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Arrival of "Woodrush"

Date: 1949
Description: View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
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Military Half-Track

Date: 1943
Description: A military half-track redesigned and improved by International Harvester automotive engineers parked in the snow. The original caption reads: "At the Army'...
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International Military Vehicle

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of a military half-track manufactured by the International Company parked in a snow-covered lot. The vehicle bears the mark "U.S.A. 40175789." Th...
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Chester Elvord

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Description: Chester Elvord, cousin of Louis (Lew) Arms, poses outdoors on Lake Street wearing his military uniform.
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Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
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Baileys Harbor Coast Guard Station

Date: 1915
Description: Winter view of the Coast Guard Life Saving Station at Baileys Harbor. Snow has drifted on the shore, where a small boat rests.
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Milne Bay

Date: 08 11 1943
Description: A view of Milne Bay, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea), from the sea. A ship can be seen on the right, at the shoreline.
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Wrecker Stuck in the Mud

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: "Beach Road," Robert Doyle's caption in the Milwaukee Journal said it best, "Saidor travel Bureau never reports roads impassable as long as wheels a...
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Contrails at Steeple Morden

Date: 06 25 1944
Description: Major Daniel M. Lewis looks up at aircraft contrails at Royal Air Force station Steeple Morden, located 3.5 miles west of Royston, Hertfordshire, England. ...
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The Bombing of Cezembre Island

Date: 08 31 1944
Description: Smoke rising from Cezembre Island, just north of Saint-Malo on the north coast of France. The island, which took a tremendous shelling, can barely be seen ...
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Two Consolidated B-24 Liberator Warplanes

Date: 10 13 1943
Description: Aerial view of two Consolidated B-24 Liberator warplanes taken from another airplane during the Alexishafen strike. On the left is Colonel Arthur Rogers' l...
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Sky Divers Jump for Political Reasons

Date: 02 28 1963
Description: Three U.W. students, Marty Christensen, Robert Falconer and Gary Schroeder, jumped out of an airplane over ice-covered Lake Mendota to advertise the politi...
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Bad Roads in Serbia

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Description: Difficult progress on bad Serbian roads.
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Camp McCoy Rifle Range

Date: 07 1949
Description: Elevated view of the Rifle Range at Camp McCoy during National Guard encampment of the 32nd Infantry Division. The soldiers are lined up in pairs on the le...

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