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Scenes of Camp and Army Life

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Description: "Scenes of Camp and Army Life." Idyllic lithograph view of nine scenes of Union Army life.
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Waiting at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: A small group of refugees wait with luggage under an awning at Luang Prabang airport, Laos. An armed soldier stands behind them on the right. There is a tr...
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Helicopter Gas Drums

Date: 05 1961
Description: Gas drums for fueling helicopters at the Luang Prabang airport, Laos. A few soldiers are in the foreground, and two helicopters and an airplane are on the...
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Helicopter Fuel and Soldiers, Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Soldiers at the Luang Prabang Airport, Laos walking near drums of fuel for helicopters. In the background soldiers stand near the door of a helicopter.
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Helicopter Refueling, Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Helicopter refueling area at the Luang Prabang airport, Laos. Rows of orange 55-gallon drums are grouped at intervals on a dirt landing surface. Two helico...
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Helicopter at Refueling Area, Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Helicopter and soldiers at the refueling area, Luang Prabang Airport, Laos. Soldiers stand next to the helicopter on the dirt landing surface. Others are w...
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Helicopter Loading at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Loading of a military helicopter at Luang Prabang airport. A number of soldiers stand next to the helicopter which has its door open. 55-gallon drums of fu...
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Kekacham Settlement with Special Forces

Date: 1961
Description: Keukacham Meo settlement, Laos with American special forces and Lao infantrymen. Two soldiers talk near a tent and another works atop a mud-spattered jeep.
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Military Laundry

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Elevated view of the Rough Raider Squadron Laundry, serving 100 customers a day. Eight soldiers can be seen, some working, some watching, and one soldier c...
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Laundry Customers

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Motor Pool Dispatchers Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, and Sergeant Joe Nicolazzi of Kenosha, Wisconsin, chat while waiting for their clothing at...
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Military Camp Toilet, Shower and Sink

Date: 01 11 1944
Description: A soldier is standing on the ramp leading to the camp toilet suspended over the water, with a roll of toilet paper sitting on the edge. On the right is a w...
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T-Beach Whittling Club

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Two officers sit on improvised seats (boards on barrels) at the T-Beach Whittling Club, located on the north coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New Gui...
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Phillip F. La Follette at T-Beach Whittling Club

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Three men sit on improvised seats (boards on barrels) at the T-Beach Whittling Club, located on the north coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea...
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Water Station

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow towards a group of Russian men, women, children, and American soldiers at a water station. Behind the sled on the left is a dog, and horse...
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Bomb-Proof Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: Four soldiers standing around a bomb-poof shelter, which received four direct hits from Bolshevik artillery without any damage.
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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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Tunnel Entrance in Folgaria, South Tyrol

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Description: Austrian soldiers standing in front of the entrance to a tunnel in Folgaria, Italy. The entrance is to a tunnel blasted out of rock which the troops use as...
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Repairing a Truck

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Description: Repairing a truck in the field.
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Bavarian Troops in the Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Final preparations for a truck moving to the front.
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Distilled Water for Soldiers

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Description: Taking precautions against cholera and dysentery on Galicia. Distilled water for soldiers. The guard is ensuring that the water is not contaminated.

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