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| Description: | Exterior view of Brierfield, a plantation bought by Jefferson Davis in 1835, after he fought in the Mexican War. After the Civil War he bought Beauvoir, a ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | World War I poster depicting a young nurse extending out her right hand. In the background, wolves are approaching the front porch of a house, and howling ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Spanish-American War cannon sits on the lawn of the Lucius Fairchild mansion, located on West Wilson Street. The cannon was later moved to Camp Randall o... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Women congregate near "The Victorious Charge," a monument to Soldiers who fought in the Civil War located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median betwe... |
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| Description: | A view of Lafayette's headquarters during the Battle of Brandywine, an American Revolutionary War Battle that took place in September 1777. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Orlando Mathews home with family on front porch. Mathews was a Civil War veteran, later serving as county treasurer of Adams County. |
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| Description: | Exterior of the residence of Lew Wallace (1827-1905), Union general in the Civil War and author of 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.' |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Reuss on his front porch. Photograph was to be used for campaign literature. Reuss had just returned from government service in Europe post World War II. |
| Date: | 12 1949 |
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| Description: | Home of the photographer after a snowstorm. Written on reverse: "Built in 1850, was first station of underground railroad in Wisconsin in Civil War." |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Typewritten note on Royal Hawaiian stationery reads: "Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, Washington D.C. war correspondent ... |
| Date: | 05 1902 |
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| Description: | View from a horse-drawn vehicle of an old home that was built prior to the Civil War. A picket fence surrounds the house. There is a full-length porch on t... |
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| Description: | The Old Weeks Home, known as "Shadows-on-the-Teche," was a white-columned brick residence built in 1830. The home was a backdrop for several events during ... |
| Date: | 05 16 1919 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the parade down Main Street, celebrating the return of the 32nd Infantry Division, Company M after WWI. A car is in the parade, fo... |
| Date: | 12 17 1862 |
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| Description: | Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | View from a distance of Fort McPherson, built under the direction of Samuel Glyde Swain. |
| Date: | 02 05 1944 |
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| Description: | View from road of the exterior of the Allied Officers' Club in Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). It is built on posts above the wate... |
| Date: | 02 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Four indigenous women pose in front of a store on Tutuila in American Samoa. They are all wearing dresses. A woman and children can be seen in the backgrou... |
| Date: | 04 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Myra Johnson, 323 West Mifflin Street, the newest member of the Visiting Nurse Service staff, with her bicycle, which she uses to make her daily rounds. Ca... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Men, women, and children sit on rocking chairs or on the wooden floor of the front porch of a house. A truck is parked to the right of the home. The home i... |
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