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Sinking the Ostfriesland

Date: 07 21 1921
Description: One of the most important moments in the history of American aviation - the sinking of the captured German battleship "Ostfriesland" by American bombers of...
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Unitarian Church and Vet's Hospital

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Frank Lloyd-Wright-dsigned Unitarian Church under construction and the Veteran's Administration Hospital, also under construction, to th...
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Navy Fighters

Date: 10 10 1951
Description: Two Banshee jet fighters from the carrier Essex in search of targets in the North Korean sector.
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Navy Patrol Airplane

Date: 
Description: Navy PN-12 bomber.
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Helicopters in the Delta Region

Date: 06 1962
Description: Distant view of U.S helicopters over the Delta Region of South Vietnam taken by Dickey Chapelle, a freelance photographer from Milwaukee.
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Wright Brothers Memorial

Date: 1939
Description: Aerial view of a B-15 flying over the granite memorial to the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The 60-foot memorial was dedicat...
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Badger Ordnance

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of the "powder storage area" of the Badger Ordnance Plant.
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Aerial View of Camp Douglas

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Camp Douglas.
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Interstate at Camp Douglas

Date: 1979
Description: Aerial view of Interstate I-90/94 at Camp Douglas, looking northwest.
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Mushu Island

Date: 10 22 1943
Description: View across water of Mushu Island in the distance. There is a ship in the foreground, an airplane above, and the appearance of explosions in the water.
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Aerial View of Camp Randall

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial view of one hundred ninety government surplus trailers, parked near Camp Randall, provided temporary housing for World War II veterans and their fam...
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Palau Islands Air Strike

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Aerial view of three TBF's (all above the horizon) and eleven SBD's, which participated in Pacific Fleet's carrier-strike against Japan's bases in the Pala...
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U.S. Government and War Exposition

Date: 09 1918
Description: Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition grounds at Grant Park.
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Veterans Adminstration Hospital

Date: 10 10 1947
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital run by the Veterans Administration on the north shore of Lake Mendota on the grounds of the Mendota State Ho...
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Truax Field

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view of Truax Field, now also called Dane County Regional Airport. In addition to commercial flights, Truax Field is also home to the Army Nation...
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National Guard Line

Date: 1955
Description: An aerial view of Truax Field, now also called Dane County Regional Airport. In addition to commercial flights, Truax Field is also home to the Army Nation...
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Aerial View of the Veterans Hospital at Tomah

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Aerial view of the Veterans Hospital at Tomah.
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Aerial Photographs of Camp Douglas

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Camp Douglas with Volk Field in the background.
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P-51 Mustang

Date: 
Description: P-51 Mustang U.S. fighter plane over rural area.
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Aerial View of Quad City Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of the Quad City Tank Arsenal.

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