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| Date: | 03 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Men looking over charts at a Boy Scout circus ticket sales meeting. |
| Date: | 01 29 1945 |
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| Description: | With a backdrop of celebrity portrait photographs and stacks of coins on his desk, Hugh Flannery, manager of the Orpheum Theatre, is receiving a $100 War B... |
| Date: | 09 17 1936 |
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| Description: | Charles W. Netherwood, Civil War veteran of Oregon, is shown buying the first Forget-me-not for the Disabled American Veterans' drive from Nina Westbury, p... |
| Date: | 03 30 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of veterans sitting at individual tables in the occupational therapy room, making poppies in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital. The hospital is... |
| Date: | 09 20 1934 |
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| Description: | Howard Miner, disabled World War I veteran, receiving Forget-me-not flower from Florence Palz, ladies auxiliary chairman, marking the opening of the forget... |
| Date: | 04 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Two women greet guests at the registration table for the Attic Angels Ball in the Loraine Hotel. |
| Date: | 11 25 1933 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Boy Scouts and adult leaders armed with tacks, hammers and posters to promote the sale of Christmas Seals. |
| Date: | 05 10 1933 |
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| Description: | Mayor James R. Law buying V.F.W. poppy from Miss Jane Elizabeth Ward. |
| Date: | 12 09 1932 |
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| Description: | Dorothy Hoffman, member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, is shown dropping money into milk bottle held by Harley Droster, an usher at the Orpheum Theatre. Mone... |
| Date: | 09 29 1932 |
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| Description: | Chief of Police William McCormick buying the first Forget-me-not from the Disabled American Veterans on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps. Left to right: L... |
| Date: | 04 24 1932 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol ushers relaxing at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, where "Tarzan the Ape Man" is showing, at a kickoff for the Milk Bottle Fund ... |
| Date: | 03 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap... |
| Date: | 10 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Mr. Bellam and George O'Connell discuss the "Forget-Me-Not" campaign for Disabled American Veterans. |
| Date: | 07 08 1931 |
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| Description: | View from balcony of an auction for Kiddie Camp at the Orpheum theatre, with an automobile on the stage. |
| Date: | 06 27 1931 |
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| Description: | Harold Kohen, President of Harrold's Inc., jewelers, handing one of three watches he is contributing to Kiddy Camp auction, to Stephen Olsen, a brother of ... |
| Date: | 05 20 1931 |
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| Description: | Gov. Philip La Follette buying two poppies from Jesse S. Meyers, custodian of G.A.R. Memorial Hall, representing Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Rosemary Ent... |
| Date: | 12 23 1930 |
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| Description: | Collection of food for Salvation Army. Shows four men, two in uniform, and two wearing suits, in the Strand theater lobby. |
| Date: | 12 14 1930 |
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| Description: | RKOlians orchestra at WISJ radio station. Ten members with some holding instruments. This was a benefit for the Empty Stocking Fund. |
| Date: | 12 14 1930 |
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| Description: | Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson at WISJ radio station in front of microphone, with one of them holding a violin. John Sharnberg, manager of Orpheum Theatre is sta... |
| Date: | 12 14 1930 |
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| Description: | Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson at WISJ radio station standing in front of a microphone. One of them is reading a script. John Sharnberg, manager of Orpheum Thea... |
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