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Amphitryon '38 Act II Scene 1

Date: 1938
Description: Lunt and Fontanne as Alkmena and Jupiter in battle gear.
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Irene Castle and Vernon Castle in Uniform with German Shepherd Dog

Date: 08 21 1917
Description: Original caption:

"The above picture is the first that has been taken of Mrs. Vernon Castle and her soldier husband since he returned to this country aft...

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"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: Couples enjoy the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. They are in formal dress with some of the men in military un...
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Romantic Night at the "Moonlight Formal"

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: A formally dressed young woman and her beau in his U.S. Army uniform sit at a table and drink Coca-Cola at the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons at the M...
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"Moonlight Formal" Couples

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: Young women in formal dress and naval cadets in uniform attend the "Moonlight Formal" at the Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisco...
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"Moonlight Formal" Couple

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: A couple attending the "Moonlight Formal" share a romantic moment on a circular bench in the lobby outside the Union Theater at the University of Wisconsin...
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Christianson - Huffman Wedding

Date: 07 17 1943
Description: Theodore E. Christianson and Bernice M. Huffman exiting from Bethel Lutheran Church after their wedding, 318 Wisconsin Avenue, with a military Arch of Hono...
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University League Dance Reception

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: Commander Leslie K. and Isabelle Pollard with Professor Howard B. and Mrs. Doke at the University of Wisconsin University League dance reception at the Mem...
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Pfc. William L. Clapp and Virginia Brown

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Pfc. William L. Clapp, 2633 Milwaukee Street, with his girlfriend, Virginia Brown. Pfc. Clapp has just returned home from Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois....
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Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

Date: 06 28 1945
Description: Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher stands with his mother, Mrs. Oscar A. Mitscher (left), and smiles at his wife, Frances Smalley Mitscher, after a reunion at h...
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Doris Neff and David Gibson

Date: 07 1945
Description: Engagement photograph of Doris E. Neff and David V. Gibson Jr. He is in a Army Air Force uniform.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Levy

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Levy, wearing sandwich boards stating "We Had a Foxhole in Germany, Now Sidewalks, USA. Vet and Wife Need 4 Walls & Roof" and "After Se...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball Royalty

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Portrait of Patricia Vollrath and Henry "Hank" Wolf, both of Sheboygan, who reigned as king and queen of the University of Wisconsin Military Ball. Miss Vo...
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Joe McCarthy as Best Man

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform acting as best man at the wedding of his best friend (and later campaign manager), Urban Van Susteren, at Syracuse...
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Van Susteren Wedding Reception

Date: 06 1945
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform at the wedding of his best friend Urban Van Susteren, at Syracus Army Air Force Base. Helen Burlie, the maid of h...
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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 05 1947
Description: Portrait of Adjt. General and Mrs. John F. Muller from West Point Military Academy. The couple is attending the Wisconsin Centennial Ball at the Wisconsin...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Berkeley Tribe

Date: 08 15 1969
Description: Cover of "Berkeley Tribe," an underground newspaper, depicting a couple with a baby. Both the man and the woman are carrying a firearm. The newspaper logo ...
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Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division Returns

Date: 12 21 1961
Description: Wisconsin's 32nd Division returns to Madison from Fort Lewis, Washington, on holiday leave.
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Studio Portrait of Little Soldier and Wife

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Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman posing sitting and wearing regalia. The man is holding a rifle and another object upright with his left hand. L...
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Wedding Party

Date: 1919
Description: The bride, groom, wedding party, and pastor(?) pose for the Stafford-Harold wedding portrait. The groom wears a military uniform from the World War I era.

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