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| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | This photograph from the album of aviation pioneer Jesse Brabazon is described by him as the "first simulated bombing in history, using an aeroplane versus... |
| Date: | 05 15 1919 |
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| Description: | Navy seaplanes NC-1 and (in the foreground) NC-3 at Trepassay Bay, the jumping off point for the first attempt to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Not in the... |
| Date: | 09 02 1918 |
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| Description: | Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at the State Street corner, featuring a float shaped like a boat and carrying a naval gun barrel. Gun barrel and fl... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view of a sailor and an officer tying a reef knot on a United States Merchant Marine Training Ship. Other sailors observe and behind them, a flag waves... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | German U-boat commander Lieutenant Brandt (played by Wallace Beery) and American Merchant Marine Captain Oscar Krug (Hobart Bosworth) face a crowd of angry... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | In a scene still for the silent drama "Behind the Door," American Merchant Marine Captain Oscar Krug (played by Hobart Bosworth) has been left to drown on ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of a woman drinking out of a glass with a straw, while below her miniaturized ships labeled "ARMS," "FOOD," "SOLDIERS" and "SU... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring a cartoon illustration of a mass of soldiers with a flag and cannon, and behind them a large ship labeled: "USN" [United States Navy], and... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of four Marine corpsmen on a beach, with one Marine holding an American flag and another Marine a Marines flag. The other ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of two marine corpsmen on a shoreline. One Marine is standing and signaling with a signal flag to two battleships just off... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of four Marine corpsmen running across a grassy beach. Two battleships are just off the shore in the background. Poster te... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of two Marines corpsmen at a beach fort. One Marine is raising a U.S. flag while the other Marine is saluting. In the back... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a line of men in civilian clothing heading toward a battleship. In front of them are sailors in naval uniforms, who are... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of three sailors riding an elephant, while sailors and Indians stand nearby. In the background is a battleship. Poster tex... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Memorial poster for the members of Company F, Third Wisconsin, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division. Text reads: "Company F [Third Wisconsin], 128th Infantry, 32n... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a large ship being built. Poster text reads: "Provide the Sinews of War. Buy Liberty Bonds." |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster depicting enemy aircraft bombing New York, which is in flames. In the foreground, the Statue of Liberty has been attacked and its head has been seve... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a submarine emerging from the ocean. About seven men are rising out of hatches on the conning tower and deck and waving... |
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