Post by Diane Merkel on May 24, 2007 11:16:10 GMT -6
From an Ancestry.com e-mail:
The Indian Wars era doesn't seem to be represented, but you might find something worthwhile.
Link: www.ancestry.com/s31811/t10490/rd.ashx
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United Newsreel Motion Pictures (1942–1945)
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Revolutionary War
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The Indian Wars era doesn't seem to be represented, but you might find something worthwhile.
Link: www.ancestry.com/s31811/t10490/rd.ashx
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