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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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Centennial Encampment on Lake Monona

Date: 1876
Description: Four men in front of tent in the woods. There is a man with a hatchet next to a clothesline between two trees. This is a Centennial encampment on the shore...
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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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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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International Harvester Scout at Fort Stewart

Date: 1964
Description: A man drives an International Harvester Scout past military vehicles on display near the entrance to Fort Stewart.
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General J. Lawton Collins and Charles Isenberger

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: General J. Lawton Collins, Vice-Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, center, is met at Truax Field by Charles Isenberger, at right. The general was the speake...
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International D-60 Fuel Transport Truck

Date: 1941
Description: An International truck outfitted with a fuel oil tank parked in a lot beneath trees. There is a man working in back of the truck, and buildings are in the ...
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International K-7 Truck with Navy Men

Date: 1944
Description: A group of uniformed men sits in the back of an International K-7 truck used by the U.S. Navy. The truck is driving in a parking lot in front of a large me...
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International Navy Truck with Driver

Date: 1944
Description: Close-up of C.D. Yoakum, M.M. 3/c, driver of an International K-7 truck used by the United States Navy. The original caption reads: "A number of standard K...
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International Trucks Transporting Naval Employees

Date: 1944
Description: A group of civilian workers from Port Hueneme exit an International trailer used in transportation to and from the naval base. The original caption reads: ...
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Photographer at Port of Hueneme

Date: 1944
Description: E.A. Hunger of the International Harvester Company adjusting a view camera on a tripod to take a photograph at the Port of Hueneme military base. P.P. Pasq...
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International Trucks at Military Base

Date: 1944
Description: A man uses a truck marked "USMC 66750" to haul a wrecked vehicle through a parking lot at what might be Camp Pendleton. There are numerous vehicles and bui...
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Bulldozer Operator Training

Date: 1944
Description: Two men operate International crawler tractors (TracTracTors) with bulldozer blades on a rocky hillside as part of a military training program at Camp Pend...
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Bulldozer on Hillside

Date: 1944
Description: A man uses an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) equipped with a bulldozer blade on a hillside in the construction of a road. The original caption...
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Ice Slide at Truax Field

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Children play on an ice slide created by two residents of the barracks apartments at Truax Field. A swing set is in the background.
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Flood Victims

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Description: A group of flood victims stand in the rain after (Hurricane) Betsy at Algers Naval Base, where conditions were inadequate for them.
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National Defense Photo Montage

Date: 1942
Description: Montage of machines and armaments produced by International Harvester for the war effort. Included are images of jeeps, crawler tractors (TracTracTors), an...
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Welcoming Committee for Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey

Date: 05 18 1951
Description: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Roy T. Cowdrey are welcomed by city, state and military officials at the airport. From left: Col. Collins Ferris, commanding officer ...

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