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General Mitchell with Medals

Date: 1925
Description: General William "Billy" Mitchell in full dress uniform.
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Fred Hoffman with Photographs of Sons

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Fred M. Hoffman standing by a piano with photographs of seven of his sons, and a U.S. Air Corps banner. Five are still in the military service, two receive...
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Little Big Horn Survivor

Date: 1949
Description: German-born Charles Windolph, a Medal of Honor winner, a veteran of the Seventh Cavalry, and the last living survivor of the Big Horn Campaign, photographe...
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Charles King

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Brigadier General Charles King, Milwaukee author and instructor.
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J.A. Watrous

Date: 12 04 1914
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of J.A. Watrous, Milwaukee journalist and soldier.
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Double Portrait of Charles B. Aubrey

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Description: Waist up carte-de-visite portrait of Charles B. "Doc" Aubrey, 6th Wisconsin Infantry ("Iron Brigade") after the war. An engraving of Aubrey from 1862 is pr...
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Charles H. Meyerhoff

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Meyerhoff, Company E, 14th Indiana Infantry, wearing eyeglasses and a badge for the Gr...
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Bernhard (Bernt) J. Madsen

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Description: A vignetted, quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Bernt J. Madsen a sergeant in Company B, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtain...
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Thore Knudson

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Thore Knudson, a musician in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in a dark suit and tie with a GAR (Grand Army o...
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Thor C. Thompson

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Description: Quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Thor C. Thompson, [name in the roster is Thomas C. Thompson] a sergeant in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The ...
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Luther R. Hare

Date: 1863
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of L.R. Hare in full dress uniform in front of a painted backdrop. He was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. 7th Calvary. ...
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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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Ole Evenson Luten

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Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of Ole Everson Luten [as on the photograph backing; also written as Ole Everson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20, and on...
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Robert M. Shaplen

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Description: Informal portrait of correspondent Robert M. Shaplen taken during World War II when he reported on the Pacific Theater for "Newsweek" magazine.
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Portrait of General John J. Pershing

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Description: Photographic portrait of General John J. Pershing (1860-1948).
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Torger Gilbertson

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Description: Quarter-length oval studio portrait of Torger Gilbertson, a corporal in Company I, Wisconsin 15 Infantry. The following information was obtained from the R...
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Jacob Jacobson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Jacob Jacobson [as written on the photograph backing; also written as Jacob Jackson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 (“Blu...
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Orvin Thompson

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Description: Three-quarter length seated portrait of Orvin Thompson, a private in Company I, 40th Wisconsin Infantry, wearing Grand Army of the Republic uniform and a s...
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Leo Birrenkott wearing a military uniform.

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