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Youth Sworn into Marine Corps

Date: 03 09 1944
Description: Thirteen Madison-area 17-year-old youths are accepted for enlistment at the Madison Marine Corps station, before leaving for Milwaukee to be sworn into the...
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Three Boy Scouts and Military Guard on Freedom Train

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: Sgt. James McCullough, Memphis, Tennessee, a marine veteran guarding the Freedom Train, points out Washington's Farewell Address to three Madison Boy Scout...
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Madison Marines Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: A crowd gathers to watch the Madison marine reserve unit marching down West Washington Avenue to board a train for duty in Korea.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: The Marine Corps Reserve built platforms on their jeeps to move the soap box cars back up the East Washington Avenue hill. They are shown loading the Porta...
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Wounded Marine on Phone

Date: 1945
Description: A woman with a badge marked "Bell Telephone System" is holding a telephone cradle while handing a wounded marine a telephone receiver. The marine is lying ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Phil Peckham of Madison is ready to start his winning heat during the 1954 Madison soap box derby. Members of the Marine Corps Reserve are shown operating ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: David Laverty of Mineral Point sitting in his racer at the starting line at the 1954 Madison soap box derby. He was a runner-up in the class B, and his bro...
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Three Men from Milwaukee Journal

Date: 03 1945
Description: From the caption that accompanied the image: "Fellow workers in civilian life, these Milwaukeeans met recently on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall islands. ...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 11 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. On the left are 3 flags.
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These Knowing Devil Dogs at Training Camp Do Know

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of a group of Marine recruits posing with their rifles. Some are holding signs that read: "IF YOU DONT [sic] KNOW YOU GET KIL...

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