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| Date: | 07 06 1925 |
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| Description: | Group of men, likely World War I veterans, sitting in an International model 52 or model 53 bus in the streets of Omaha. One man is standing outside near t... |
| Date: | 02 04 1944 |
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| Description: | A pilot peers out of the window of a warplane at an airbase near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). The plane has nose art depicting ... |
| Date: | 08 28 1944 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from building of informal Armistice Day street parade at an intersection of the downtown area. They are celebrating the conclusion of the fir... |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from building of informal Armistice Day street parade at an intersection of the downtown area. They are celebrating the conclusion of the fir... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of two children, about 6-7 years old, posed in a studio in front of a painted background. On the left the young boy is costumed as a s... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | "Enlisted for Duration of The War. Help The National Egg Collection for the Wounded." Poster of a chicken wearing a red leg band and a sash with a symbol o... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Prototype of a G-9 Caterpillar tank during a demonstration for members of the United States Army at the Los Angeles River. Two men stand on the left. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Neal Harrington was assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces in October 1918. He was sent to France with the 20th Engineering Corp as a 2nd lieutenant... |
| Date: | 10 30 1917 |
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| Description: | Two-sided dinner card menu from the Blackstone Hotel for Meatless Tuesday ("Dishes containing beef, veal, mutton, lamb or pork will not be served to-day.")... |
| Date: | 09 25 1917 |
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| Description: | Two-sided Meatless Tuesday card menu from The Gargoyle, with the crest of the restaurant featuring a profile half-length view of a winged gargoyle in an or... |
| Date: | 05 27 1918 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 15 1961 |
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| Description: | A plaque dedicating a tree in memory of Joyce Kilmer is placed on the State Capital grounds at a special ceremony held by the State Disabled American Veter... |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Crowd of men and young boys gathered around a smoldering pile of ash and scraps in the Galesville Town Square. The burned items were most likely German boo... |
| Date: | 02 18 1919 |
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| Description: | Outdoor photograph of a man's arm and hand holding a military homing pigeon. A sign on the cage in the background reads: "Military Homing Pigeons. These ar... |
| Date: | 02 18 1919 |
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| Description: | Outdoor photograph of a man holding a military homing pigeon in on hand, and a rolled up piece of paper in the other. There is a group of pigeons inside a ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1918 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of young men and women posing in costumes, which are mostly drapery suggesting a Greco-Roman style. One man is dressed as a Roman so... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Parade float on which ten women are standing, some posing with knitting needles or behind a sewing machine. Two men and one woman are standing on the groun... |
| Date: | 07 04 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a parade, including a large American flag carried by several men. Spectators line the streets and some are standing on rooftops. A banner ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1918 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street towards women looking at tables set up along the business district. The tables have been decorated with American flags. Shop signs fo... |
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