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Display of Commemorative Coins

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Description: Display of commemorative coins and medals.
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Display of Commemorative Coins

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Description: Display of commemorative coins and medals.
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Native American Man with Captain at Wisconsin River

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a Native American man with his arms crossed over his chest standing on rocks near the Wisconsin River. He is wearing a headdress, a pat...
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Leo Lania in Regimental Uniform

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Description: Waist-up portrait of young Leo Lania (born Lazar Herrmann) posing in a military uniform with his arms folded. He is wearing a monocle, and what may be a la...
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Sid Wins World Champion Liar

Date: 1976
Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid Boyum in his backyard proudly holding a medal he won for an entry to the Burlington Liars Club in 1976. The entry read: "During a ...
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William Upham

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Description: Waist-up portrait of William Upham, sitting in a chair with his arm resting on a table. He has three medals pinned to his coat.
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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Seated portrait of John Cato, wearing a Shriner fez and medal, in Sid's front room. He is sitting in front of a Buddha head in high relief. There is a Japa...
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John Cato, Shriner

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Description: Waist-up profile portrait of John Cato, a Shriner, seated in Sid Boyum's kitchen. Cato is wearing a top hat, Shriner medallions, and a collar.
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Bronze Star Award Ceremony

Date: 09 28 1967
Description: The bronze star is awarded posthumously to Private First Class Thomas E. Broome for bravery in action in Vietnam. Broome's father Stanley Broome is accepti...
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Commemorative Coins

Date: 02 18 1928
Description: Three commemorative coins. The center coin reads: "Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association."
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Madison Art Association Exhibit

Date: 10 15 1953
Description: Interested viewers at the preview for the Madison Art Association art exhibit in Scanlan Hall at the Vocational School were Lt. and Mrs. Olnar Olsen of Mil...
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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Three new grand officers of the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 talking with Julius Severson (right foreground), retiring Grand Chef de Gare. At left ...
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J.B. Whiting

Date: 08 1896
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a suit and tie, with three medals pinned to his chest. This is Dr. Joseph Bellamy Whiting, who was a physician in ...
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Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Convention

Date: 07 1912
Description: Group portrait of a large group of men who are wearing suits and hats posing in front of a building. The men are also wearing medals on their lapels.
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Senior Citizens and Their Heirlooms

Date: 05 13 1958
Description: William F. Schroeder is shown holding an album containing medals he won as a bicycle racer in the 1890s. He raced at Darlington in 1895; at Platteville in...
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Vietnam Veteran Rusty Sachs

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Description: Vietnam veteran Rusty Sachs throwing a medal he was awarded.
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Evjue Presented wth High Norway Honor

Date: 02 12 1959
Description: William T. Evjue, editor and publisher of the Capital Times (left), shown after receiving the Knight's Cross, First Class, Royal Order of St. Olav, ...
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Chief Shingabawossin

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Description: Portrait of Ojibwa chief Shingabawossin, who lived around the Sault Ste. Marie region. He fought in the 1783 Battle of St. Croix Falls and the War of 1812,...

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