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Lieutenant W. James Atkins

Date: 06 22 1944
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant W. James Atkins, son of Mrs. Margaret M. Atkins, served with the British Eighth army of the American Field Service in the Middle Eas...
Postcard

World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Studio Portrait of Charlie Saunders and Family

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man, and two Ho-Chunk women. The man is wearing a military hat and suit j...
Photograph

Luther R. Hare

Date: 1863
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of L.R. Hare in full dress uniform in front of a painted backdrop. He was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. 7th Calvary. ...
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Colonel with Soldiers in Panama

Date: 1942
Description: Colonel O'Donnel, a commanding officer for the 14th Infantry, posing with two other soldiers. The three men are outside and there is an American flag behin...
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26th of July Movement Members Resting by Tree

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement rest by a tree in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is holding an espresso cup in the foreground, and Celia ...
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

Date: 1861
Description: Sixth plate tintype/ferrotype of an unidentified soldier from the 13th Wisconsin Infantry. He is sitting in a chair holding a horn in his right hand. Hand-...
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Interior of Sad Shack

Date: 09 29 1943
Description: The interior of the "Sad Shack" at Camp Cable, near Brisbane, Australia. Two men are standing and two men are sitting in chairs. Personal items such as por...
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Indigenous Woman Poses with NATS Crew

Date: 03 02 1945
Description: An indigenous woman poses with NATS (Naval Air Transport Service) crew on Ella Island, Tarawa Atoll, in the South Pacific. She is wearing a flowered lava l...
Photograph

Chester Hamilton Burgess with Unidentified Soldier

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype. Full-length portrait of Chester Hamilton Burgess standing with an unidentified soldier. Both men are wearing Civil War uni...
Poster

Women! Help America's Sons Win the War

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a woman reaching her hands towards the viewer. Behind her is an American flag, and behind it are various battle scenes....
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"Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Arrival of the wife of Prince August Wilhelm at the opening of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin.

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