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WWI Pilot

Date: 1918
Description: John Kaminski of Milwaukee in his World War I pilot's uniform.
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Men Following a Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1909
Description: A long column of men following a horse-drawn cart on State Street. The Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsi...
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Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Englebert Boehnen. He is standing proudly in his World War I military uniform in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Leo Birrenkott wearing a military uniform.
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A Girl and Boy Dressed as Nurse and Soldier

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a girl dressed as a nurse and a boy dressed as a soldier standing in front of a painted backdrop. He holds a rifle and she i...
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Camp Scene

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Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene with a group of soldiers. Most are seated on the grass in the foreground and many are in uniform. A row of tents are on ...
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Infantry on the Hike

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Description: Postcard printed in brown ink of a line of soldiers in uniform hiking in a column. They have bedrolls over their shoulders. Towards the rear are soldiers o...
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Soldiers Arriving at Camp

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Description: A colorized postcard of soldiers in uniform arriving at camp, marching in a column. They have bedrolls and weapons over their shoulders. Trees and tents ar...
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Camp Scene from High Rock

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a camp scene. Tents are pitched in rows with roads in between. Soldiers are walking along the roads. Two sold...
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Unloading Horses

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of horses being unloaded from railroad cars by soldiers. Caption reads: "'Unloading Horses,' Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Greeting Camp Douglas

Date: 07 08 1907
Description: Colorized postcard of a group of women visiting soldiers in a camp. They are sitting on folding chairs next to a tent. One soldier is sitting with the wome...
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Wisconsin — America's Dairyland

Date: 1942
Description: A postcard of a drawing depicting a frustrated pilot in a plane trying to land behind a dairy cow. A soldier is pulling and a farmer is pushing to try to g...
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U.S. Soldiers

Date: 1912
Description: Photographic postcard view of troops marching on the road across the railroad tracks past the depot.
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O.P. Camp McCoy

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of surveyors working on a hilltop at Camp McCoy. Caption reads: "O. P. Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wis."
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C.L. (Neal) Harrington in His World War I Uniform

Date: 1918
Description: C.L. (Neal) Harrington leaning against a log somewhere in France.
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Governor Davidson and Staff

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Description: Governor James O. Davidson (sitting second from the left), outdoors in front of a tent with six other men, three standing and three sitting. There is a whi...
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Governor James Davidson at a Cemetery

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Description: Three-quarter view from rear of group of men standing in a field. Governor James O. Davidson stands in front of the group on the left. Behind him six men i...
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Patriotic Parade

Date: 04 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a patriotic parade marching from the Capital towards lower State Street. Spectators are lined up and watching ...
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From an American Red Cross L.O.C. Canteen in France

Date: 1917
Description: Uniformed soldiers gathered at a counter laden with sandwiches and doughnuts. A woman in a Red Cross uniform at left pours coffee from a carafe.

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