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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
Drawing

Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall.
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Ruins of the USS Cassin and USS Downes

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: The remains of the USS Cassin and the USS Downes floating in front of the USS Pennsylvania in dock at Pearl Harbor. On the left is th...
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Rescuing the USS West Virginia

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: Sailors in a motor launch attempt a rescue of survivors from the water alongside the sunken battleship USS West Virginia during or shortly after the...
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Joe McCarthy as Best Man

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform acting as best man at the wedding of his best friend (and later campaign manager), Urban Van Susteren, at Syracuse...
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Van Susteren Wedding Reception

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform at the wedding of his best friend Urban Van Susteren, at Syracus Army Air Force Base. Helen Burlie, the maid of h...
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Anti-War Interview

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: At a sit-down demonstration at Truax Air Force Base, a journalist interviews one of the demonstrators.
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Anti-War Protest

Date: 08 1966
Description: Anti-Vietnam War protestors being dragged onto federal property by police at the Naval Weapons Station.
Print

Slaves Escaping at Fort Monroe

Date: 1860
Description: Scene of 16 figures. A slave owner is raising his whip as black families are racing towards Fort Monroe, with some remaining behind picking cotton. The sla...
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Lewis Arms on Graduation Day

Date: 1943
Description: Lewis Arms poses in his Navy uniform holding a rifle on the day he graduated from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.
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Lewis Arms and Friends Near Pearl Harbor

Date: 1945
Description: Lewis Arms (center) poses with two navy buddies at Barbers Point Naval Air Station near Pearl Harbor.
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Lewis Arms on a Motorcycle near Pearl Harbor

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a motorcycle, probably at Barbers Point Naval Air Station near Pearl Harbor.
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Admiring Major's Insignia

Date: 11 21 1943
Description: Robert Doyle admires the golden oak leaf of Major Post's collar insignia. They are standing in front of the tail assembly of a plane similar to Post's. Maj...
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Robert Doyle at His Typewriter

Date: 04 16 1945
Description: Robert Doyle (shirtles), works at the typewriter in his quarters in the BOQ (Bachelor Officer Quarters) #5, room 110, at CINCPAC (Commander in Chief, Pacif...
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Downed Pilot's Survival Gear

Date: 11 21 1943
Description: Major Arthur L. Post of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was shot down on June 20th, 1943 and rescued on September 28th, 1943, after 101 days in the jungle. Here Post...
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War Correspondents Socializing

Date: 11 01 1942
Description: A group of war correspondents enjoy a beverage together at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). They are dressed in uniform. Identified...
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War Correspondent and Public Relations Soldier

Date: 06 13 1944
Description: Robert Doyle, and Corporal Sam Oxman of the Public Relations Office, smile and pose outdoors in front of a door at Earls Colne Airfield, Essex, England. Co...
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Three Men from Milwaukee Journal

Date: 03 1945
Description: From the caption that accompanied the image: "Fellow workers in civilian life, these Milwaukeeans met recently on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands. ...
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Three Men from Milwaukee Journal

Date: 03 1945
Description: From the caption that accompanied the image: "Fellow workers in civilian life, these Milwaukeeans met recently on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands. ...

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