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General Mitchell in the Cockpit

Date: 1918
Description: General William "Billy" Mitchell in the cockpit of his airplane.
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Soldiers Departing for War

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Description: USS "Mt. Vernon" with soldiers aboard departing to fight in World War II.
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Remount Service Pack Train

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Camp Lewis, showing a pack train fitted out for a march.
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Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
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Sigurd Olson Going Home

Date: 06 06 1946
Description: Sigurd F. Olson, standing, on a C-47 plane en route from Berlin to Frankfort, and then home to Minnesota.
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Camp Meade

Date: 1918
Description: A view of soldiers washing their mess kits outside military buildings, found on the right. A line of automobiles are parked on the left.
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General Jeep, Label

Date: 09 20 1943
Description: Drawing submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "A Sturdy, Timely Toy For Your Youngster. General Jeep." Features a drawing of four...
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Robert Doyle and Captain Money

Date: 11 05 1943
Description: Robert Doyle and Australian Captain William (Bill) A. Money, chat on Goodenough Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). In t...
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Admiring Major's Insignia

Date: 11 21 1943
Description: Robert Doyle admires the golden oak leaf of Major Post's collar insignia. They are standing in front of the tail assembly of a plane similar to Post's. Maj...
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Robert Doyle on Tank Landing Ship

Date: 01 02 1944
Description: Robert Doyle on a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) after the landing at Saidor, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). He has binoculars in his hands.
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Roadside Stop in France

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: A roadside stop in Normandy, France. Three men are standing with a jeep. From left is Robert Doyle, war correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal. The...
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Robert Doyle in Brest

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Robert Doyle views the destruction on a street in Brest, France. On the left is a damaged military truck with three soldiers standing. Behind Doyle are two...
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New Guinea Agrees with War Correspondents

Date: 11 01 1942
Description: War correspondents, whose typewriters and cameras keep the world informed of action in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), live together in a large ...
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Tank Fording a River

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of a tank fording a river. Two soldiers are standing in the hatches on the gun turret, with another soldier in a partially opened hatch below...
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Robert Doyle Standing on Tank

Date: 1944
Description: Robert Doyle standing on a tank. A soldier is peering out of a hatch behind him on the right. A power pole and trees are in the background.
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Canvas Boats Land on Beach

Date: 11 1942
Description: Soldiers land on the beach in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). They use collapsible canvas boats to ferry men and equipment from small coastal ve...
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Three Men from Milwaukee Journal

Date: 03 1945
Description: From the caption that accompanied the image: "Fellow workers in civilian life, these Milwaukeeans met recently on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands. ...
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Three Men from Milwaukee Journal

Date: 03 1945
Description: From the caption that accompanied the image: "Fellow workers in civilian life, these Milwaukeeans met recently on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands. ...
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Robert Doyle in a Transfer-At-Sea-Chair

Date: 1944
Description: A smiling Robert Doyle is transferred between two ships using a manila highline in a transfer-at-sea chair, also called a boatswain's chair. He is wearing ...
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Tour of Apostles with JFK, Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds

Date: 1963
Description: Gaylord Nelson, John F. Kennedy, and John Reynolds on the 1963 tour of the Apostle Islands. There is a U.S. Army helicopter in the background.

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