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War Garden

Date: 1918
Description: Three boys and a woman standing near several signs advertising a war garden. The signs read (from top to bottom): "Every Boy Can Feed a Soldier," "Register...
Photograph

Group of Children in Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children and women standing in what is probably a "war garden" in an urban area. Several commercial buildings are in the background, one painted...
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Young Vendor at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Airstrip at Luang Prabang airport, Laos. A young food vendor stands with a large circular tray on his head which casts shade for him. A silver plane sits o...
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Waiting at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: A small group of refugees wait with luggage under an awning at Luang Prabang airport, Laos. An armed soldier stands behind them on the right. There is a tr...
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Lao Infantrymen at Keukacham Meo Settlement

Date: 1961
Description: Two Lao infantry men posing for a picture on a dirt road next to a stack of crates in the Keukacham Meo settlement, Laos. A number of residents and soldier...
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Soldiers and Residents, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, in the aftermath of a Viet Cong attack. There is a burned-out building in the background. A male resident is sitting on a downed fence ...
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Survivors and Soldiers in Field, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Soldiers stand in front of a group of survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The survivors are carrying bundles of belongings and a g...
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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: In the aftermath of Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, corpses await helilift. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop woven mats in a ...
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Helicopter Aid after Viet Cong Attack

Date: 06 1962
Description: Survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, Vietnam sit or stand near an American military helicopter that has arrived to offer aid. A sol...
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Children at Helilift Site

Date: 06 1962
Description: Children standing in a field at the site of a helilift being performed to give aid to survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, Vietnam....
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Medical Examination, Refugee Camp, Vietnam

Date: 1962
Description: Medical examination of a boy in a refugee camp in the mountain region of Vietnam on the border of Laos. Treatment provided by a joint MEDICO/U.S. Army huma...
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Soldiers Inspect Papers

Date: 1962
Description: An American soldier inspects the papers of a Vietnamese man in the countryside along a river. Vietnamese soldiers and a boy are grouped around him.
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Vietnamese Children and American Soldiers

Date: 1962
Description: View through barbed wire fence of a group of about 35 school-aged Vietnamese children standing around two American soldiers in front of a large peach and w...
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Main Street in a Vietnamese Town

Date: 1962
Description: Main street in a Vietnamese town. A woman carrying a baby is crossing the unpaved and puddle-dotted street. Other adults and children are standing on the s...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 178-186

Date: 
Description: The fife and drum are not so innocent
the vulture's eye is on the dance
Poster

Crimean War Themed Advertising Broadside

Date: 05 1854
Description: This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high...
Poster

Left Behind In Serbia

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a woman standing and holding a baby. Below the woman is another child and three other people. Text reads: "Left Behind In Serbia. Send Mon...

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