Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contr...
Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contraband," formerly enslaved African Americans at Camp Brightwood in northwest Washington DC. African American "Contraband," including young ... More
Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contr...
Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contraband," formerly enslaved African Americans at Camp Brightwood in northwest Washington DC. African American "Contraband," including young ... More
Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contr...
Soldiers of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry posing with "Contraband," formerly enslaved African Americans at Camp Brightwood in northwest Washington DC. African American "Contraband," including young ... More
![[Civil War envelope showing fugitive slaves working as sappers and miners with General Benjamin Butler, bearing message "Contraband of war"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZnVnaXRpdmUtc2xhdmVzLXdvcmtpbmctYXMtc2FwcGVycy1hbmQtbWluZXJzLXdpdGgtMzNlNDBmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing fugitive slaves working as sappers and miners with General Benjamin Butler, bearing message \"Contraband of war\"]")
[Civil War envelope showing fugitive slaves working as sappers and min...
Addressed to Miss Nancy Corss, East Smithfield, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem
A Bit of War History: The Contraband
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![Contraband Quarters, Mason's [Roosevelt] Island, Washington, D.C. [Ground plan; view and cross section of one of the buildings.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMTIvMzEvY29udHJhYmFuZC1xdWFydGVycy1tYXNvbnMtcm9vc2V2ZWx0LWlzbGFuZC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWdyb3VuZC1wbGFuLXZpZXctNmIxMjU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "Contraband Quarters, Mason's [Roosevelt] Island, Washington, D.C. [Ground plan; view and cross section of one of the buildings.]")
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US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas (June 1999) -- A law enforcement officer unloads bales of cocaine from the vessel China Breeze. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas (June 1999) -- An smallboat from Coast Guard Station Galveston, Texas, patrols near the vessel China Breeze after bales of cocaine were found aboard. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas ( June 1999) -- Confiscated bales of cocaine aboard the vessel China Breeze. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas (June 1999) -- Law enforcement officers unloads bales of cocaine from the vessel China Breeze. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas (June 1999) -- Law enforcement officers unloads bales of cocaine from the vessel China Breeze. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
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US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
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Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla.,
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Coast Guard Cutter Pike and interagency San Diego Marine
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark offloads
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Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offloads contraband in St. Peters...
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Coast Guardsmen from the Cutter Midgett from Seattle
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Approximately 1000 kilograms of cocaine that were jettisoned
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Coast Guard Cutter Alert boarding team interdicts low-profile go-fast ...
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Coast Guard Seventh District commander, Rear Adm. William
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Roger Lewis, a crewmember from
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Coast Guard Cutter Waesche crewmembers offload seized
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Cocaine “bricks” from bales seized by the Coast Guard
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast handles
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Crew members on an interceptor boat from the Coast
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190817-N-PS962-1152 PANAMA CITY, Panama (Aug. 17, 2019)
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An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew assigned to Helicopter
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Children stand on the outskirts while their relative
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U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Nutting, Provincial Reconstruction
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A Coast Guard Cutter Midgett small boat crew returns
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Coast Guard Cutter Waesche crewmembers offload seized
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Bales of contraband totaling approximately 600 kilograms
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast offloads
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Bales of contraband lie stacked on the Coast Guard
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U.S. Army Sgt. Frank Ortiz, from Glendale, Calif.,
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Soldiers from Company A, 3-8th Cavalry Regiment from
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Sailors assigned to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Dewaine Harris a crew member
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Nearly 300 bales of marijuana sit on the dock after
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