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Historical Military Sites and Events

Vintage images depict historical military buildings and commemorative sites, capturing moments from various conflicts and military history.

Parking area, rear of garage , Armories, Buildings, Parking lots, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
Parking area, rear of garage , Armories, Buildings, Parking lots, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
137 assets in this story
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U.S. Military Cemetery Where Personnel Of The 20Th Fighter Group Were Buried. 20 June 1945.
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Milvas and luvas in the waterfront uniform.
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Königsbrück. Troop Exercise, Looking of Officer Casino
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Airport. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Don Ha, Vietnam: February 25, 1966 "Mortar Square" where the U.S. Air Force men live ten miles from North Vietnam is the favorite target for the Viet Cong.
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Kamenz. Cases of the K. P. 13 Infantry Regiment No. 178
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Anefo photo collection. Marine Kazerne. August 29, 1948
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Airmen Pray - With Thoughts Far From The Embattled, Flak-Filled Skies In Which They Fight, Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Kneel In Prayer In A Chapel At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England. 24 December 1944.
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Ship Gose Corps.Skeppsgosekaren.
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Marlow. From: World War I photograph album black-and-white prints, documentary photographs
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Christmas decorations in the YMCA hostel dining hall, military personel sitting at tables Dec. 1943.
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AFS-2 Sylvania , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff preparations, Ottawa, Canada. Aerial view of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff prepare for President John F. Kennedy's arrival; Confederation Square and National War Memorial at left.
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Shortly after midnight on 31 January 1968, 19 Vietcong sappers from the elite C-10 Sapper Battalion gathered at a Vietcong safe house in a car repair shop at 59 Phan Thanh Gian Street to distribute weapons and conduct final preparations for the attack. At 02: 47 hours, the Vietcong blew a small hole in the perimeter wall on Thong Nhut Boulevard and gained access to the embassy compound. The Vietcong opened fire on the Chancery building with Type 56s and RPG-2s. Several RPGs penetrated the walls of the Chancery. By 09: 00, the Embassy was declared secure. Of the 19 Vietcong fighters that attacked the building, 18 had been killed and one wounded fighter was captured. While the Embassy attack (like much of the Tet Offensive) was tactically insignificant, it had a profound political and psychological impact. The United States had been fighting in Vietnam for over two-and-a-half years, 20,000 Americans had been killed and despite the presence of nearly 500,000 U. S. troops in Vietnam, the V
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DN-ST-88-06384. Country: Italy (ITA)
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Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Arnhem. Nood hospital Dutch Red Cross in Arnhem. August 1945. Arnhem, Gelderland
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Krupp's armoured gun emplacements Date: 1911
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An Instructor Attached To Mobile Training Unit Teaches Operation Of Remote Compass Transmitter To A-25 Instrument Specialist In England Courtyard. Chief Features Of Mobile Training Unit Is Their Adaptability To Conditions In Their Theatres Of Opertion.
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U. S. Army in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Berchtesgaden, Germany. Berchtesgaden Hof, A Most Elaborate Vacation Inn, Is Shown To Gis Of The 101St Airborne Sivision'S 327Th Glider Infantry Regiment By Lt. Louis H. Merz Of The Bronx, New York, Who Is Acting As A Guide Through The Bavarian Alps.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration at the Peel's airbase against the possible arrival of cruise missiles. Soldiers at the entrance of the base. March 19, 1983. Limburg, Venray
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Decorated storefront , Storefronts, Military parades & ceremonies, Window displays, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery: At Isington Hampshire the Field marshal has converted on old mall as his home. Much money and care has gone into laying out the grounds and garden through which the River Wey flows. The river at one time used to provide the power to drive the mill. The Field Marshal is a keen Potterer in the garden, and spends his spare time pruning and cutting off dead flowers. January 10, 1955. (Photo by Jack Esten).
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Little Rock, Arkansas: With a lone sentry from the 101st Airborne standing guard near the main door of Central High, nine African American students enter to begin their 2nd week of school, 9/30/57
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French Guyane Foreign legion: The headquarters of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment of France in the capital city Cayenne
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DF-ST-85-11835. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CARD Country: West Germany (FRG)
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DF-ST-89-09118. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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Recruit Reception Center, Fort Devens, Mass. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Mechanic school of the air forces in the downstairs of Batavia. The name is painted on the facade. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Recruit Reception Center, Fort Devens, Mass. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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A view of the main exchange. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Fire Department No. 1, Parris Island, S. C. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Motor units, Ordnance Training Center,Aberdeen, Maryland , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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U. S. Naval Reserve, Indianapolis, Indiana , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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A view of the Weaponeer remedial rifle marksmanship trainer at the Fort Polk Training Aids Services Command. The trainer is mounted on a trailer that can be transported to rifle ranges or company areas to correct individual deficiencies in marksmanship. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)