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Military Band at Lookout Mountain

Date: 1864
Description: Albumen stereograph of the Union Army brass band posed and playing atop Lookout Point. The Tennessee River is in the background.
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Wisconsin Heavy Artillery at Fort Sherman

Date: 1864
Description: Elevated view of Battery C, 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery at Fort Sherman, shown here after the battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain....
Drawing

Conveying Provisions over the Ozark Mountains

Date: 
Description: "Conveying Provisions over the Ozark Mountains to the Army at Springfield, MO." Men on horseback are riding along a trail carrying supplies.
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Trial of a Young Traitor

Date: 1957
Description: A traitor, with hands held near his face, stands before the Algerian rebels in the Atlas Mountains. This is the actual trial.
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Rebels in the Atlas Mountains

Date: 1956
Description: Algerian rebels in the Atlas Mountains outdoors, making plans on a blackboard.
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Officers of the Twenty-First Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1863
Description: The Twenty-First Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry posing on Lookout Mountain. From right to left: Fred W. Borcherdt of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; acting Adjutant Co...
Poster

Battle of Mission Ridge Advertising Poster

Date: 1886
Description: Lithographed advertising poster for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing the Civil War battle of Mission Ridge. Features an inset with a small ...
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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...
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Pass in the Raccoon Range Whiteside No. 2

Date: 1864
Description: View down hillside of Union soldiers standing in front of a group of tents. There is a valley and mountains in the distance.
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Pass in the Raccoon Range Whiteside No. 1

Date: 1864
Description: Union soldiers stand by their tents in front of a trestle bridge on the railroad line that spans a valley. A mountain is in the background.
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Whiteside Valley Below the Bridge

Date: 1864
Description: View down to valley of Union soldiers posing on the roof of a log building. A log bridge crosses a stream, and many trees are on the hillsides.
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Print

Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
Print

Holiday Card of a Military Camp

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card showing a military camp with three soldiers standing together gazing at the Christmas star. Two tents are pitched under two trees on the shore...
Photograph

People Around Crucifixion, Mt. Scopus in Distance #1714

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. A busy landscape of people, animals, and shelters. Mount Scopus is in the distance. Text at righ...
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Mount of Olives, Tower of Antonia and Temple #1703

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. In the foreground is a crowd of people, animals, and tents. There is also a group of solders wi...
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Military Men Crossing Wooden Bridge

Date: 07 1942
Description: A group of men from the 14th Infantry running while crossing a newly constructed wooden bridge over mud in a field in Panama. The men are in uniform and ar...
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Soldiers Resting by Cliff, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers resting by a cliff in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin in center.
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Raúl Castro, Vilma Espin and Others by Cliff, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers, including Raúl Castro and Vilma Espin, resting by a rocky cliff-side in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution.
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Young Vendor at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: Airstrip at Luang Prabang airport, Laos. A young food vendor stands with a large circular tray on his head which casts shade for him. A silver plane sits o...
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Young Vendor at Luang Prabang Airport

Date: 05 1961
Description: A young vendor stands with a large plate of food on his head and a satchel around his neck at the runway of the Luang Prabang Airport, Laos. There is a sil...

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