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Old Abe, the live war eagle of Wisconsin, from the Centennial

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1876.
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Keywords

  1. Albumen Prints
  2. Animals
  3. Army
  4. Cartes De Visite
  5. Civil War
  6. Civil War, 1861 1865
  7. Eagles
  8. History
  9. Mascots
  10. Old Abe (Eagle)
  11. United States
  12. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861 1865)

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