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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Beer and Sweet Corn

Date: 08 24 1968
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kress, dressed in lederhosen, enjoy beer and sweet corn at the Mid-summer Festival.
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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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Silver Presentation Delegation and Wives

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: The official delegation party with their wives at the ceremony of silver service presentation aboard the USS "Wisconsin". Seated left to right are Judge Ro...
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Ethnic Pride Day

Date: 03 19 1989
Description: Children celebrating their heritage during Ethnic Pride Day at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Hall, 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue. The celebration, which highl...
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Graduates in Caps and Gowns

Date: 06 01 1957
Description: Graduates in caps and gowns attend the graduation ceremony.
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Mother's Day

Date: 04 23 1963
Description: A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day.
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Wisconsin Central Airlines Dedication

Date: 1948
Description: The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon....
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Hailing the 5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Press release photograph of female model, Valerie Robb, posing on the 5,000,000th International Harvester tractor to roll off the assembly line on Feb. 1, ...
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Women at Nakoma Golf Course

Date: 07 20 1932
Description: Outdoor group portrait of women at Nakoma Golf Course on Guest Day.
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Women with Mayor Schmedeman

Date: 10 14 1931
Description: A group of women representing Disabled American Veterans posing with Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman and a plaque proclaiming Forget-Me-Not Day.
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Christening the S.S. Harvester

Date: 07 15 1911
Description: Christening ceremony for the S.S. Harvester. The ship was built for the Wisconsin Steel Company, a subsidiary of International Harvester. The 545-fo...
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Swearing Allegiance

Date: 05 02 1963
Description: During part of a ceremony, citizens raise their right hands and swear allegiance to the United States in the federal building to receive citizenship certif...
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Four young women blowing on noise makers, with other people watching, celebrating V-J Day, August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surre...
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 15 1945
Description: Three women with noise makers. V-J Day celebration August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japanese forces during World War...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ...
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Dottie Hildebrandt Modeling "Grey Mist" Hat

Date: 03 30 1953
Description: Dottie Hildebrandt, a Wauwautosa senior in Recreation at the University of Wisconsin, trying on spring hat, assisted by Lonnie Graham. The hat, titled "Gra...
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West High School Track Relay Honor Court

Date: 03 30 1944
Description: Three West High School seniors who reigned over the annual high school track relays in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Left to right: Mari...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Founder's Day Dinner

Date: 02 05 1947
Description: The 98th Founder's Day dinner at the Memorial Union, where a campaign was announced to raise five million dollars for the improvement of the lower campus o...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Founder's Day Dinner

Date: 01 05 1947
Description: 98th University of Wisconsin Founder's Day dinner at the Memorial Union where an announcement was made of a campaign to raise five million dollars for the ...

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