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Young Abe

Date: 1943
Description: Young Abe, Wisconsin's second war eagle, sitting on a perch. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.
Photograph

Civil War Reenactment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Civil War buffs perform at Greenbush."
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Clearing Trenches

Date: 06 1917
Description: British troops clear German trenches that were destroyed in battle in the Messine Ridge, Flanders.
Postcard

Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1905
Description: A memorial for Civil War soldiers and sailors. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Soldiers Monument."
Photograph

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of monument to Milwaukeeans killed in the Second World War and the Korean Conflict.
Photograph

Going Home

Date: 1946
Description: Soldiers waiting to board ship for their return home after World War II.
Poster

Enlisted for Duration of The War

Date: 1916
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...
Poster

Success in War

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon illustration of six long lines of men marching into a factory. Poster text reads: "Success in War — depends on co-operation and ...
Poster

An Army of Poultry Will Help Win the War

Date: 1917
Description: Detailed poster covered in writing. Highlights of poster text reads: "An army of poultry will help win the war. Uncle Sam Says:... Raise more chickens - It...
Photograph

Robert Ryan and Phillip Pine in "Men in War"

Date: 1957
Description: Robert Ryan and Phillip Pine are seen in a still from the film "Men in War." Exhausted and with his eyes closed, Ryan rests his head against a Vickers mach...
Poster

Arras

Date: 1920
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting the war-damaged town of Arras, with ruins of large buildings. Text reads: "Arras. Edité par la Compagnie du Chemin de...
Poster

C.F. Childs and Company Liberty Bonds

Date: 1923
Description: Poster with illustrations of stamps promoting liberty bonds. A letterhead-style box in the middle gives the dates of the start of the war, the armistice, a...
Photograph

War Memorial

Date: 02 18 1919
Description: A memorial to those who died with honor. Caption reads: "A common sight in the wake of the battle of the Marne."
Photograph

Sunday Military Church Service in South Tyrol

Date: 1914
Description: Sunday mass for Austrian soldiers, members of a "Tiroler Standschützen" unit, in South Tyrol during World War I.
Photograph

Soldiers Loading Ammunition

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian soldiers are loading ammunition onto a wagon for transport to the front in Serbia during World War I.
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Slaughtering on Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers slaughtering on a Serbian farm during World War I.
Photograph

Soldiers Crossing a Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1915
Description: Austrian cavalrymen crossing a floating bridge over the Save River during World War I.
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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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Training Horses on a Serbian Farmstead

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian Soldiers are training horses on a Serbian farm during World War I.
Poster

Warum Wir Krieg Führen

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with text in German. Reads, in part: "Warum Wir Krieg Führen. (Auf anordnung der Minnesotaer kommission fur offentliche sicherheit veroffentlieht.)"...

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