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Christmas Day

Date: 1917
Description: A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, ...
Photograph

Soldier at Christmas in Hospital

Date: 12 21 1944
Description: Staff Sergeant Johnnie White celebrating Christmas at Truax Field hospital.
Photograph

Christmas in New Guinea

Date: 01 03 1943
Description: Corporal Frank Abrashinsky of Sheboygan, somewhere in New Guinea, opening his Red Cross Christmas package.
Photograph

Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division Returns

Date: 12 21 1961
Description: Wisconsin's 32nd Division returns to Madison from Fort Lewis, Washington, on holiday leave.
Print

Christmas Greetings To You In Service

Date: 
Description: Holiday card with a uniformed nurse standing under mistletoe, while a soldier and a sailor are walking towards her, presumably to kiss her. Inside a red bo...
Print

Germany

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with a silhouette of a soldier with his gun, walking across a map of Germany outlined in red. The word "GERMANY" is printed in gray over it. I...
Print

Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
Print

Holiday Card of a Military Camp

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card showing a military camp with three soldiers standing together gazing at the Christmas star. Two tents are pitched under two trees on the shore...
Print

Season's Greetings

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card for the 42d Rainbow Division. On a light green background is an illustration at an angle of a soldier, a church and a red, yellow and blue rai...
Print

Truax Army Field Station Hospital Christmas Menu

Date: 12 25 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page of the Christmas booklet from Truax Army Air Field, with a pinned-up drawing of a turkey perched on one leg on a butcher block ta...
Photograph

Soldiers Exchange Gifts in Front of a Christmas Tree

Date: 1914
Description: German reservists maintain a semblance of home while at war as they exchange gifts in front of a Christmas tree.
Poster

Have you answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call?

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicting a Red Cross nurse with a blue and red coat over her shoulders. She is extending her hand, as soldiers are marching in the background with ...
Photograph

Christmas Market in Berlin

Date: 
Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
Photograph

Christmas Tree Shopping

Date: 
Description: Wounded soldiers purchasing a Christmas tree.
Photograph

Wounded Soldiers in Berlin

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Description: Wounded soldiers at the Christmas market in Berlin.
Photograph

Christmas on the Front

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Description: German Landsturm (reservists) trimming a Christmas tree and giving gifts.
Photograph

Remembrance of Home

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Description: View of a German soldier standing and holding a young girl in his arms. She is holding a small potted Christmas tree in her hand.
Photograph

Remembrance of Home

Date: 
Description: German soldier with young girl and Christmas tree.
Photograph

Christmas on the Front

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Description: German soldier and Christmas present.
Photograph

Christmas on the Front

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Description: German soldiers and Christmas presents.

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