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Women Machining Cream Separator Parts at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1918
Description: Female factory workers machining parts for cream separators and International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. An original caption identifies them as "Milwauke...
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Howard Miner Receiving Poppy

Date: 09 20 1934
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...
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Women Volunteering for World War I Work

Date: 1917
Description: Volunteers signing up at the Red Cross office in New York to do hospital or other volunteer work. The woman in the white smock and dark hat is Mrs. Belmont...
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World War I War Work

Date: 1917
Description: Red Cross volunteers preparing bandages at a Red Cross office in New York City. The woman standing on the right, who is supervising the work, is Mrs. Belmo...
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Training World War I Mechanics

Date: 1918
Description: Training classes for University of Wisconsin student cadets in the repair of automobiles and trucks during World War I.
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School Meeting

Date: 1917
Description: View from back of room of children sitting in a classroom for a Union Pacific preparedness special campaign. The instructor is pointing to a sign reading: ...
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World War I Soldier and Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in a chair, and a soldier dressed in a First World War uniform sitting on the arm of the chair. They are posi...
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Veterans Presentation

Date: 02 15 1951
Description: The Dane County 40 and 8 Chapter Number 684 World War I veterans group presents its annual contributions to four county child welfare programs. Left to rig...
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"Brad" Robinson Family

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait, presumably of Brad Robinson, his son and grandson. The eldest wears a badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, identifying him as a Civ...
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Group Gathered at 4-H Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: Group of women gathered at a church for a lecture regarding 4-H Clubs. The lecture was held in conjunction with the Union Pacific Nebraska Farm Preparednes...
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Disabled American Veterans Officer Installation

Date: 04 04 1954
Description: Three Madison men, all past commanders of the post (Togstad-Glenn Chapter 2), get together for the first time in 10 years at the installation. They are Mar...
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Pearl White in "Pearl of the Army"

Date: 1916
Description: Pearl White stands in front of a painted studio background, sword in hand, wearing the female version of a U.S. Army cavalry uniform.
Postcard

Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Englebert Boehnen. He is standing proudly in his World War I military uniform in front of a painted backdrop.
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Military Order of the World Wars Chapter Meeting

Date: 01 31 1957
Description: Two former armed services officers and their wives at the Madison Chapter Military Order of the World Wars cocktail and dinner party. Left to right: Lt. Ma...
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Children Dressed up for War

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of two children, about 6-7 years old, posed in a studio in front of a painted background. On the left the young boy is costumed as a s...
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World War I Veteran

Date: 1964
Description: Congressman David Obey, Ben Riehle, a rural Marathon County WWI veteran, and two women pose for a photograph.
Poster

The Navy Still Calls Men and More Men

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of men signing paperwork in an office with naval recruitment posters. In a "dream" bubble, sailors are sighting and adjusting...
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High School Boys Conducting Liberty Loan Drive

Date: 04 1918
Description: Several young men stand around a kiosk decorated with American flags. One is dressed as Uncle Sam. Behind, them, young men and women are standing. A War Sa...
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Wisconsin Hospitality Committee

Date: 1919
Description: Four women and three men standing or sitting near a desk and table that are labelled "Wisconsin." Two of the women appear to be doing paperwork, and the me...
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Baby Clinic and Rest Tent, Dane County Fair

Date: 08 1918
Description: Three women in nurse's uniforms are standing in a tent, where several children and women are seated on chairs. Displays of cribs, cloths (possibly diapers)...

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