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Lindbergh

Date: 1928
Description: A formal portrait of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh taken at the New York Times Studio just prior to his trans-Atlantic flight because the newspaper had purc...
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Billy Huber, Motorcyle Racer

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Description: Billy Huber of Reading, PA, dubbed "America's most popular motorcycle competition rider" by the American Motorcycle Association, is shown astride his Harle...
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Grant Family Bible Page

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Description: Page of photographs removed from the Grant Family bible. Included are images of Grandma and Grandpa Dent, an unidentified man, an unidentified woman, Mrs. ...
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Governor Kohler and Wisconsin Flag

Date: 01 29 1954
Description: Governor and Mrs. Walter J. Kohler, Jr. holding a state flag requested for display by a Pacific Air Force hospital. Behind them some of the wall decoration...
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Governor Kohler on Inauguration Day

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Newly inaugurated Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. sits at his desk in the Governor's office. Behind him are several bouquets of flowers and a Wisconsin flag...
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Sigrid Schultz, War Correspondent

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of Sigrid Schultz in her U.S. War Correspondent uniform.
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 12 29 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm standing near the state flag of Wisconsin.
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General Billy Mitchell

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of General William Mitchell in military uniform.
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General Douglas MacArthur

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Description: Head shot of General Douglas MacArthur in uniform.
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Portrait of Morrill Dunn in Uniform

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Morrill Dunn dressed in a United States Army dress uniform.
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Flight Nurse with Her Father

Date: 1943
Description: Flight nurse Gwen Jensen is posing with her father, during her last hours before leaving U.S. soil at Alameda Navy Landing Strip. She is sitting close to h...
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FLN Member Portrait

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front posing for a portrait in the desert. He is holding a rifle and sitting by a tree, and is wearing a unif...
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Red Crescent Worker

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker poses for a photograph while gathering supplies for tending to wounds. He wears a Red Crescent arm b...
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Boy Sitting on Pumpkin

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of a young boy sitting on top of a 93 lb. pumpkin grown by C.C. Warnka. The boy wears a knit jacket with a THS (possibly Tomah High School)...
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Captain George E. Sogge

Date: 1911
Description: Waist-up portrait of Captain George Sogge of the Two Rivers Life Saving Station in uniform. His cap bears a U.S. Life Saving Service insignia.
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Army Nurse Killed in Action

Date: 1944
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ellen G. Ainsworth, published in the Milwaukee Sentinel. She was an Army nurse killed in action on February 16th, 194...
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Robert Doyle

Date: 1944
Description: An outdoor casual three-quarter length portrait of Robert Doyle in his war correspondent's uniform. He is holding a cigarette. Sky, clouds and countryside ...
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Happy Days!

Date: 1944
Description: A photograghic card created by Robert Doyle to wish friends and family "Iamu Mwasawa!" A smiling, quarter-length portrait of Robert Doyle in uniform appear...
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Robert Doyle, Civilian War Correspondent

Date: 1944
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Robert Doyle, dressed in his uniform. His arms are resting casually on his right knee and he is holding a cigarette. Doyle was a...
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Autographed Portrait of Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz

Date: 04 30 1945
Description: An autographed quarter-length portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz in his office at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. He is standi...

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