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| Date: | 05 30 1904 |
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| Description: | Chromolithograph of Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle. The title reads: "Memorial Day in Wisconsin Schools." |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas parading down the street. Stuffed eagle parading as "Old Abe." Directly behind the two flags are, from left to right: ... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Grand Army of the Republic in Memorial Day Parade. During the 1890s and 1900s, most of the 45 to 65 age group of men were Civil War veterans, and belonged ... |
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| Description: | Memorial Day procession at Second and Main Streets, with the Women's Relief Corps leading the way. |
| Date: | 11 25 1919 |
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| Description: | Kaiser's funeral wagon for parade and bonfire celebrating Armistice Day. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with an elephant dressed as Santa Claus. His head is die cut and mounted on the card with a spring so his head bobs. On the inside (not shown)... |
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| Description: | Holiday card with doves of peace holding flags from various countries over a metallic gold background. The Christmas star is overhead. The text on the insi... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Holiday card from President Kennedy and First Lady, Christmas. Front of card depicts the White House on a snowy day with a horse-drawn carriage making its ... |
| Date: | 1989 |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Tommy Thompson and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001. The card is a color image of Mr. Thompson, his wife, daughters,... |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Martin Schreiber and family, governor of Wisconsin 1977-1979. The front of the card is an image of the fam... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday card from the "Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army, Edgewood Arsenal, MD. December 25th, 1918." Their logo appears above the text. The Ame... |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a soldier walking while carrying a child who is waving an American flag. The soldier is wearing a uniform and a campaign hat. Two childre... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with the American Eagle, gripping lightening bolts, ribbons and holly in his talons. In the background are clouds and a map of the United Stat... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a 10¢ War Stamp Album glued inside. The front of the card shows Uncle Sam's large shoe kicking Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito into space.... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of patriotic parade on Main Street, probably a Memorial Day Parade. Over the street, reaching from one sidewalk to the other, is an arch deco... |
| Date: | 05 30 1912 |
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| Description: | Three girls are decorating Lucy Rumsey Holt's electric car with American flags for Decoration Day, possibly for a parade. Jeannette Holt is on the left. Sp... |
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