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Unitarian Church and Vet's Hospital

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Frank Lloyd-Wright-dsigned Unitarian Church under construction and the Veteran's Administration Hospital, also under construction, to th...
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Truax Field

Date: 1948
Description: A Beechcraft 18 in the former Air Force hangar at Truax Field. This photograph was taken shortly after Wisconsin Central Airlines moved its headquarters fr...
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Badger Ordnance

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of the "powder storage area" of the Badger Ordnance Plant.
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Aerial View of Camp Douglas

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Camp Douglas.
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McCarthy in Wisconsin

Date: 09 15 1951
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Dairy Day event in Platteville.
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Loading Guns of F-51 Fighter Plane

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Air National Guard. A man in a leather jacket and cap is loading (?) guns in wings of an F-51 fighter plane.
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Marines Leaving

Date: 1951
Description: A platoon of Marines marching down a tree-lined city street. A group of children are walking alongside on the left.
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Harry Lichter with Double-barreled Pistol

Date: 1955
Description: Caption reads: "Harry E. Lichter, curator of collections in the museum, examining a specially designed double-barreled automatic machine pistol in the Wald...
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Lieutenant-General Hershey and Brigadier General Olson

Date: 1955
Description: Two men smile and shake hands outside an airplane. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1955-1956. Lieut.-Gen. Lewis Hershey (left) former head of the draft, and ...
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National Guard Flight Over Lake Michigan

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Description: Eight man sitting in a room looking at a map written on a chalkboard with symbols. One of the men is writing on the chalkboard. Caption reads: "Madison, Wi...
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Jet Fighter Pilot

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Description: A pilot in flight suit poses next to an F-86D Sabre jet fighter. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Truax Airport. Pilot about to climb into a jet fighter."
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Visit to Civil Air Patrol Training

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Description: Six young women and three young men are sitting around a table. Two of the girls are using handsets from a telephone. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Civil A...

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