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Women with Governor Schemedeman

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schemedeman with Frieda Mooney, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War Auxiliary, and Nina Westbury, Nati...
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Three women buying war bonds at Manchester's Department Store while two clerks ring up the sale. The three women are all wearing fur coats, as it is a spec...
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Gold Star Parents at Memorial Concert

Date: 03 20 1949
Description: The University of Wisconsin honored the dead of four wars with a concert presented by the University Symphony orchestra and chorus that was attended by som...
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Catholic Women's Council

Date: 05 18 1950
Description: Group portrait of newly-elected officers of the Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Frank Morrow, Eau Claire, corresponding se...
Print

Christmas Greetings to You, Jackie

Date: 1918
Description: Holiday card with a woman and a sailor. She is wearing a gold dress suit, a fur cape and a hat. He is wearing a sailor's uniform. She is throwing a garland...
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Disabled American Veterans Officer Installation

Date: 04 04 1954
Description: Three members of the Ladies auxiliary sitting together while talking. They are Leatha Fuller, a department commander of the auxiliary, Mrs. Herb Pommerenin...
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Madison Visiting Nurse Service

Date: 10 16 1957
Description: The Madison Visiting Nurse Service held its annual meeting at Blackhawk Country Club. The Visiting Nurse Service, a Red Feather agency, is the only service...
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Group Posed by Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: A group of possibly both American and British soldiers standing just outside a blockhouse fortification. There are piles of logs and an axe on the ground i...
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Two Soldiers near Blockhouse

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of two soldiers standing outside a blockhouse fortification. One soldier is wearing heavy wool furs and is armed with a rifle, and the oth...
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Travelling "de luxe" in Russia, by Horse-Drawn Sled

Date: 1918
Description: Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Morris, Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in heavy fur clothing, laying in a sled with a horse harnessed and ready ...
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Lieutenant W.C. Giffels

Date: 1918
Description: A portrait of Lieutenant W.C. Giffels of the 339th United States Army Engineer Corps, A Company. He standing in front of a railroad car and is wearing a fu...
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Lawyers' Wives Luncheon

Date: 05 09 1960
Description: Three members of the Lawyers' Wives of Dane County attend the annual spring luncheon. They include: Arabel Murphy, state president-elect; Lillian Young; an...
Manuscript

Second Aviation Instruction Center Thanksgiving Day Menu

Date: 1918
Description: Thanksgiving Day dinner menu given by the Second Aviation Instruction Center of the American Expeditionary Forces near Tours, France. Features two servicem...
Book or Pamphlet

"The Vandals of 1936" Cartoon

Date: 05 1936
Description: A political cartoon from Foreign Service magazine depicting four young men disrespecting and vandalizing the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. One of the...
Poster

L'emprunt des "dernieres cartouches." Francais, encore un effort!

Date: 1917
Description: Poster depicts a man and a girl in a trench handing a box of cartridges and a grenade up to an armed soldier on the front line. Text reads: "L'emprunt des ...
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Transporting Cattle for Slaughter

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Description: Transporting cattle for slaughter across the Dukla Pass.
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The Departure of Djemal Pascha from Damascus

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Description: Djemal Pascha leaving Damascus, in front of a large crowd.
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On the Road to Albania

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Description: Depot for animal pelts and hides, Montenegro and Albania.
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Shepard's Cloak

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Description: Montenegrin soldier wearing a shepherd's cloak.
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Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs Officer

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Mildred Horne, who is the newly elected first vice-president of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs. She has served as president of the M...

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