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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 08 17 1930
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee at 209 State Street reads: "Eric Remarque's World's Best-Seller 'All Quiet on the Western Front,'" with usher and several bystander...
Photograph

Korean Student Uprising

Date: 04 1960
Description: The student uprising, in which 112 students were killed by the South Korean police in one day, led to the downfall of President Syngman Rhee. This event wa...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene featuring a cannon at the corner of a park. A commercial strip is visible in the background.
Photograph

Man in Costume in Thanksgiving Parade

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man in the foreground walking alo...
Photograph

Woolworth's Protest

Date: 1964
Description: A protest of Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. A line of people are standing on the sidewalk in front of Woolworth's show windows while a...
Photograph

Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A group of police officers wearing helmets are walking along the sidewalk. Behind them is an intersection, with a number of pedestrians on the sidewalk and...
Photograph

Woolworth's Protestors and Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A line of protestors outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer hold signs while law enforcement officers stand nearby. Two of the si...
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Law Enforcement Officers with Protest Signs

Date: 1964
Description: A group of law enforcement officers wearing helmets hold rolled up paper, probably signs confiscated from demonstrators during a Freedom Summer protest out...
Photograph

Freedom Day

Date: 02 28 1964
Description: Civil rights activities near the Canton, Mississippi courthouse. Two police officers are pictured holding shot guns and carrying bags of tear gas equipment...
Poster

"El reñidero" (The Cockpit) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of two men fighting in the street with knives. They are both wearing hats and suits.
Photograph

Bavarian Troops on the Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. Two soldiers with equipment and luggage.
Photograph

Town Crier of Schirmeck

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. The town crier of Schirmeck in the Alsace announcing out new regulations to German troops.
Photograph

Bavarians in Vosges

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. In front of the city hall in Schirmeck.
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Wounded Soldiers in the Royal Palace

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Description: Wounded German soldiers in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin viewing captured Russian cannon.
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American Military Attachés at the Austro-Hungarian Headquarters

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Description: U.S. Army officers — Captain McIntire and Major Ford. Military attachés from neutral countries, such as the United States, would have received permission t...
Photograph

The Heir Apparent to the Throne, The Archduke Karl Franz Joseph at the Headquarters

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Description: The Archduke succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916 to become Emperor Charles I.
Photograph

Unidentified Officers

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian officers posing for a portrait in front of the military headquarters.
Photograph

Turkish Volunteer Saying Good-Bye

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Description: A Turkish volunteer shaking hands and saying good-bye, ready to ship to the front.
Postcard

Service Flag Dedication

Date: 11 01 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Service Flag Dedication, Schleisingerville, Wis." The people of the town and uniformed nurses are watching as the soldiers are standi...
Postcard

U.S. Regulars Passing Thru

Date: 06 12 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "U.S. Regulars passing thru Shullsburg Wis. June 12th." Elevated view of a long line of uniformed soldiers, four abreast, marching dow...

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