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Old Abe Sitting on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched at the end of a cannon looking left with the American flag in the background. Serve...
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle, perched on a stars and stripe shield near a cannon at the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a flag in the background.
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle, perched on a stars and stripes shield next to a cannon at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Old Abe has his back turned towards t...
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Old Abe at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1875
Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, posed on a cannon with the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. From 1864 until his de...
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Camp Randall Cannon

Date: 1955
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Park cannon with an American flag flying in the background.
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Civil War Soldier

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Description: A tinted tintype of a Civil War soldier posing with an officer's sword in front of an elaborately painted studio backdrop depicting a tent, an American fla...
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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...
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International Harvester Patriotic Exhibit

Date: 1942
Description: Two men assemble a patriotic display consisting of International machinery, a T-9 Tractractor (crawler tractor), a cannon, coils of barbed wire, signs, and...
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Old Abe Taking a Sunbath "Wayside Gems" Photograph

Date: 1879
Description: Old Abe, the Wisconsin War eagle, is perched outdoors with his wings stretched a little, on a stars and stripes shield near a cannon with a flag in the bac...
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Cannon at Soldiers Home

Date: 07 30 1898
Description: A cannon at Soldiers Home adorned with American flags near a sign reading "Keep off the grass."
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Surrender of Vicksburg, July 4th

Date: 07 04 1863
Description: The surrender of Confederate troops after the battle of Vicksburg. Watercolor by Private John Gaddis of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company E.
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McPherson's Corps in the Afternoon's Assault

Date: 1880
Description: "McPherson's Corps in the Afternoon's Assault." A scene from a panoramic painting of Grant's assault on Vicksburg.
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Lunette Batteries

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Description: A view of Lunette Batteries. Canons stand in a line and United States flags are lined up into the distance.
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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall

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Description: Exterior of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall. There are a mortar and cannon balls near the front columns flanking the entrance, and a large Ame...
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Old Abe Perched on a Cannon

Date: 1875
Description: Portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry. He is perched on a cannon with his head turned to the left and t...
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U.S.S. Wisconsin Decommissioning Ceremony

Date: 11 1957
Description: Uniformed sailors gathered on the deck of the U.S.S. Wisconsin during decommissioning ceremonies.
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Sailboats

Date: 1929
Description: Five dinghy sailboats are moored to the right side of a wide pier on Pine Lake. Several unidentified young men and women are walking on the pier. There is ...
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On the Pier at Pine Lake

Date: 1929
Description: Barbara Brumder, right, lounging on a pier and watching as an unidentified girl next to her is petting the Brumder family Springer Spaniel. The girls are w...

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