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Historic Military Events

A collection of historic gatherings featuring military bands, public ceremonies, and large crowds. Highlighting cultural and commemorative events from the early 20th century.

Lenin addresses workers at the Putilov factory, Petrograd, who provide solid support for his coup. Date: October 1917
Lenin addresses workers at the Putilov factory, Petrograd, who provide solid support for his coup. Date: October 1917
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Meeting for the Governor's Palace on Government Square in Paramaribo. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname
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London, England. Crowd on Armistice day, at the end of world war two in Europe, 1945
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Great Depression 1929-1936. Jarrow March of unemployed miners and shipbuilders from North East England set out on 5 October 1936 to march the 280 miles (451 km) to London to petition Parliament for relief and the creation of jobs.
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08/31/1936. A moment from the parade of the Marxist Militias of Yecla (Murcia), which raised funds for their countrymen who were fighting on the Guadarrama front.
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Fall of the Berlin Wall, Sunday the 12th of November 1989
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SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL. RUSIA. Tras la toma de Smolensk por las tropas alemanas la población acudió nuevamente a sus iglesias.
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Under the watchful eyes of Cpl J. R. Holloway Callington, Cornwall, U.K., a Japanese policeman puts ***** theory into practice. This is one small fragment ***** by BCAIR in helping to re-build Japan. April 14, 1947.
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Adolf Hitler salutes spectators upon his arrival at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg for the Reichsparteitag (Reich Party Day) ceremonies.
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'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Annapolis graduation exercises circa 1936.
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German army artillery on parade in Nuremberg
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Final Preparations For A - Blast ***** -- Civil defense observers and newsmen watch last minute preparations being made today for Tuesday's test of blast and radiation effects from an atomic explosion on buildings and military equipment. An Army tank, on of many to be stationed 3500 yards from the blast, rolls past a house 4700 feet from ground zero, located by the tower in right background. April 24, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Anefo photo collection. Students High schools Eindhoven demonstrate against using Hei at Oirschot as a training grounds tanks: demonstrators on the heath with plates /. September 9, 1969. Eindhoven, Oirschot
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Italy: August, 1944 The flotilla of LSTs laden with supplies at a southern Italian port in preparation for Operation Dragoon, the invasion of France on its southern coastline on August 15, 1944. The photo shows only a small portion of the fleet. Barrage balloons protect from low flying enemy attacks.
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New York, New York: February 16, 1918 The Reverand Sheppard delivers a patriotic speech to the victory ship workers. He is tight with the men and they trust what he says.
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More than 10,000 students from more than 40 middle schools hold a meeting in the public stadium in Shanghai to urge the government to send troops to fight against Japan
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U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Speaking at Dedication of U.S. Naval Construction Training Center, Davisville, Rhode Island. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II
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Inaugural ceremonies at U.S. Capitol, and Inaugural Parade. Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Platoon of D.C. Metropolitan Motorcycle Police pass by the reviewing stand.
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Black and white photo of Hitler at Dortmund overlooking a field full of soldiers.
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Anefo photo collection. Lustrum Utrecht students corps. Lustrum game "Djenghis Khan". July 3, 1951. Utrecht (city)
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Army-Yale at West Point, 10/19/12
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Scene at Mulinu'u Peninsula, Upolu, hoisting the German Imperial flag black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
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The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet Band performs during a public concert in Revolution Square, part of a three-day goodwill port visit by the MCCLUSKY and the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718). Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)
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DN-SN-85-01990. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Living Emblem of the United States Marines: 100 Officers and 9000 Enlisted men, Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S.C., Brigadier General J.H. Pendleton, Commanding. 1919. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Airmen of the RAF Regiment listen to discs recorded by the RAF Mobile Recording Unit, telling of the Regiment's activities in North Africa.
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Trip to Western States: Los Banos, California (San Luis Dam), 11:40AM. President John F. Kennedy, Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown (both on speakers platform at left), and others view explosions at the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Luis Dam in Los Banos, California. White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (center left), stands in foreground.
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Anefo photo collection. Remembrance Day at honorary cemetery in Overveen, journey through the dunes. May 4, 1966. Overveen
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Mattern Hermann (1902-1971), Reichsgartenschau on the Killesberg in Stuttgart 1939 (13.08.1939): Reichsgartauag. Photo on cardboard, 21 x 29.7 cm (including scan edges) Mattern Hermann (1902-1971): Reichsgartenschau auf dem Killesberg in Stuttgart 1939 (13.08.1939)
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Washer (Belgium) left background, moves across to intercept a return from Trabert (U.S.) left foreground. December 22, 1953. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service).
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Guest gather for a reception following the Change of Command Ceremony during which Admiral (ADM) Frank B. Kelso II replaced ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost as CHIEF of Naval Operations. The event is taking place at the United States Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)