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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers raise their arms during an exercise session in a field at Camp Upton, created in 1917.
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers standing outside a military building at Camp Upton, built in 1917. Some soldiers play basketball while others observe.
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Camp Doniphan

Date: 1918
Description: A group of soldiers on horseback executing field artillery maneuvers at Camp Doniphan, activated for artillery training during World War I. The man leadin...
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: A view of hores-drawn artillery and wagons. The man leading the artillery drill carries a flag.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers transporting artillery across a plain on horseback at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: A view of soldiers on horseback, riding down 29th Street at Camp Logan, established in 1917. A fence lines the dirt road on the right, and military buildin...
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of five men on horseback during a cavalry exercise. The horses are jumping over wooden fences on the plain at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of four uniformed men on horseback, two of which hold flags. The soldiers are seen riding across a plain at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Luncheon for Returning Soldiers

Date: 1918
Description: Scene in a small city park showing a group of local women serving luncheon to soldiers recently returned from service in the first World War. Very possibly...
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Crowds Welcome Soldiers Home

Date: 05 21 1919
Description: Elevated view of street entertainment, with crowds, dancing and band concert to welcome home Wisconsin National Guard, 3d Regiment, Company H, after servic...
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Community Fair Address

Date: 09 19 1918
Description: Elevated view of a soldier with his arm in a sling standing on the back of a truck, addressing a crowd. Behind him are the shop windows for First National ...
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Food is Ammunition — Don't waste it

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of soldiers silhouetted against a colorful sky riding on horseback and carrying an American flag. In the foreground is a basket...
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Kdo Jste Bozí Bojovníci

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a soldier riding down a hill on horseback. His rifle is slung over his shoulder, and he is carrying the Hussite war fla...
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Tanks Approaching Juvigny

Date: 1917
Description: Two companies of tanks attached to the 32nd Division (Red Arrow Division) on a dirt road approaching Juvigny, France. Some of the men are riding horses.
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Austrian Soldiers by their Dead Horse

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Description: Austrian soldiers sitting in a row near their dead horse. They are waiting to be brought a spare horse.
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Austrian Cavalry Asking for Directions

Date: 1914
Description: An Austrian cavalry soldier asking a wagon driver for information and directions.
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In the Wind and Rain through Serbia

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian supply column of soldiers on horseback and on wagons trudging through the rain and mud in Serbia during World War I.
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Soldiers Enjoying a Respite

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers relaxing and eating around a man cooking over an outdoor fire.
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Different Nationalities Around the Campfire

Date: 1914
Description: Slovenian and Croatian civilians and Austrian soldiers are sitting around a campfire during World War I.

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