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Cemetery for War Dead from Iwo Jima

Date: 03 1945
Description: The cemetery for the war dead on Guam. The body of a fighting man who died of wounds received during the battle for Iwo Jima is being lowered into the eart...
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Cuban Revolution Parade

Date: 1959
Description: Parade in Havana to celebrate the success of the Cuban Revolution. A group of 26th of July Movement soldiers are sitting on top of a van as it is driving p...
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Cuban Revolution Parade

Date: 1959
Description: Parade in Havana, Cuba celebrating the success of the Cuban Revolution. Soldiers holding flags, guns and a newspaper are riding on top of a truck. The side...
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"Birth of a Nation" Street Battle

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene from the film "The Birth of a Nation" featuring a battle between soldiers on foot and members of the Ku Klux Klan on horseback. The men on hor...
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County Executive John Doyne Pitching

Date: 04 08 1970
Description: A man wearing a suit has just tossed a baseball. Three men are standing behind him taking photographs. Caption reads: "County Executive John Doyne showed h...
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Harness Races

Date: 09 1963
Description: Harness racing at a County Fair. The horses pulling sulkies are making the turn in front of the grandstand. Another building and trees are in the backgroun...
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Boat Slip

Date: 1963
Description: Boats moored at a boat slip. In the foreground is a bench near a concrete wall over which rope is hanging in loops.
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Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Proclamation

Date: 05 01 1950
Description: Caption on back is a newspaper clipping that reads: "A proclamation was read to a mass meeting by 'Commissar' Joseph Z. Kornfeder, Detroit, a former Commun...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 26 1969
Description: Cub Scouts marching in a Memorial Day parade. Two scouts are holding flags, and spectators are in the background.
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Patriotic Observance

Date: 07 1978
Description: A crowd of people gather for Flag Day on Wilson Street. Many have their hands on their hearts.
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George Wallace Supporters

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Supporters greet Alabama Governor George Wallace during a Presidential primary campaign stop in Oshkosh. A supporter in the foreground (out of frame) is ho...

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