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Soldier Shoveling Mud Off Crawler Tractor

Date: 1945
Description: Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey shovels heavily caked mud from the tracks of his International TD-18 Diesel crawler tractor (TracTracTor). The...
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Soldiers at Slit Trench

Date: 08 18 1943
Description: Soldiers working on slit trench in the rain on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). They all hail from Michigan. ...
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William Leonard Burnap Carrying Wood

Date: 1899
Description: Standing on the steps of Island Lodge, William Leonard Burnap is carrying newly split wood. Jeannette Holt is standing inside the screened-in porch on the ...
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Gus Wearing a Water Yoke

Date: 1904
Description: Portrait of Gus, who is wearing a water yoke on his shoulders. Caption reads: "Gus."
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Digging a Hole for a Flag Pole

Date: 1910
Description: With shovels in hand, a man, woman, and boy are digging a hole in the ground for a flag pole. One young man is holding the pole in place with two hands. A...

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