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General Sumner and Staff

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Description: General Edwin Vose Sumner and his staff officers: (from left to right) Capt. A.H. Cushing; Capt. L. Kipp; Major Clark; Lt. Col. Joseph Taylor; Major Genera...
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Soldiers Studying Map

Date: 1942
Description: Three uniformed men study a map placed on a desk. The original caption reads: "STUDYING THE BATTALION'S NEXT HOME. Lt. Col. D.L. Van Syckle (right), comman...
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Major Joachim

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Description: Major Joachim sits on a cot in his tent holding a drinking glass.
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Military Training Camp

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Description: Theodore Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood conversing at a military training camp. Camp facilities are behind them.
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Camp Meade

Date: 1918
Description: View across grounds toward soldiers during drill practice at Camp Meade, established in 1917. Men are lined up on the left in front of military buildings, ...
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Camp Devens

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Description: Elevated view of a platoon of men in two rows and their officers on a drill field at Camp Devens, built in 1917. Other soldiers and military buildings are ...
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: Two rows of soldiers face each other during a gun drill at Camp Logan. A military officer stands in between the lines of men.
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: Two rows of soldiers holding firearms stand facing each other in a wooded area at Camp Logan. An officer stands on each side, holding his own firearm, read...
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Washington Barracks

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a line of soldiers in the drill field, holding firearms. One officer stands in front of them, and another behind. Two large buildings in the back...
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors during land training on boat hauling at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Military buildings stand behind the men.
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United States Naval Training Camp

Date: 1918
Description: A view of two lines of sailors practicing tying knots in a wooded area at the United States Naval Training Camp. An officer stands in the center on a dirt...
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United States Merchant Marine Training Ship

Date: 1918
Description: A view of a sailor and an officer tying a reef knot on a United States Merchant Marine Training Ship. Other sailors observe and behind them, a flag waves...
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Trainees at Outdoor Lecture

Date: 1942
Description: Rio Hato Infantry Artillery School trainees gathered for an outdoor lecture. The men are all wearing helmets and fatigues, with some carrying submachine gu...
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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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Madison Naval Reserve Surface Division

Date: 08 31 1954
Description: Chief Boilertender Marvin Severson (left) and Seaman Apprentice Malcolm Astin raise the colors at the Madison Naval Reserve Surface Division at the Naval R...
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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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Austrian Field Artillery and Crew

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers preparing a field gun for firing.
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Camp for French PoW's in Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French prisoners doing calisthenics in the PoW camp in Zossen.
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French PoW's at Zossen

Date: 1914
Description: French PoW's in front of a barracks at the camp in Zossen. The front of the barracks building has been decorated by the prisoners.
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PoW Camp Sleeping Quarters

Date: 1914
Description: French soldiers' sleeping quarters in the Zossen PoW camp.

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