infantry.
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Harvester Battalion Instructors

Date: 1942
Description: Eight officers assigned to train the "Harvester Battalion" stand in a line in a field for a group portrait. In the background is a row of numbers. The men ...
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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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Autographed Portrait of Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz

Date: 04 30 1945
Description: An autographed quarter-length portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz in his office at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. He is standi...
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Autographed Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur

Date: 02 1944
Description: An autographed quarter-length portrait of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur seated on an airplane near a window. He is wearing his uniform with a jacke...
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Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: Group portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 9th from the left in th...

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