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| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Belmont Hotel is behind the capitol on the left, and beyond is Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 03 1945 |
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| Description: | The cemetery for the war dead on Guam. The body of a fighting man who died of wounds received during the battle for Iwo Jima is being lowered into the eart... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting construction of the first Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1816. In the painting, several o... |
| Date: | 10 26 1945 |
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| Description: | The silver service, which was a gift of the State to the USS "Wisconsin," on display during the presentation ceremony. |
| Date: | 02 23 1941 |
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| Description: | "Jobo" Joe Puccio, leads the singing at the Italian Women's Mutual Society 7th anniversary banquet in the Italian Workingman's Club, 914 Regent Street, in ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk. |
| Date: | 06 14 1940 |
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| Description: | Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Storefront war products exhibit at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. A sign on the window reads: "Mud pies. Today is serious business! This fou... |
| Date: | 08 1945 |
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| Description: | The medal ceremony for the crew of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Super Fortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This photograph was taken by Al... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Female worker using a drill press in a window display at International Harvester's employment office in the company's Michigan Avenue annex. The display ce... |
| Date: | 04 1942 |
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| Description: | Three young girls, (L to R): Beverly Peterson, Virginia Gullickson, and Joane Aaby, with an old iron bed donated for a WW II scrap drive during MacArthur W... |
| Date: | 04 11 1946 |
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| Description: | Speaker's table of Veteran Employees banquet, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, at the Hotel Loraine. |
| Date: | 02 10 1946 |
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| Description: | Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum & Bugle Corps on stage at Central High School, in uniforms with instruments and flags, for Victory concert. |
| Date: | 01 26 1946 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Road Service Club officers group, dinner party at the Park Hotel. |
| Date: | 06 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of C.L. Turner, traffic supervisor for Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and six female employees of Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 122 Wes... |
| Date: | 07 21 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #71, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| Date: | 05 26 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #23 from Holy Redeemer Church, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park. |
| Date: | 05 26 1945 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #16 from Blessed Sacrament Church, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park. |
| Date: | 05 14 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the all-Eagle Four Lakes Boy Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps with their director, from Madison, Wisconsin. |
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