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Caption: "Grant Statue - Lincoln Park - Chicago," c. 1923. Installed in 1891, the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, created by Louis Rebisso (sculptor), is located in the east end of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. It commemorates Ulysses S. Grant, former U.S. Army General and 18th President of the U.S.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Business district of the quaint little city of Taxco with its buildings of red tile roofs and adobe brick walls. - Mexico."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "U.S. 10" Disappearing Gun and Carriage.," c. 1910. Side view of a coastal defense disappearing gun and its carriage. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1910
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