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Christmas Day
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A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, and with his parents in front of a fireplace. Caption reads: "Christmas 1917."
1917
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W01340H
WHi 4463
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Matty
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A man in a military uniform posing outdoors. A building with vines growing on the facade is in the background.
"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons
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Couples enjoy the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. They are in formal dress with some of the men in military uniforms.
Robert S. Allen
Portrait of Robert Allen standing next to a truck, wearing military fatigues and with his hands on his hips.
U.S.S. Wisconsin Christmas Menu
December 25, 1945
Menu for the 1945 Christmas dinner on the U.S.S. Wisconsin in the form of a holiday greeting card, with a profile of a Santa head in which the silhouette of the ship sails against a cloud-filled sk...
