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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service. The corps performed errands and other services for all organizations engaged in war activities, ans... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Members of Minneapolis Chapter No. 1 of "World's War Disabled American Veterans" (World War I) posing with musical instruments in a city street in front of... |
| Date: | 04 1917 |
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| Description: | Children working in an urban community garden. Original caption reads: "Scene in Harrison Street Community Garden showing each plot staked off. Up to 1917 ... |
| Date: | 05 25 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of draftees at the Northwestern depot on their way to basic training and then France. Nearly 3,000 Madison men joined the war effort. |
| Date: | 08 28 1929 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute. There is a photocopy of an article included with the ... |
| Date: | 07 16 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I. |
| Date: | 05 25 1918 |
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| Description: | A crowd watching as drafted men leave Madison via the Chicago Northwestern railroad station. |
| Date: | 09 02 1918 |
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| Description: | Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at the State Street corner, featuring a float shaped like a boat and carrying a naval gun barrel. Gun barrel and fl... |
| Date: | 09 02 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at King Street, featuring a float that has the words "Win The War For Freedom" on the front. |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Armistice Day celebration (mock funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II). Soldier identified is William Carlson, who was disabled by the chemical agent mustard gas an... |
| Date: | 12 1918 |
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| Description: | Post Office advertising the sale of War Savings Stamps. A sign above the entrance reads: "Do Your Christmas Shopping Here." Snow is on the ground. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Captain Alexander E. Williams of the War Department testing the experimental truck that the Four Wheel Drive Company hoped to manufacture for the army. In ... |
| Date: | 07 26 1918 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of enlisted men from district no. 2, readying to depart for Camp Taylor. Most are wearing suits and ties, and holding hats. The Dun Clothin... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | International Harvester branch house. Railroad tracks are near the building. A flag hangs in the window with a small cross shape, stars and "100%" printed ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Large group of soldiers posing on an International Harvester Model F (or 31) truck. |
| Date: | 10 06 1918 |
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| Description: | Crowd gathering in Kosciusko Park to celebrate the first anniversary of the formation of the Polish Army in France. Caption on glass plate reads: "Celebrat... |
| Date: | 08 08 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv... |
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