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Fita Fita Guard Riflemen Marching

Date: 02 28 1945
Description: Robert Doyle wrote a caption for this image although it was not published at that time, "Fita Fita guard turns out daily at 8:00 a.m. for color raising cer...
Photograph

The Fita Fita Band

Date: 02 28 1945
Description: Robert Doyle wrote a caption for this image although it was not published at that time, "Fita Fita guard turns out daily at 8:00 a.m. for color raising cer...
Book or Pamphlet

H.M.S. Terror

Date: 1838
Description: Position of H.M.S. Terror on the 22nd of February, 1837. The sailing ship was immobilized in the sea ice near Southampton Island, at the entrance to...
Photograph

Navy Bus

Date: 1944
Description: Men in Navy uniforms enter an International bus marked "U.S. Navy." Men sitting in the bus are leaning out the windows on the right side. There is a long b...
Photograph

Captain and Three Journalists

Date: 07 29 1945
Description: Robert Doyle poses with two other journalists and a ship's captain on the deck while aboard an escort carrier near Japan. Identified (left to right) are Al...
Photograph

Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: Group portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 9th from the left in th...
Photograph

Concert for Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: An outdoor concert for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 3rd from the right...
Photograph

Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: The audience laughs or sings at an outdoor concert for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admi...
Print

Menu Cover for Fifth Anniversary of the Secretary-Generalship of Mr. Trygve Lie

Date: 02 02 1951
Description: Front cover of the menu and program for the Fifth Anniversary of the Secretary-Generalship of Trygve Lie, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN...
Photograph

"Welcome Arch" and American Troops

Date: 1918
Description: American troops with a band march underneath the "Welcome Arch," while flanked by other sailors and troops.
Book or Pamphlet

Moline Plow Co. Catalog

Date: 1916
Description: Front and back cover of a Moline Plow Co. catalog, featuring a color illustration on the front of a Monitor Drill. On the back is a color illustration of t...
Book or Pamphlet

The Language of the Hand — Moline Plow Co. Catalog

Date: 1871
Description: Front and back cover of catalog. Front features an illustration of 6 hands, each labeled from A-F. The back has an illustration of the "Flying Dutchman" tr...
Poster

Company D 27th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 
Description: A Soldiers Memorial Roster. "Olmsted Guards" Mustered into U.S. service October 23rd 1862 Roll for Company D 27th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Alma Schmidt

Date: 05 21 1918
Description: A newspaper article in the "Chicago Evening American" describes "propaganda" plans of the Chicago Historical Society during World War I and prominently fea...
Photograph

Canadian Ship at Michela Coal & Wood Dock

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Description: Elevated view over railroads tracks of Canadian ship with cargo of wood pulp. Sulphide bales are being unloaded and there are several men on the ship. In t...
Photograph

Conrad William Petersen

Date: 1943
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Conrad Petersen (1924-2013) in his navy dress blues uniform. He was a U.S. Navy Reserve Ensign, 1943-1946. His parent...
Photograph

U.S.S. Franklin Crew

Date: 03 1945
Description: Crew of the U.S.S. Franklin watching a vaudeville performance from their hangar deck. The performance took place just seven days after the ship was ...
Photograph

Senta III

Date: 07 1959
Description: View across water of the Senta III, owned by Ernst Schmidt of Black Point Estate, competes in the Class A Regatta at Pewaukee Lake. The skipper is B...
Photograph

Sheridan Race

Date: 1914
Description: The sailboat "Senta" competes in the Sheridan Prize Race at Geneva Lake. The "Senta" belonged to Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, who is the skipper here. He was an ow...
Photograph

Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailors

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Description: Portrait of two young U.S. Navy sailors sitting at a table in a tavern. There is a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and a book of matches in front of the mu...

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