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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 05 19 1887
Description: External view of the National Soldiers' Home with a cannon on the lawn in the foreground.
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Chief McCormick Buying Forget-Me-Not

Date: 09 29 1932
Description: Chief of Police William McCormick buying the first Forget-me-not from the Disabled American Veterans on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps. Left to right: L...
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Red Cross Blood Bank Donors

Date: 02 03 1944
Description: Group of 67 people from Viola, Wisconsin, who came by bus to donate blood to the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
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Red Cross Blood Bank Donors

Date: 02 03 1944
Description: Group of 22 people from Wilton, Wisconsin, who came by bus to donate blood to the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
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Vilas Park Island Tree Planting

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island.
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Vilas Park Island Clean Up Campaign

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: Three teenage girls are carrying shovels on their shoulders while crossing a wooden foot bridge. More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited throug...
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Attic Angels Site Clean-up Party

Date: 07 12 1952
Description: Attic Angel members (plus a few husbands and children) took part in a clean-up party at the former Louis M. Hobbins house at 102 East Gorham Street that th...
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Benter Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Lois Benter's parents, Ervin and Alice Giese, and grandparent, Albert Giese, were the previous owners. The last cows to be milked were in August of 2000.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Two racers streak down the soap box derby track on E. Gorham Street as a large crowd watches from behind a fence along the sidewalk.
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Shorewood Hills Boys with "Roundy"

Date: 07 30 1954
Description: Shorewood Hills boys shown with "Roundy" Coughlin, Wisconsin State Journal columnist, after the presentation of money raised for Roundy's Fun Fund a...
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Frame 49: Signs of the Three

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally on the Atlantic City boardwalk in support of the Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Three people in front of the group carry sig...
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St. Mary's Student Nurse Tour

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: A tour guide shows new St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing students around Madison. Viewing Vilas Park and Lake Wingra are, left to right: Sheila Deseve,...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 444-451

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Description: When we built our house
we couldn't afford it, but we built everything the best
It's our fortune, and I am so very thankful

A rock
An ark ...
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Seratoma Club Members Selling Brooms

Date: 11 13 1959
Description: Five members of the Madison Seratoma Club, including, left to right, William Rowland, William Murphy, Harold Hueschen, Ray Sweeney, and Wendall Ward, holdi...
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Clean Up of Ruined Kellor Store

Date: 09 25 1960
Description: Neighbors help clean up the rubble at the site of Kellor's store and garage on Highway 14 (Oregon Road) in the Lakeview district 8 miles south of Madison. ...
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers in front of the Reichstag building.
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers cheering reservists passing by the Reichstag.
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Feeding The Needy

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Description: Feeding the needy in Friedenau-Wilmersdorf at the Kaiserplatz.
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Turkish Volunteer Saying Good-Bye

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Description: A Turkish volunteer shaking hands and saying good-bye, ready to ship to the front.

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