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Young Abe on a Perch
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"Young Abe," Wisconsin's second war eagle. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.Young Abe is on a perch on top of a log with his beak open and head turned to the right.
1943
Wisconsin. State Conservation Commission
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WHi 79769
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Young Abe
1943
Young Abe, Wisconsin's second war eagle, sitting on a perch. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.
Young Abe "Newsweek" Photograph
1943
"Young Abe," Wisconsin's second war eagle, mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Closeup of two uniformed 101st soldiers, one carrying You...
Old Abe
1870
Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is masked into an oval shape.
Old Abe on Perch
circa 1860-1869
A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathers and is standing on a perch. Hand-colori...
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Print of a painted portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the Eighth Regiment of the Wisconsin Civil Volunteer Infantry, standing on a perch. "Old Abe" is written at the bottom.
