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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Seaman 1st class Tom Teeley with newsboy, Bernard Ehrmann, holding a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal with headline declaring peace in the Pacific. Cele...
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Whaleback Boat Launch

Date: 04 1893
Description: Launching Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, "Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock.
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Titanic Survivors

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Description: Survivors of the Titanic sinking with Congressman William J. Cary and his Secretary, Richard P. Momsen, in front of the United States Capitol.
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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera...
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 05 1916
Description: A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M...
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Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
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Decoration Day at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1908
Description: The west wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol on Decoration Day. The steep slope of the western side of the park delayed the construction of the east ...
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Silver Service on Display

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: The silver service, which was a gift of the State to the USS "Wisconsin," on display during the presentation ceremony.
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Launch of the Steamer "Petoskey"

Date: 04 20 1888
Description: The launching of the screw passenger and freight vessel, "Petoskey," on April 20, 1888 at Burger and Burger Builders, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival, bouncing — an instantaneous view. Circle of men in a residential area tossing a person in the air.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival Toboggan Slide

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival, Toboggan Slide in Palace Grounds. View looking up track towards people grouped to the side of toboggan tracks, on stairs, and at the...
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Ice Palace

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Description: The ice palace at the St. Paul Ice Carnival. People are on and around a scaffold in the left foreground carving busts out of ice. Blocks of ice are on the ...
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Graduating Class

Date: 1894
Description: Eight men and women of a graduating class sit outdoors holding their diplomas. They are seated on the steps of the photographer's home at 131 East Montello...
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Flag Raising at IHC Tractor Works

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Tractor Works for the raising of an American flag. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd., and wa...
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Pharmacists or Cowboys?

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Three prominent pharmacists (L to R), B.R. Mull (Eli Lilly & Co.), Robert Fischelis (American Pharmaceutical Association), and Charles Lanwermeyer (Abbott ...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 1950
Description: Robert Fischelis and George Griffenhagen assist in the groundbreaking for an addition to the American Pharmaceutical Association headquarters.
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Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower

Date: 1899
Description: Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr...
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Flag Day Events

Date: 06 14 1940
Description: Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium.
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"McCormick Day"

Date: 1916
Description: Farmers in the street of a rural town with their International Harvester horse-drawn mowers and binders on "McCormick Day." The event was organized by the ...

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