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| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth... |
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| Description: | Wounded soldiers are being loaded onto a hospital ship in Iwo Jima. |
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| Description: | Deck of the hospital ship USS Samaritan at sea. There are various forms of bedding and mattresses airing out on the railings and on the deck. |
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| Description: | Military personnel in the Naval Air Station waiting room. A sign on the wall reads: "Notice/ On this station salute/ square your hat/ hands out of pockets/... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Naval Reserve sailors Ralph Bakken (left), and Richard J. Nelson show a ship's maneuvering or plotting board to Irene Strand, second from the left, and Kay... |
| Date: | 11 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Pictured while enjoying refreshments are, from left to right: Bruce Cartter, Jr., Doris Evans, James Evans, and Elizabeth (Mrs. Bruce, Sr.) Cartter, at the... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people crowding around booths at a Civilian Defense Rally, "Poker Dart, Holy Name Society," "Meat mart, American Legion," "[obscured]Jap! ... |
| Date: | 06 21 1947 |
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| Description: | USS Wisconsin conducting a training cruise fueling at sea. |
| Date: | 05 10 1942 |
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| Description: | USS "Peto" (SS-265), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the peto, a sharp-nosed tropical fish of the mackerel family. "... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Madison's Naval ROTC members rounding the corner at South Carroll and West Main Street during the Memorial Day parade on the Capitol Squar... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Treasury Design No. 31. The poster features naval warfare, with many ships in the background and a sailor and officer in the foreground. One sailor is peer... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | WAVES Design No. 2, "WAVE and Sailors." The poster features a woman in a naval uniform, with two sailors standing behind her. WAVES is the acronym for Wome... |
| Date: | 08 15 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, U.S. Navy, in Madison for the unveiling of a scale model of the USS Wisconsin battleship. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Treasury Design, unknown title and number. The poster features three men holding up 150-dollars worth of bonds. The two men holding the bonds are in milita... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Treasury Design No. 15, "Navy Anti-Aircraft." The poster features four sailors operating anti-aircraft artillery. In the bottom left corner it reads: "At l... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Treasury Design No. 14, "Merchant Marine." The poster features four sailors operating heavy ship artillery. In the bottom right corner it reads: "At least ... |
| Date: | 09 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Naval reservists line up for roll call while awaiting their train to Chicago on their way to Korea. |
| Date: | 03 27 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Madison's Organized Surface Division 9-212, naval reserves, being inspected at the naval reserve training center, located at 1046 East Was... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | "Kearsarge and Alabama: Hauling Down the Flag." A color lithograph published by L. Prang & Co. of Boston. |
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