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"Brad" Robinson Family

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait, presumably of Brad Robinson, his son and grandson. The eldest wears a badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, identifying him as a Civ...
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Joyeux Noel!

Date: 1918
Description: Holiday card with a soldier walking while carrying a child who is waving an American flag. The soldier is wearing a uniform and a campaign hat. Two childre...
Postcard

Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Englebert Boehnen. He is standing proudly in his World War I military uniform in front of a painted backdrop.
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William Rubin and Son

Date: 1918
Description: William Rubin, Wisconsin political figure and labor leader, in civilian clothes, visiting his son Abner, in military uniform, at a military camp.
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Sauk County Conscripts

Date: 05 27 1918
Description: A group of more than 70 draftees poses on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse on the day they left Baraboo for Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Most...
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Forest Middleton

Date: 1918
Description: Forest Middleton, in his U.S. Navy dress blues uniform, posing and standing on a metal railing on the platform of a tall structure, possibly a lighthouse o...
Poster

Keep These Off the U.S.A.

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicting a pair of German boots (with Prussian eagle), which are dripping with blood. Poster text reads: "Keep these off the U.S.A. Buy more LIBERT...
Photograph

Wisconsin Hospitality Committee

Date: 1919
Description: Four women and three men standing or sitting near a desk and table that are labelled "Wisconsin." Two of the women appear to be doing paperwork, and the me...
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Sergeant Killigrow with French Children

Date: 11 04 1918
Description: Sgt. J.W. Killigrow, 311th Ambulance Co., 78th Division, socializing with French children who remained in Authe during the German occupation.
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French PoW's Receiving Meals

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Description: French prisoners in the German PoW camp in Zossen, Prussia, with steaming bowls of soup.
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Repairing Boots

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Description: Military cobbler repairing boots. Buildings are in the background.
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Purchasing Wagons

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Description: Military supply administration purchasing civilian wagons at the Tempelhof field. The accepted wagons are being stamped for identification.
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Bavarian Troops

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. The regimental cobbler.
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Gifts for Bavarian Troops

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Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. The regimental cobbler.
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A Cheerful Group of Soldiers and Civilians

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Description: Farmers from Bukowina and Austrian soldiers.
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Serbian Refugee Child

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Description: Serbian boy walking through town leading a horse down a muddy street, with soldiers standing and watching from the sidewalk in the background.
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Outdoor Picnic

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Description: Tiroler Standschützen officers and chaplain at an outdoor picnic.
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Through Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Description: Through Bosnia and the Herzegovina during the war. Celebrating the Mevlud (Mawlid) festival to commemorate Mohammed's birthday on January 18th (1916) in Sa...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins at Christmas

Date: 12 25 1918
Description: Wearing his cap, overcoat and boots, Donald Holt is looking at the camera. He is standing by himself on the left with his hands behind his back. Next to Do...
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Clinton DeWitt in Navy Uniform

Date: 1918
Description: Dressed in his U.S. Navy uniform, Clinton DeWitt is posing for a portrait in front of a house. Caption reads: "Clinton DeWitt."

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