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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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Troops Leaving Menomonie

Date: 07 16 1918
Description: Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off.
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Celebrating the Armistice

Date: 11 14 1918
Description: Members of the 134th Infantry quartette and band entertain the stevedores on the dock at Marseille, France, three days after the end of the war. Men standi...
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
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Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Truck with Artillery Gun Mounted on Bed

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Description: A Pawling and Harnischfeger Company truck, with an artillery gun mounted on the bed, decorated with banners and flags. Two soldiers are standing on the bac...
Poster

"Victory is a Question of Stamina"

Date: 1917
Description: World War I United States Food Administration poster showing two soldiers in full gear running through snow with bayonets drawn. Text reads, "Victory is a ...
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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 Bowie

Date: 1918
Description: Army soldiers stand at attention near the United States flag and their tents at Camp Bowie. Military buildings are visible in the background.
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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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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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Christmas Greetings To You In Service

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Description: Holiday card with a uniformed nurse standing under mistletoe, while a soldier and a sailor are walking towards her, presumably to kiss her. Inside a red bo...
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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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International Bus in Nebraska

Date: 07 06 1925
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...
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"Open Date"

Date: 02 04 1944
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 ...
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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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Man Holding Homing Pigeon

Date: 02 18 1919
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 ...
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French Villagers First American Encounter

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: School children gathered around a American. Caption reads: "Sammy Lloyd, Cornell instructor in botany, with a group of merry villagers. We were the first A...
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Back Our Girls Over There

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring a woman in a navy blue uniform working at a switchboard that has the symbol of the Y.W.C.A abpve it. Outside the window behind...
Poster

If I Fail He Dies

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring two nurses in white gowns and hats. One of the women is behind a table preparing bandages, and the other woman is cradling a w...
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These Knowing Devil Dogs at Training Camp Do Know

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of a group of Marine recruits posing with their rifles. Some are holding signs that read: "IF YOU DONT [sic] KNOW YOU GET KIL...

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