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Painting

Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1887
Description: Portrait of Governor and Civil War General Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) by John Singer Sargent.
Print

General Grant

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Description: A portrait of General Grant surrounded with scenes of his life.
Photograph

Fred Hoffman with Photographs of Sons

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Fred M. Hoffman standing by a piano with photographs of seven of his sons, and a U.S. Air Corps banner. Five are still in the military service, two receive...
Historical Object

Indian POW Pouch

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Description: A red, fringed Indian (Native American) pouch with fabric patches that read "U.S. Army" and "POW-MIA".
Photograph

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

Edwin O. Kimberly

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic calling card of Colonel Edwin O. Kimberly. During the Civil War he was in the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry. It is noted on the card that he was the ...
Photograph

Double Portrait of Charles B. Aubrey

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Description: Waist up carte-de-visite portrait of Charles B. "Doc" Aubrey, 6th Wisconsin Infantry ("Iron Brigade") after the war. An engraving of Aubrey from 1862 is pr...
Photograph

Reception Headquarters of Post No. 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 1886
Description: Reception headquarters of the George H. Thomas Post No. 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic at the 20th National Encampment, Alcazar Theatre.
Photograph

Regimental Reunion of the 36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1878
Description: Group portrait of veterans of the 36th Wisconsin Regiment posed on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capital in the late 1870s. Some of the men hold drums a...
Photograph

Grand Army of the Republic Reunion

Date: 06 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of some of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic at a reunion.
Photograph

Veterans of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

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Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the veterans of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. None are identified.
Photograph

Thore Knudson

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Thore Knudson, a musician in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in a dark suit and tie with a GAR (Grand Army o...
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. ...
Photograph

Portrait of General John J. Pershing

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Description: Photographic portrait of General John J. Pershing (1860-1948).
Photograph

Ole Everson Luten and Andrew Ellickson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of (right) Ole Everson Luten [as on the photograph backing; also written as Ole Everson on...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of European American Couple

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified elderly woman posing standing on the left, and an unidentified elderly man po...
Print

Lotos Club Dinner to General Nathan F. Twining Menu

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Menu for a state dinner in honor of General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The front cove...
Photograph

Patriotic Pageant

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of the participants of a patriotic pageant. The men are wearing suits, and some are wearing military medals. The boys are in uniform...
Photograph

Carl Wilhelm Berg

Date: 1892
Description: Formal studio carte-de-visite in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Wilhelm Berg. He is dressed in the uniform of the Prussian Heavy Cavalry, his rank is ...
Poster

Agitation Which Delays Our War Industries is "Made In Germany"

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon illustration of two men meeting in "Plot Alley." One or both men are saying: "You're all right!" One man is wearing a suit label...

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