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Steve Gunderson And Children

Date: 1980
Description: Interpreter Steve Gunderson, center, with four children and an unidentified man. Photographs made on July 4, 1980, by Archibald of Cuban refugees who had a...
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General Mitchell with Medals

Date: 1925
Description: General William "Billy" Mitchell in full dress uniform.
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General Mitchell in the Cockpit

Date: 1918
Description: General William "Billy" Mitchell in the cockpit of his airplane.
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Eddie Rickenbacker-Ace of Aces

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Description: Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker, who earned the title "Ace of Aces" for his 27 victories during World War I. In this photograph he is posed against a plane ...
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Civil Air Patrol Volunteer

Date: 1943
Description: Jesse C. Brabazon, a pioneer aviator from Delavan, Wisconsin, in his uniform as a member of the Milwaukee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.
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Loyd G. Harris

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Loyd Harris in uniform.
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Loyd G. Harris

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Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Loyd G. Harris.
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Loyd G. Harris, USMC

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Description: Studio portrait of Loyd G. Harris, USMC.
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Atlantic Crossing Crew

Date: 05 19 1919
Description: The crew of NC-4 during their interim stop in the Azores: Left to right: Lt. Elmer Stone, Eugene Rhoades (machinists mate), Lt. Walter Hinton, Ensign H.C. ...
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Hughes' Air Victory

Date: 07 14 1938
Description: Minutes after finishing their record-breaking flight around the world (in 7 hours and 28 minutes), Howard Hughes and the four aviators who flew with him we...
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Doolittle Portrait

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Description: A photograph of General James H. Doolittle in a B-29, inscribed to aviation publicist, Harry Bruno. Doolittle's illustrious career included air racing duri...
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Vandenberg, Bruno, and Twining

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Description: Aviation publicist Harry Bruno flanked by two Air Force generals with Wisconsin ties who played a prominent role in shaping post-World War II air defense p...
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Flying School

Date: 08 1917
Description: A visiting French officer instructs novice American pilots at Camp Mineola on the conditions that they can expect to find at the front.
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Union Generals of the Civil War

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of portraits of Generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Grant is in the center, with H.W. Halleck on his left, and clockwise from t...
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Observation Balloon

Date: 08 1917
Description: A training ascension of a captive observation balloon. During their training, soldiers learned how to correctly estimate the effectiveness of artillery on ...
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Civil War Commanders

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Description: Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W....
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Union Army Officers in the Field

Date: 1863
Description: Union army officers. From left are: General U.S. Grant, General Rawlins, General Webster, Colonel Lagow, and Colonel Killyer take a break.
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Confederate Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: A composite of Civil War Confederate Commanders, this is one of the first known examples of a composite photograph and of the use of photography in adverti...
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Balloon Gondola

Date: 1918
Description: The gondola crew of a World War I observation balloon that is about to ascend. Observation balloons were positioned near the front so that men in the gondo...
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Observation Balloon

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Description: A World War I observation balloon held Gulliver-like by its airship company. During World War I, balloons were positioned near the front so that observers ...

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