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Camp Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Camp Randall looking southwest. In April 1861, Governor Alexander Randall asked that the State Agricultural Society fairgrounds be converted into a militar...
Photograph

Soldiers at Camp Randall

Date: 1861
Description: Soldiers in formation at Camp Randall during winter. The season [there appears to be snow on the ground] and the tents indicate that this image was made in...
Postcard

Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
Postcard

St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1905
Description: View of St. John's Military Academy. Caption reads: "St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis.".
Painting

Camp Randall, from the N. E.

Date: 1862
Description: Photograph of a watercolor of a view of Camp Randall, from the northeast. Scene set on rolling hills, shows tents, buildings, horses and military members i...
Drawing

Camp Randall Sketch

Date: 05 20 1864
Description: A sketch of Camp Randall made from the top of University Building, May 20, 1864, by W.F. Brown of the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Company B. A small...
Photograph

Northwestern Naval and Military Acadamy

Date: 1925
Description: View across grounds towards the Northwestern Naval and Military Acadamy.
Photograph

Aerial Photographs of Camp Douglas

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Camp Douglas with Volk Field in the background.
Photograph

U.S. Naval Center

Date: 08 10 1949
Description: Exterior view of the U.S. Naval Training Center at 1046 East Washington Avenue. The Four Lakes Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps will be using the building fo...
Photograph

Group of Soldiers at Camp Harvey

Date: 1898
Description: A group of soldiers from Company A, 3rd Regiment, take a break to drink inside the walls of Camp Harvey.
Photograph

Visitors at Camp Harvey

Date: 1898
Description: Women and children visit soldiers at Camp Harvey. A long building with other people on a long porch is in the background.
Photograph

Lewis Arms with Military Tanks

Date: 1960
Description: Lewis Arms sits on a military tank at the Park Street United States Army Reserve Center.
Postcard

Camp Scene

Date: 07 19 1925
Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene on a lawn. In the background is a bluff. Several people can be seen standing near the tents among the trees. Caption rea...
Postcard

Infantry on the Hike

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Description: Postcard printed in brown ink of a line of soldiers in uniform hiking in a column. They have bedrolls over their shoulders. Towards the rear are soldiers o...
Postcard

Preparing for Action

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Description: Colorized postcard of a combat drill. The scene includes soldiers, horses, wagons, cannons, tents, buildings and trees. Text above reads: "'Preparing for A...
Postcard

Soldiers Arriving at Camp

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Description: A colorized postcard of soldiers in uniform arriving at camp, marching in a column. They have bedrolls and weapons over their shoulders. Trees and tents ar...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 1976
Description: On Memorial Day American Legion Member Oliver Krueger drops a wreath into the Rock River.
Photograph

Training

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Description: Mobilization. Heading for the training ground.

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