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Civil War Monument in the Cambridge Village Square

Date: 11 01 2014
Description: Stone monument topped with a statue of a civil war soldier holding his rifle. The monument reads: "Dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 1...
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Spanish War Monument

Date: 1936
Description: View of a boulevard containing a Spanish war memorial statue. The plaque on the statue's base reads: "Memorial to those who served in the war with Spain, 1...
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Minneapolis Anti-War Rally

Date: 03 1966
Description: Anti-Vietnam War rally in Pioneer Park in Minneapolis held as part of the Second International Days of Protest, March 25-26.
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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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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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"The Council of War" Sculpture

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Description: Photograph of the sculpture "The Council of War" by John Rogers (1829-1904). From left to right: General Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and Secretary o...
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1910
Description: The Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument on the grounds of the Green County Courthouse. A sculpture of a soldier stands atop the massive base made of Mo...
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Staughton Lynd at an Anti-War Demonstration

Date: 03 26 1966
Description: Standing near the Lincoln Statue on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Historian Staughton Lynd speaks to a nighttime, anti-war demonstrat...
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Scene in Park

Date: 1929
Description: A small park in a median of Main Street. The park houses the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War memorial.
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Art During War

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Description: The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Liebmann's statue “Amor,” Berlin.
Poster

The Red Cross War Fund Poster

Date: 1914
Description: "If You Can't Go Across With A Gun Come Across With Your Part Of The Red Cross War Fund." Poster depicting a man, wounded and bleeding with his arm in a sl...
Poster

Have You Bought Your Bond?

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty against a blue background. Poster text reads: "Have you bought YOUR BOND? Liberty Loan Subscripti...
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Wounded Austrian Soldiers in Vienna

Date: 1915
Description: Wounded Austrian soldiers posing in front of the monument. In the "Wiener Secession."
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Art During War

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Description: The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Richard Anders modelling a bust of General von Haeseler, Berlin.
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Dedication of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument

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Description: A group portrait taken in front of the Wisconsin Civil War Monument at its dedication ceremony. Third and fourth from the left in the front row are George ...
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Soldiers Monument

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Description: The Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War memorial on the unpaved Main Street. The memorial features a plaque, a shield, crossed swords, and monument of a ...
Postcard

Soldier's Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Color-enhanced black and white photographic postcard of the Soldier's Monument in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War. Caption rea...
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French PoW's at Rest and Sculpting

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Description: One can see from the image how prisoners are allowed to pursue their own interests.
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Camp Randall Arch

Date: 09 05 1976
Description: Camp Randall Arch, the entranceway to Camp Randall Stadium, which stands at the intersection of Dayton Street and Randall Avenue on the University of Wisco...
Poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y...

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