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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near War Monuments

Date: 1900
Description: View over stone wall towards a man using a horse-drawn mower among various monuments and military cannons. The monument on the left is for "Rickett's Batte...
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State Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Ceremony

Date: 07 15 1961
Description: A plaque dedicating a tree in memory of Joyce Kilmer is placed on the State Capital grounds at a special ceremony held by the State Disabled American Veter...
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Molly Ringwald

Date: 06 30 1987
Description: Molly Ringwald on the UW-Madison campus. She is walking on Bascom Hill near the Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall.
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La Follette Homestead Dedicated as Historical Monument

Date: 09 01 1964
Description: Philip La Follette, former Wisconsin governor, left, was one of the main speakers at the ceremony which dedicated the former homestead of the late United S...
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Vel Phillips Marching at Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Vel Phillips (left) is marching with the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. In the background is the Lincoln Memorial. Other unidentified youth council members...
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Iowa Monument

Date: 1907
Description: A man is sitting on a headstone near the Iowa monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand, and his hat and...
Book or Pamphlet

"The Vandals of 1936" Cartoon

Date: 05 1936
Description: A political cartoon from Foreign Service magazine depicting four young men disrespecting and vandalizing the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. One of the...
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Baby Making a Splash

Date: 07 27 1978
Description: Mother's hand is too late as a baby is slipping and falling into the water in the Hagenah Fountain on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison c...
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Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker

Date: 10 05 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr., (left) and James R. Law, state highway commission chairman, standing indoors with the Peshtigo cemetery marker. The marker w...
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Survivors with Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1951
Description: A group of survivors of the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 are gathered in front of the Peshtigo Fire historical marker. The marker dedication coincided with the 80...
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Marquette Historic Marker

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: View across lawn towards a crowd, with costumed participants dressed as Native Americans, fur traders, and Jacques Marquette, at the dedication of the Marq...
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Albion Academy Historic Marker

Date: 07 17 1960
Description: Participants at the dedication of the Albion Academy historical marker, from left to right, include, Judge Sverre Roang, program chairman, Dr. Leslie H. Fi...
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9XM-WHA Radio Historic Marker

Date: 11 24 1958
Description: The family of Professor Earle M. Terry and C.M. Jansky, Jr. honor Professor Terry with the C.M. Jansky award at the dedication of the historical marker doc...
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Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Historic Marker

Date: 09 02 1957
Description: Mrs. Nellie Red Cloud, mother of the Korean War hero, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., standing in front of the historical marker dedicated to her son. Sh...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Historic Marker

Date: 09 05 1957
Description: Mrs. Nellie Red Cloud, mother of the Korean War hero, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., shaking hands with V.L. Fiedler, State Highway Commission district ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Aztalan State Park Historic Marker

Date: 07 23 1967
Description: Albert Kratch, president of the Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society, in front of the Aztalan State Park historical marker. Kratch helped to organize even...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Denniston House Historic Marker

Date: 10 23 1969
Description: Deane and Don Oelke, front row, owners of the Denniston House Hotel, standing by the historical marker honoring the history of the Denniston House in Cassv...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Upper Fox River Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Steve McNamara (left), granddaughter of Nathan Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin, then named Strong's Landing, spoke at the dedication ceremon...
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Camp Randall Historic Marker

Date: 10 28 1961
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Camp Randall historical marker was part of the halftime entertainment of the Wisconsin versus Ohio State football game. Gove...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Last Covered Bridge Historic Marker

Date: 05 23 1965
Description: One of the last covered bridges in Wisconsin, located in Cedarburg, received an official state historical marker. The Last Covered Bridge historical marker...

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