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| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Color photograph of Boy Scouts raising a flag as others stand at attention during a ceremony. Tents and a 1972 International Scout pickup are in the backgr... |
| Date: | 04 1942 |
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| Description: | Three young girls, (L to R): Beverly Peterson, Virginia Gullickson, and Joane Aaby, with an old iron bed donated for a WW II scrap drive during MacArthur W... |
| Date: | 10 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees standing on the first and third baselines for the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | View of a marching band parading beneath a decorated arch on Main Street. Onlookers line both sides of the street. American flags are flying over the road ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia is holding a wreath in her left hand and a Union flag in her right hand. A federal (bald) eagle and a cannon are behind her. A verse to her r... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Miss Columbia standing on a globe of the world. She is wearing a stars and stripes dress and has a sword over her right shoulder. She is pointing forward w... |
| Date: | 10 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Giving the Girl Scout pledge is Barbara Brown, a student at West High school, who is typical of the nearly two million members of the Girl Scout organizati... |
| Date: | 08 31 1953 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of a Boy Scouts color guard that participated in the Americanization Pageant. They are, from left: David Ross, David Langhammer, and... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Jane Leeney, in red, white, and blue pants, shirt, and a hat is sitting on a cliff. She is holding a large flag, and a sign beside her reads, "1776-1976 Ha... |
| Date: | 05 01 1961 |
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| Description: | Peter Altenhofen (left), Milwaukee, of the Red Arrow Association, and Ruben Cain, Milwaukee, of the Cudworth Post #23 of the American Legion of MIlwaukee p... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th." |
| Date: | 06 19 1919 |
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| Description: | A gathering of Native American women, some holding flags, to welcome home soldiers returning from WWI on Corpus Christi Day. There are men in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | I.P. Rumsey is raising the Island Lodge flag. Caption reads: "Up with the flag! I.P. Rumsey." |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | W.A. Holt and his children are standing by the flag pole, with the American flag flying. Names from left to right: Alfred Holt, W.A. Holt, Donald Holt, Jea... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | The American flag, twisted around the wooden pole on the Island, is the focal point this picture. Lucy and W.A. Holt with their children are standing to th... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 07 04 1912 |
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| Description: | At the home of Civil War Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the group is raising the American flag on Independence Day. Names from left to right: Lucy Rumsey H... |
| Date: | 07 06 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Home Coming Racine, Wis. July 6th in 09." Image of a decorated horse-drawn wagon in the Home Coming parade stopping for a photograph.... |
| Date: | 09 01 1956 |
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| Description: | A man posing in an Uncle Sam costume, holding an American flag. Caption reads: "Bill Leppien or Wilburt E. Leppien. 410 N. Livingston St. Commander of Dane... |
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