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Flag Day Events

Date: 06 14 1940
Description: Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium.
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Piper's Garden Cafeteria

Date: 05 13 1945
Description: Diners wait in a long line on Mother's Day to get into Piper's Garden Cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 02 1918
Description: Elevated view of the Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at King Street, featuring a float that has the words "Win The War For Freedom" on the front.
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Mount Vernon on Arbor Day

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd gathered in Mount Vernon on Arbor Day.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Labor Day parade, showing the electrical workers' unit, the largest unit in the parade, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Worker...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Spectators at the Memorial Day Parade standing and sitting on the curb along the Capitol Square at South Carroll Street and West Main Street.
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Elevated view of part of the crowd watching as military units from Truax Field march down South Carroll Street during the Memorial Day parade at Madison's ...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Part of the crowd gathered on the Capitol Square in Madison to watch the Memorial Day parade.
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Two members of the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars drill team and some of the crowd gathered at Forest Hill Cemetery during services to dedicate a marble m...
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: The unveiling of a marble monument dedicated to Madison's war dead at Forest Hill Cemetery as part of Madison's Memorial Day ceremonies. At the right of th...
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Labor Day Parade Float

Date: 09 01 1952
Description: Elevated view of the Iron Workers Local 383 float in the Labor Day parade on Capitol Square. It won first place for originality.
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Labor Day Parade Crowd

Date: 09 01 1952
Description: Spectators crowd the curb while watching the Labor Day parade on Capitol Square. Storefronts are behind them, including Forbes-Meagher.
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Labor Day Parade Reviewing Stand

Date: 09 01 1952
Description: Reviewing stand at the Labor Day parade on Capitol Square.
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Dedication of Fort Blue Mounds Tablet

Date: 09 05 1921
Description: Anna Fox, great-grand niece of Ebenezer Brigham, just after removing the flag unveiling the bronze tablet commemorating Fort Blue Mounds. State historical ...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: View from street of children and adults gathered along the sidewalk to watch as Madison observes Memorial Day with a parade and three memorial services aro...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: Elevated view looking down towards the corner of Carroll and Main Streets at one of the largest marching groups in the parade observing Memorial Day, the ...
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UW Marching Band, Armed Forces Day

Date: 05 16 1953
Description: View from street of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band parading down Mifflin Street, past the Strand Theater. This parade took place on Armed Forces...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 16 1953
Description: Slightly elevated view taken from the Capitol Square looking down State Street. There is an unidentified marching group is coming up the middle of the stre...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1954
Description: Children lining the street for the Memorial Day parade around Capitol Square.
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Easter Church-Goers

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: Hundreds of Easter church-goers crowd the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Gorham Street on Sunday morning.

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