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View of a American submarine in dry dock.

Sailors receive naval training.

Front view of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania's deck and gun batteries. The U.S.S. Pennsylvania was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor and continued to serve throughout World War I and World War II.

Soldiers in France learn to use gas masks, a device which became essential with the use of chemical warfare during World War I.

A nurse cares for a seriously wounded Belgian man and many others in similar circumstances.

British soldiers at this permanent supply camp make bread to support fighting troops in France.

Remains of a fallen British soldier in no man's land near Chemin Des Dames, France.

Two men look upon the ruins of the Church of Lucy-le-Bocage in France.

Nineteen hundred German prisoners of war stand in line and await their fate.

The Avenue des Champs-yss as viewed from the Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe borders the Avenue des Champs-yss on the west to create part of the "Axe historique", a combination of historic monuments and buildings that begin at the center of…

The Piazza of St. Peter's as viewed from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Although the obelisk at the center of the square was erected in 1568, the square itself was not designed until the mid 1600's by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

A view from the Flatiron Building looking up Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Designed by Daniel Burnham, the building was intended to be the "Fuller Building", but has since assumed the name "Flatiron" because of its peculiar shape.

Buildings lay in ruin in St. Pierre, Martinique after the eruption of Mt. Pel in 1902 which killed nearly 30,000 people.

View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Palestine. Jerusalem, one of the oldest cities in the world, is integral to many religions, particularly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Civil War veterans enjoy a meal in the dining room of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers which opened in 1890 as the seventh of ten locations due to the town's accessible natural gas supply.

View of the Council Room inside the Royal Palace. In this room the King of Sweden meets with members of his ministry.

Lyrics depict battles and roles of the Army and Navy. "Dedication, by permission, to Captain William A. Moffett, U.S.N."

An advertisement from the American Red Cross honors the ultimate sacrifice made by three World War I soldiers. Merle David Hay, Thomas Francis Enright, and James Bethel Gresham were the first American soldiers killed in action in France during World…

Subtitled "A tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln," the song was written and composed by two women. The composer, "Mrs. E. A. Parkhurst," was Susan McFarland Parkhurst, a friend of Stephen Foster's and the author of several Civil War songs. She…

"To the Union League Council 24 Brooklyn, L. I." "As sung with great success by the Tremaine Brothers." There is a signature on cover: "Ollie H. Reifer, August 1, 1864."

Illustrated four verse song and chorus about the capture of Richmond.

Pedestrians walk along the street in front of the Moorish Palace at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building held many different attractions for patrons of the fair, including a restaurant, a palm garden, and a wax museum.

A large crowd gathers as the Cold Storage building is engulfed in flames at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The building, which was one of the fair's largest, stored perishable food used by fair vendors, and contained an ice skating…

World Fair visitors view the Old Vienna exhibit located to the right of the western entrance to the Midway Plaisance at the fair in Chicago. The Midway Plaisance was an entertainment experience aimed at introducing patrons to international cultures…

Ninety year old Philip Lord Kimball recounts hearing John Wilkes Booth and another man on a horse-drawn bus discuss the murder of an unnamed person. He later comes to understand that they may have been referring to a plot to assassinate President…