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Jim Crow in Germany

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Description: Cartoon of Jim Crow in the U.S. zone of postwar Germany, with a soldier goose stepping in the foreground, and Hitler and Stalin in the background.
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Governor Rennebohm Signing Anti-Segregation Law

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated at his desk in the foreground, signs a bill into law ending segregation in the Wisconsin National Guard because of race, c...
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Lewis Arms on Roller Skates

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Description: Lewis R. Arms is shown in military uniform, wearing roller skates on what appears to be a roof. There is a signature on the back of the photograph that rea...
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Lewis Arms in Military Hat

Date: 12 25 1942
Description: hand-colored portrait of 15-year-old Lewis Arms wearing a neck scarf and military uniform hat.
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Chester Elvord

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Description: Chester Elvord, cousin of Louis (Lew) Arms, poses outdoors on Lake Street wearing his military uniform.
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Lewis Arms with a Cocktail Waitress

Date: 06 06 1952
Description: Lewis Arms (left) and his friend Norbert Pfife ("a kid from . . . around Milwaukee") enjoy a pitcher of beer at Bradley's Bar in downtown San Diego. Beside...
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Lewis Arms in Military Uniform

Date: 1960
Description: Lewis Arms sits on a short concrete wall wearing his military uniform. There is an empty soda bottle at his feet.
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Lewis Arms at the Madison Airport

Date: 1960
Description: Lewis Arms poses in front of the Madison airport before flying to Fort Knox, Kentucky. He is wearing his army uniform.
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Lewis Arms Eating Chow

Date: 1960
Description: Lewis Arms, wearing army gear, eats chow outdoors.
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Memorial Day Committee

Date: 05 06 1948
Description: Memorial Day, "Poppy Day," Committee. Three men in uniform stand for a group portrait in front of a stucco wall.
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Gun Section of Battalion A

Date: 01 22 1944
Description: The Gun Section of Battalion A at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea) looks at gun sight held by their Sergeant. The soldier's names are (cro...
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Lewis Arms at Fort Knox

Date: 07 1962
Description: Lewis Arms is standing next to an army tank in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He is wearing a military uniform and helmet. Three men are standing and sitting on top ...
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Chow in the Field

Date: 08 1962
Description: Lewis Arms and other men preparing chow outdoors at an Army post at Fort Knox.
Historical Object

Lewis Arms' Identification Card

Date: 02 23 1963
Description: The front side of Lewis Arms' Armed Forces identification card, which includes a photograph of Arms.

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