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German Prisoners of War near Barracks

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: German prisoners of war line up for inspection outside their barracks before going to work at a local cannery.
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No Taxes for War

Date: 04 15 1966
Description: At a demonstration against the payment of taxes to support the war in Vietnam, a young man burns his check to the Internal Revenue Service. Probably in fro...
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Bas-relief Sculpture of Civil War Union Troops on Revue

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Description: View of a bas-relief sculpture of Civil War Union troops on revue. The sculpture features men marching with firearms and men on horses. The inscription on ...
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World War Monument and County Clerk's Office

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Description: View of a World War I Monument outside of the County Clerk's Office. To the left of the colonnaded Clerk's Office, the Old Courthouse, built in 1895, can ...
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Civil War soldier standing and holding a rifle.
Drawing

The War on Red River

Date: 07 16 1864
Description: Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting Admiral Porter's fleet passing through Colonel Bailey's dam during the War on Red R...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Cadet Corps

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Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison Cadet Corps during World War I working in a repair shop.
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Samuel Bradley

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Bradley from Rimouski, Canada. Unknown regiment or state he served with during the American Civil War.
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John C. Fremont

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in officer uniform. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
Historical Object

Application for Admission to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home

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Description: Application to admit a child to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Madison, Wisconsin, who had lost their father in the Civil War.
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Unidentified Civil War Group

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Description: Group portrait of unidentified Civil War veterans around a cannon. Probably a Grand Army of the Republic reunion.
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Returning From World War II

Date: 1946
Description: A view of the ship upon which Lewis Arms traveled home after World War II. Arms does not appear in this image.
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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.
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Public Tomb, Chester, Vermont

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Description: View of a public tomb, built in 1850, outside a cemetery. A mounted canon and Civil War Soldiers Monument can be seen nearby.
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Tomb of General John Coffee

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Description: Tomb of General John Coffee (1772-1833), who fought in the Indian Wars and the War of 1812. Published by Joseph Milner & Son, Druggists.
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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.
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Winema, Modoc Chief

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Description: Portrait of Modoc Chief Winema, who saved the life of Colonel Meacham in the Modoc War.
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Jerome A. Watrous

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Description: Engraved portrait of Jerome A. Watrous for the American Historical Society, probably wearing his Spanish-American War uniform.
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Going Home

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

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