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University Service Flag
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The large service flag that honored all University of Wisconsin students who served during World War I on display in the Reading Room. The students themselves created the flag which consisted of 1,750 blue stenciled stars, each embroidered with the name of an individual. It was first displayed in Bascom Hall on Decoration Day, 1918. The flag was then taken down and displayed in the Historical Society Library, then also the Library of the University.
1918
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Food Conservation Window Display
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Leslie H. Fishel, Jr. with Boy Scouts
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Camp Logan
1918
Four solders stand before two flags and their tents. The soldier on the left holds a rifle.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room
1914
View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
Camp Logan
1918
A view of hores-drawn artillery and wagons. The man leading the artillery drill carries a flag.
