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Kiss for a Soldier

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: An American soldier receives a kiss in gratitude for the liberation of Paris during World War II.
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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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Manchester's, Inc., Employees Sell War Bonds

Date: 06 23 1944
Description: Preparing for War Bond Drive at Breese Stevens Field are Manchester's, Inc., employees Charmain Sabanske, Jenny McMahon, Helen Heisman, Jean Stehr, Jeanne ...
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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Gove...
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Group of Women Canvassers of the Oscar Mayer Company

Date: 10 19 1940
Description: Group portrait of a group of Oscar Mayer canvassers posing in front of the Camp Randall Memorial Arch. They are all wearing uniforms and holding baskets of...
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Ojibwa Man and Woman

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Description: An Ojibwa man and woman are sitting together on a park bench. She is wearing a skirt and plaid blouse, and he is wearing a military uniform. Immediately be...
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The Mobilization Period in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: A group of people on a sidewalk in Berlin during the mobilization period in August 1914. Extra editions of newspapers with the latest war news are being di...
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Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...
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Dedication of Service Flag and Honor Board

Date: 08 18 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd in a public space. A man wearing a suit is standing on what may be a wagon, and he appears to be addressing the crowd. A ...
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers cheering reservists passing by the Reichstag.
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East Prussian Refugees

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Description: East Prussian refugees in Berlin. On the way to the Dom (cathedral).
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Bavarian Troops Resting

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Soldiers at rest.
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Patriotism on the Roof Veranda

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotism on the roof veranda. Employees of a large store in Berlin using their free time to knit socks for our brave fighters.
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Corsage Pinned to Soldier

Date: 1915
Description: Woman pinning corsage on the lapel of a wounded Austrian soldier.
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Belgian Refugees Returning Home

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving their railway tickets in Bergen op Zoom for the trip to Merxen. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of the border was...
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Antwerp Police Station

Date: 1914
Description: Antwerp police in front of a guard house.

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