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Battlefield Diorama of Soap Carvings

Date: 11 01 1939
Description: Battlefield diorama made with soap carvings taken for East High School "Tower Times," 2218-22 East Washington Avenue.
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1990
Description: Norwegian-born Colonel Hans Christian Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry was mortally wounded at Chickamauga on 19 September 1863 and died the next day. Th...
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Civil War Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: Milwaukee Court of Honor, in front of the Public Library. View from below of the statue "The Victorious Charge" with four figures.
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Kosciuszko Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Statue of soldier holding a sword, seated on a horse, erected in 1905. The statue stands on an engraved plinth. Caption reads: "Kosciuszko Monument, Kosciu...
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Valley Forge

Date: 1915
Description: Close-up of a bronze statue of Major General Friedrich Wihelm Baron von Steuben of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Installed i...
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"The Charge of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Regiment"

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Description: Sculpture of "The Charge of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Regiment." Sculpture by Jacob Fjelde.
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"Battalion of Death" at Winter Palace

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a procession makings its way through the grounds of the Winter Palace at Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia. Original caption reads: "'Bat...
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Bas-relief Sculpture of Civil War Union Troops on Revue

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Description: View of a bas-relief sculpture of Civil War Union troops on revue. The sculpture features men marching with firearms and men on horses. The inscription on ...
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Fountain, Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: A large fountain with statues. Two (Union?) soldiers are on the far side.
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Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

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Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a captured Sher...
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Statue of Nathan Hale

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Description: Statue of Nathan Hale (1755-1776), a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Base of the statue reads, "I only regret that ...
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Monument of Colonel Hans Heg

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Description: Monument for Colonel Hans Heg designed by Paul Fjelde in the 1920s.
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Disembarking at Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking down gutter of roof towards the British volunteer forces parading in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia right before they disembarked fr...
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Soldier's Monument

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a soldier's monument statue in a city park. Caption reads: "Soldier's Monument, Beloit, Wis."
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Date: 1910
Description: An artist's rendering of the Knox County Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The monument, a tall obelisk on a classical base, is made of polished Monte...
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View of Soldier's Monument. Caption reads: "Soldier's Monument, Darlington, Wis."
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View down hill toward the Soldier's Monument. Caption reads: "The Monument, Darlington, Wis."
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The Park

Date: 1910
Description: View of the park, with plantings and the Soldier's Monument. Caption reads: "The Park, Darlington, Wis."
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Civil War Monument in the Cambridge Village Square

Date: 11 01 2014
Description: Stone monument topped with a statue of a civil war soldier holding his rifle. The monument reads: "Dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 1...
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.

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