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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...
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Annex of Old Fort Howard

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the annex, prior to restoration.
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USS Nevada and USS Shaw

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: The USS Nevada in berth at Pearl Harbor with the USS Shaw burning in the background after its forward deck was hit with a Japanese bomb.
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago.
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1930
Description: Front elevation of the Fort Winnebago hospital.
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1897
Description: The commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago.
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Commissary Warehouse at Fort Winnebago

Date: 1898
Description: Ruins of the commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago, about 1898. Fort Winnebago was closed in 1845 and the land and buildings sold. Today, only the Surgeon...
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Commissary Warehouse Fort Winnebago

Date: 1898
Description: The commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago.
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Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Before Restoration

Date: 1919
Description: Fort Winnebago surgeon's quarters before restoration. Plans used in the remodeling of 1834 (furnished by the War department) were employed to determine the...
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Panoramic View of Unidentified Army Camp

Date: 
Description: Panoramic view of an unidentified WWI army camp.
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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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Stop the War

Date: 10 15 1965
Description: Opponents of the War in Vietnam protesting at Truax Air Force Base. This event, which was probably sponsored by local members of the National Coordinating...
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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.
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Star Redoubt

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Description: A road curves to the right and in the background is the Star Redoubt, a military structure built by Continental soldiers during the winter encampment of 17...
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Continental Army Hut

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Description: A view of a Continental Army hut in a wooded area. A set of steps lead to the front door.
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Lunette Batteries

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Description: A view of Lunette Batteries. Canons stand in a line and United States flags are lined up into the distance.
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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

Date: 
Description: Lewis Arms sits on a motorcycle, probably at Barbers Point Naval Air Station near Pearl Harbor.

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