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32nd Company, W.N.G. at Camp Douglas

Date: 1924
Description: Panoramic view of the 32nd Company W.N.G. (Wisconsin National Guard). Depicts company members, including two cooks (left panel), and small tanks spaced un...
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Keep Your Powder ...and Your Shoes Dry

Date: 11 15 1942
Description: Members of the 32nd Division crossing a river somewhere in New Guinea behind Colonel H.A. Smith, commander of the division. The much-decorated unit was or...
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The Buna Campaign

Date: 1942
Description: Three members of the much-decorated 32nd Division manning a machine gun emplacement in New Guinea. They are, left to right: Lawrence Leishman of Peoria, I...
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Bronze Star Presentation to Carlisle P. Runge

Date: 04 10 1952
Description: Major William E. Neidner, (left) a member of the staff of the senior Army instructor of the Wisconsin National Guard, presenting the Bronze Star Medal to L...
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Company C, Wisconsin National Guard

Date: 1909
Description: A studio portrait of Company C of the Wisconsin National Guard in uniform.
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Alexian Takeover

Date: 1975
Description: Wisconsin National Guard and an armored personnel carrier at the Alexian Brothers Novitiate at Greshman during the Menominee seizure of the building.
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Wisconsin National Guard

Date: 1975
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard during the Menominee takeover of the Alexian Novitiate at Gresham in 1975.
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Negotiations at Gresham

Date: 01 18 1975
Description: Negotiations between leaders of the Menominee Warrior Society and the American Indian Movement with General Hugh Simonson (in the Army jacket) of the Wisco...
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Standoff at Gresham

Date: 1975
Description: An unidentified member of the Wisconsin State Patrol points his revolver at several Native Americans at a vehicle checkpoint near Gresham. The State Patrol...
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Washing Hands

Date: 1885
Description: Wisconsin National Guard members washing their hands in metal pans before a meal.
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Camp Douglas Firing Range

Date: 1885
Description: Wisconsin National Guard members at the firing range. In the foreground, one man fires as two others watch. Several similar groups can be seen in the backg...
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Camp Douglas Firing Range

Date: 1885
Description: Wisconsin National Guard soldiers firing from a seated position at the Camp Douglas firing range.
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Aiming a Cannon

Date: 1885
Description: Wisconsin National Guardsmen gathered around a cannon, possibly positioning it to aim at a target.
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Filling a Cup

Date: 1887
Description: Wisconsin National Guardsmen in full gear. One man in the foreground fills a tin cup from a spigot.
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Camp Douglas Inspection

Date: 1887
Description: Wisconsin National Guardsmen standing in two rows for inspection. There are trees and bluffs in the background.
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Captain Harry Ellis and Gathering Guns

Date: 1887
Description: Wisconsin National Guard First Light Battery A from Milwaukee at Camp Douglas. A team of horses pulls a small wagon. There are trees and bluffs in the back...
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Wisconsin National Guard, Light Horse Squadron, Troop A

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard Light Horse Squadron, Troop A standing in a row. Three women and one man, visitors to Camp Douglas, stand facing th...
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Company D Leaving Hartford

Date: 08 17 1917
Description: Large crowd of people gathered at the train station to see off Company D of the 5th Wisconsin National Guard Infantry. The soldiers, some leaning out of th...
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Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in...
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Racine Light Guards at Drill

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Light Guard standing in formation in a field. There is a hill in the background lined with trees.

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