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U.S.S Wisconsin

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: Elevated view of the USS Wisconsin Silver Presentation ceremony, with the ship's guns in the foreground.
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U.S. Centennial Ceremonies on the Square

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Stereograph of view of procession, military company and citizens at Great Centennial Day at the Capitol Square. Scene at Main and Carroll Streets showing t...
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Soldiers at U.S. Centennial Celebration

Date: 07 1876
Description: Elevated view from the Park Hotel looking east to the corner of Carroll and Main Streets in Madison. Soldiers are in formation as a part of the centennial ...
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Parade of the 32nd Division

Date: 1919
Description: Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I.
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Armistice Day Tribute

Date: 11 11 1952
Description: Representatives of veterans' and patriotic groups, holding flags and paying tribute to the city's war dead by laying wreaths around a cenotaph at the Stat...
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Civil War Regiment

Date: 1862
Description: Birds-eye view of a Wisconsin Civil War regiment on parade in Fond du Lac, as drawn by Louis Kurz from the Marr Street Methodist Church. The regiment canno...
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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
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Armistice Day Parade

Date: 11 25 1919
Description: Kaiser's funeral wagon for parade and bonfire celebrating Armistice Day.
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Armistice Day Parade

Date: 11 25 1919
Description: Submarine float for parade and bonfire celebrating Armistice Day.
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Parade with Marching Band

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Description: A small marching band is at the head of the parade with a military group marching behind them. Crowds are standing on the sidewalk.
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Soldiers on Parade

Date: 1904
Description: Slightly elevated view of soldiers marching in a parade down a street. Spectators fill the sidewalks.
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Soldiers on Parade

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Description: A group of soldiers on horseback in a parade. The road is lined with people.
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Sailors Marching in Parade

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Description: A group of sailors marching with rifles in a parade while onlookers are watching from the balconies of a large building in the background.
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: Spectators are shown standing on the steps at the Capitol Square looking down State street at approaching U.W. ROTC marching units. The view includes the e...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin ROTC marching units moving south down South Carroll street during a parade commemorating Armed Forces Day. The Episcopal cathedral ...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Naval ROTC members rounding the corner at South Carroll and West Main Street during the Memorial Day parade on the Capitol Squar...
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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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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 19 1951
Description: Elevated view of the Armed Forces Day parade, showing servicemen marching on the Capitol Square past the Park Hotel on South Carroll Street.

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