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U.S. Navy Ships Company

Date: 03 17 1945
Description: Elevated group portrait of United States Navy, Ships Company.
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony

Date: 08 23 1948
Description: City manager Leonard G. Howell, breaking the ground with a shovel, at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Naval Reserve training center in Kendall Fie...
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Naval Armory Under Construction

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the new Naval Armory in the 1000 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Wisconsin - Navy Football Game

Date: 10 15 1949
Description: Governor Rennebohm between Captain Robert Pirie and University of Wisconsin President E.B. Fred on the field at Camp Randall at halftime of the Wisconsin -...
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Naval Reserve

Date: 08 15 1950
Description: Five Naval Reserve recruits in uniform pose for a group portrait at the Milwaukee Road railroad station. Left to right: David L. Larson, 1235 Darmouth Road...
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Welcoming Committee for Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey

Date: 05 18 1951
Description: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Roy T. Cowdrey are welcomed by city, state and military officials at the airport. From left: Col. Collins Ferris, commanding officer ...
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Armed Forces Day Observed with a Parade Around the Capitol Square

Date: 05 09 1964
Description: Navy servicemen parade around the Capitol Square in observance of Armed Forces Day in Madison. The theme of the day-long event held at Truax Field is "Powe...
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration at the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. Flag and Standard bearers are lined up behind the speakers. In the backgroun...
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U.S. Navy Hydrofoil

Date: 09 1955
Description: U.S. Navy hydrofoil, "The Monitor," built by Baker Manufacturing Company (Evansvile, Wisconsin) on Lake Mendota. Dubbed the "sailboat that flies," it had l...

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