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Old Barracks at Fort Howard

Date: 
Description: View of the barracks on at the edge of a snow-covered street.
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Fort Howard from an Elevator

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground.
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Wisconsin State Capitol and Camp Randall

Date: 1898
Description: Camp Randall, with the old stadium in the foreground and the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
Poster

Pennsylvania Railroad Travel Poster: Pittsburgh in the Beginning

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph promoting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Railroad through artist N.C. Wyeth's depiction of the establishment of Fort...
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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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Log Blockhouse, Camouflaged

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow towards a camouflaged log blockhouse constructed during the Allied Intervention in Northern Russia. The fortification is surrounded by a f...
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Log Blockhouse, Camouflaged

Date: 1918
Description: View through trees and branches of a log blockhouse fortification used by the Allied forces. The fortification is in a heavily forested area and camouflage...
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Log Blockhouse, Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: A log blockhouse under construction to support the Allied Intervention in Northern Russia. The fortification is surrounded by a forested area covered in sn...
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Blockhouse, Under Construction

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow and barbed wire fence of a group of soldiers constructing a log blockhouse.
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Trenches

Date: 1918
Description: Trenches constructed for American forces to defend against the Bolshevik "Red" forces. In the background are possibly barracks and other buildings for the ...
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Group Posed by Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: A group of possibly both American and British soldiers standing just outside a blockhouse fortification. There are piles of logs and an axe on the ground i...
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Two Soldiers near Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of two soldiers standing outside a blockhouse fortification. One soldier is wearing heavy wool furs and is armed with a rifle, and the oth...
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Barbed Wire Fence and Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow and through barbed wire fence towards a timber constructed blockhouse. More buildings and a forested area are in the far background.
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Blockhouse, and Entrance to Dugout

Date: 1918
Description: View of snow-covered blockhouse constructed of logs and sandbags, and part of a trench leading to a dugout. A stove pipe projects out of the snow above the...
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Blockhouse and Dugout

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of a soldier with a rifle standing near a timber and sandbag constructed blockhouse. In the distance is a Russian town. The most prominent...
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Soldiers near Blockhouse and Dugout

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of three soldiers standing in front of a blockhouse that has a tall wooden fence along the exterior. The man on the left is armed with a r...
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Road to the Front, Covered with Brush

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow towards four soldiers standing near brush piles. Two men standing in the center, and two men stand behind the brush, defending the road to...
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Barbed Wire Fence and Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: Two timber constructed blockhouses in the snow behind a barbed wire fence.
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Camouflaged Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: Four soldiers stand outside a blockhouse in the snow. One man stands on the left side of the building, the other three men stand on the right. The building...
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Shell-Proof Shelter

Date: 1918
Description: A shell-proof shelter alongside other buildings, possible a soldiers' barracks. In the distance there are two men placing wood on a horse-drawn sled. Anoth...

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