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Loading an Ambulance

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Description: Medical personnel load a wounded Prussian into an ambulance. Captioned: "A wounded Prussian being loaded in my car for evacuation. He was shot just under h...
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Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indian Father and Sons

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Description: Wisconsin Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians Foster DeCorah and sons. Foster and son Robert served in Co. D of the 128th Infantry and were killed in WWI.
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Soldiers with Military Trucks

Date: 08 29 1918
Description: U.S. soldiers standing in a street with military trucks parked along a curb near the McCormick Works. The truck bodies were likely built under military con...
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World War I Soldier

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Description: Gus Sharlow, a Native American Indian World War I soldier from Hayward, Wisconsin.
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Decorated Post Office

Date: 12 1918
Description: Post Office advertising the sale of War Savings Stamps. A sign above the entrance reads: "Do Your Christmas Shopping Here." Snow is on the ground.
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Bakery Trucks

Date: 1918
Description: Two bakery trucks reading "American-Maid Bread," "...ansfield Bakery," and "New England Bakery Co." are parked side by side in a paved lot.
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Pleasant Plains Memorial

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Description: The Pleasant Plains Memorial statue honoring the soldiers from the fifth ward who fought in World War II. The bronze statue of a woman holding a palm and ...
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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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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Men stand outside the Post Exchange Store at Camp Upton, built in 1917.
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United States Naval Training Station

Date: 1918
Description: A large group of uniformed sailors pose while others distribute the mail at the United States Naval Training Station St. Helena, land found on the eastern ...
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Company E

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Description: Elevated view of the assembled military men of Company E and the military band on a town street. Other people stand and observe behind the formation of sol...
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Men and Automobiles in Central Business District

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men gathered with automobiles across the street from a hotel, small cafe and other town buildings. The men are gathering for an event associated w...
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Holiday Greeting, Western Union Telegram

Date: 12 31 1917
Description: Holiday telegram from Western Union Telegram and Cable. The telegram form has a holiday theme. At the top is a banner with the text "Holiday Greeting" and ...
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Men Standing on Manure Pile in Railroad Yard

Date: 1918
Description: Men hold a sign that says "Car No. 1 Manure Secured by Y.M.C.A. for Eighth Ward War Gardens" while standing on top of a manure pile in a railroad yard.
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Inspection of Ambulance Company No 1

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Description: Inspection of Ambulance Company No 1, of which Alvin Steinkopf of Milwaukee was a member, in training at Camp Macarthur. It is not clear which arrow points...
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Friends of the Polish Companies in the U.S. Army

Date: 1918
Description: Group of women gathered at 2nd (now 7th St.) and Mitchell wearing light-colored dresses and hats. Each woman holds a U.S. flag. There is a sign to the righ...
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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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Mailing Letters at the Red Cross

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers mailing letters home at the Red Cross L.O.C. canteen in France.
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Hotel de Nemours

Date: 08 28 1944
Description: View across cobblestone street of a military jeep (marked "PRESS") is parked in front of the Hotel de Nemours, Rennes, France. Driving the jeep is Corporal...

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