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Painting

Camp Randall, from the N. E.

Date: 1862
Description: Photograph of a watercolor of a view of Camp Randall, from the northeast. Scene set on rolling hills, shows tents, buildings, horses and military members i...
Photograph

Men Moving Cargo at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers unloading a rail car on a loading dock at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun M...
Print

"The Battle of Baton Rouge, LA. Aug 4th 1862."

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Description: A large color lithograph with caption of the battle in progress.
Photograph

Crowd on Courthouse Square

Date: 1930
Description: A crowd has gathered near a large cannon on the Sauk County courthouse square. There are drummers in military uniform and a group of youngsters in Scottish...
Photograph

Fort Jay

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Description: A view of artillery and guns at Fort Jay, built in 1794 to defend Upper New York Bay. The New York cityscape is across the bay.
Photograph

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 3

Date: 1864
Description: One of the Confederate defenses around the city, with a cannon and earthworks in the foreground. Tents are in the background among trees.
Plate 41
Photograph

Nashville from the Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: View down capitol building steps, where cannons sit on a landing, and statues decorate two lampposts. The city spreads out far below.
Plate 03
Postcard

Preparing for Action

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Description: Colorized postcard of a combat drill. The scene includes soldiers, horses, wagons, cannons, tents, buildings and trees. Text above reads: "'Preparing for A...
Photograph

World War I Artillery Piece

Date: 1962
Description: Field artillery piece of the First World War pointing across the Rock River from the grounds of the American Legion post.
Photograph

Captured Belgian Guns in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd watching soldiers with captured Belgian guns coming through the Brandenburg Gate.
Photograph

Emir Ali Pasha in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Emir Ali Pascha was the Vice-President of the Turkish legislature. He visited Berlin in late 1914 or early 1915 on a goodwill trip. Here, accompanied by a...
Photograph

Soldiers and Nurses Examining Artillery

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Description: Wounded soldiers, and nurses, standing outdoors examining a captured artillery piece.
Photograph

The Royal Palace

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Description: Wounded soldiers and captured artillery in front of the royal palace.
Photograph

Turkish Artillery in the Desert

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Description: Turkish artillery equipped with "desert tires."
Photograph

Captured Russian Artillery

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Description: Parade of captured Russian artillery through the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin.
Photograph

Captured Belgian Artillery

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Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
Photograph

Captured Belgian Artillery

Date: 1914
Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
Photograph

Machine Guns on Parade

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Description: Russian machine guns pulled by captured Cossack horses.
Photograph

Captured French Artillery

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Description: Captured French artillery in front of the Crown Prince's Palace.
Photograph

Captured Russian Machine Guns

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Description: Captured Russian machine guns on display in front of the Berlin military headquarters.

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