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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A Civil War cannon captured at the Battle of Shiloh, displayed at Camp Randall near the corner of Randall Street and Dayton Street. A fire station is visib... |
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| Description: | A portrait of General Grant surrounded with scenes of his life. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar... |
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| Description: | A tinted tintype of a Civil War soldier posing with an officer's sword in front of an elaborately painted studio backdrop depicting a tent, an American fla... |
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| Description: | A Pawling and Harnischfeger Company truck, with an artillery gun mounted on the bed, decorated with banners and flags. Two soldiers are standing on the bac... |
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| Description: | A photograph of a scene from the panoramic painting "Grant's Assault on Vicksburg..." |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | "McPherson's Corps in the Afternoon's Assault." A scene from a panoramic painting of Grant's assault on Vicksburg. |
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| Description: | A lithograph titled "Charge of the 15th Wisconsin Regiment at Chickamauga; death of Colonel Heg," showing the death of Hans Christian Heg. |
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| Description: | Sinking of the "Albemarle." Lieut. Cushing (?) torpedoing the ALBEMARLE. |
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| Description: | A view of two cannons on a battlefield at Fort St. George, in which a battle broke out on November, 23, 1780. |
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| Description: | A view of cannons beneath trees behind a wooden fence. Two log cabins are in the background. |
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| Description: | A view of a marine barracks from across the grounds. Cannons are on the right, next to a flag pole. |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | No. 15. Volcano Trading Post and Museum. Building originally erected in 1851. "Old Abe," the famous Civil War cannon, was smuggled into Volcano in a coffin... |
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| Description: | Group portrait of unidentified Civil War veterans around a cannon. Probably a Grand Army of the Republic reunion. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An intricate design. A blue line frames a background of red horizontal stripes. Inside an ornate border, two figures stand on the left and right. The left ... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall. There are a mortar and cannon balls near the front columns flanking the entrance, and a large Ame... |
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| Description: | View of Inner Line Drive at Gulph Road. Canons line the left side of the road and a reconstructed cabin stands on the right. |
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| Description: | Valentine's Day card featuring a girl wearing a red uniform and a sword, standing on the roof of a fort. A boy in a tan uniform with a sword, is looking at... |
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| Description: | Battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin at sea with several men on deck. The mounted photograph was a promotional item for Northwestern National Insurance, Co. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | The headquarters and blockhouse of the Unites States Artillery on the Dvina River, showing five uniformed men standing outdoors, and an artillery piece par... |
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