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Naval Training School, Ship's Store

Date: 02 07 1945
Description: Naval clerk selling Old Gold cigarettes to a trainee at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store in the University of Wisconsin athletic stadium...
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Naval Training School, Ship's Store

Date: 02 07 1945
Description: Female clerk selling items to Naval trainees at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store. The store was located in a University of Wisconsin dor...
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Capitol Theatre

Date: 06 07 1930
Description: A man and children are standing under the Capitol Theatre marquee that is promoting the movie "Journey's End," with two men dressed as World War I soldier ...
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Two World War One Soldiers at Capitol Theatre

Date: 06 07 1930
Description: Two men dressed as "Doughboys" at the Capitol Theatre entrance, promoting the movie "Journey's End" at 209 State Street.
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Student Demonstration

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Description: Demonstration with students and National Guardsman in front of the Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig building.
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Newsboy Selling V-E Day Newspaper to Soldier

Date: 05 07 1945
Description: Tom Miller, of 1815 Vilas Avenue, a newsboy for the "Wisconsin State Journal," selling an "extra" edition of the newspaper to Sgt. Ralph Jacobson, announci...
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War Bond Judges

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Judges for a War bond drawing. Pictured are: S.L. Goldstine, city chairman; Capt. L.K. Pollard, Commanding Officer of Naval School; Capt. Harold Helstrom; ...
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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Valarie Thomas and Sea Explorer Ted Cole pause at a soft drink dispenser during the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory.
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Hot Line to Santa Fund Raiser

Date: 12 05 1963
Description: Marine James Tetzlaff of the Marine Corps Reserve helping Mike Lehnherr, age 3 of Verona, put his short wave call through to the North Pole at Westgate Sho...
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Patriotic Parade

Date: 04 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a patriotic parade marching from the Capital towards lower State Street. Spectators are lined up and watching ...
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Military Displays at East Madison Shopping Center for Veterans' Day

Date: 11 09 1957
Description: Manchester's East store manager, Donald (Nick) Ustad, and three military officers set up part of a display at the East Madison Shopping Center to observe V...
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Savings Bonds Sales Campaign

Date: 05 14 1958
Description: "Airman 2/C Don R. Roberts, Truax Field, is shown purchasing his portion of 'Share in America' — 15 U.S. $50 savings bonds. Roberts, a native of Wichita Fa...

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