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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...
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Tank Crew at Saidor

Date: 02 04 1944
Description: Tank crew at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The soldier's names are, (standing) Sergeant William Preston of San Francisco, California, ...
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Tank Fording a River

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of a tank fording a river. Two soldiers are standing in the hatches on the gun turret, with another soldier in a partially opened hatch below...
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Robert Doyle Standing on Tank

Date: 1944
Description: Robert Doyle standing on a tank. A soldier is peering out of a hatch behind him on the right. A power pole and trees are in the background.
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Universal Engineer Tractor as Scraper

Date: 1950
Description: The original caption reads: "With its eight-yard capacity equal to 12 tons, the Universal Engineer Tractor will replace scraper units, self-propelled or cr...
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Universal Engineer Tractor as Bulldozer

Date: 1960
Description: The original caption reads: "The Universal Engineer Tractor never turns down a job. Bulldozing ability was designed in and built into this vehicle. Self-lo...
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Posing on a Tank

Date: 1961
Description: Dale, Glenn, and Paul Oestreich posing next to the turret of memorial Sherman Tank. A red arrow is painted on the tank's turret. In the background are tree...
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Tanks Approaching Juvigny

Date: 1917
Description: Two companies of tanks attached to the 32nd Division (Red Arrow Division) on a dirt road approaching Juvigny, France. Some of the men are riding horses.
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Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity Purchases Sherman Tank

Date: 04 15 1958
Description: Debbie Duncan, University of Wisconsin student from Batavia, IL, christens "Rosebud I", a used 33-ton Sherman tank, with a bottle of beer at Ed's Service S...

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