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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1862
Description: Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. Wh...
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Abraham Lincoln Brigade

Date: 1937
Description: Five Wisconsin men who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. This was in Albacete, Spain. From left to right standing are: Fred P...
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John Cookson

Date: 1937
Description: Posed portrait of Wisconsin man John Cookson wearing a helmet and holding a radio headset to his ear. This was during the Spanish Civil War.
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Inside Helicopter "Manhunt"

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Description: This photograph labeled only as "Manhunt" by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle shows the interior of a helicopter used during the early stages of U.S....
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Child with Injured Foot

Date: 08 1957
Description: A young Algerian girl has her foot treated by a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker in a tent. The man is wrapping the girl's foot in bandages. She ...
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Sigrid Schultz, War Correspondent

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of Sigrid Schultz in her U.S. War Correspondent uniform.
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Women with Armed Forces Christmas Gifts

Date: 1943
Description: Two women stand behind a display showing International Harvester's Christmas gifts for it's male and female employees in the armed forces. The women's gift...
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Portrait of Group in Costume: Result of the Draft

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Description: The group was trying to illustrate the possible result of them being drafted. Gauer states Bloch was very pessimistic about his chances in the war, and fea...
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Character Portrait of Harold Gauer, Robert Bloch, and James Doolittle

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Description: War satire photograph of Gauer, Bloch, and Doolittle.
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International Labor Recruiting Office

Date: 1956
Description: Interior view of the Labor Recruiting Office of International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (factory). The office features models of military vehicles, Am...
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Crowd at University of Wisconsin Teach-in

Date: 04 01 1965
Description: A crowd of over 1000 students attend a 10-hour teach-in against the war in Vietnam. The teach-in was conducted by 25 faculty members in the University of W...
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Dickey Chapelle on the USS "Boxer"

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Description: Dickey Chapelle is sitting on the USS "Boxer" with cameras around her neck and luggage at her side.
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Lieutenant Commander Aboard USS Relief

Date: 04 1945
Description: Lieutenant Commander J.C. Server, from the United States Navy Reserve, poses for a photograph aboard the USS Relief in the China Sea. He is wearing ...
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FLN Meeting

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members conducting a meeting in a tent. The men are sorting through papers and talking. There is a radio beside them.
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Raúl Castro with Newspaper, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Raúl Castro sitting at a desk holding up a newspaper during the Cuban Revolution. The newspaper reads "!Extra! Triunfo La Revolution" and Castro is wearing...
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FLN Sub-Machine Gun

Date: 08 1957
Description: A sub-machine gun owned by a National Liberation Front member in Algeria. The gun is on top of a pile of clothes inside a cave.
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Algerian FLN Member in Cave

Date: 08 1957
Description: Close-up of an Algerian National Liberation Movement member resting in a cave. He is wearing a cap and a button-up shirt, and a firearm leans against a bou...
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Algerian FLN Meeting

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members gather for a meeting while sitting on the floor of a tent. Two men are wearing turbans, one of them holding pape...
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Algerian FLN Portrait

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front posing for a portrait inside a cave, wearing a turban.
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FLN Member with Rifle

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front aiming with his rifle from inside a cave.

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