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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
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...
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International Truck Carrying Female Employees

Date: 1918
Description: International G-1(?) truck carrying International Harvester Company women workers during World War I. The truck is decorated with flags and shields bearing...
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Harrison Street Community Garden

Date: 04 1917
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 ...
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Drafted Men at Chicago & Northwestern Station

Date: 05 25 1918
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.
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Uncle Sam Plowing

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Description: Man wearing an Uncle Sam costume plowing with a team of horses for an agricultural extension demonstration. It is likely the event took place during World...
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Springfield Branch House

Date: 1917
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 ...
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Submarine in Milwaukee River

Date: 08 08 1919
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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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
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Armistice Day Rites

Date: 10 11 1949
Description: A crowd gathers to participate in a service to observe Armistice Day at the State Street entrance to the Wisconsin State Capitol building. At center left, ...
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Armistice Day Rites

Date: 11 11 1949
Description: A community service to observe Armistice Day at the State Street's entrance to the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Flag bearers and a crowd of people sur...
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Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. Truck with Artillery Gun Mounted on Bed

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Description: A Pawling and Harnischfeger Company truck, with an artillery gun mounted on the bed, decorated with banners and flags. Two soldiers are standing on the bac...
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United States Food Administration Window Card

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Description: Card featuring the logo of the United States Food Administration to be hung in the window of a residence to show support for food conservation during World...
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Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Window display in an unknown storefront featuring American flags, and silhouettes of Uncle Sam and Kaiser Wilhelm II and asking the question "Are you eatin...
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Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Display in an unknown storefront urging food conservation. The display features small figures made out of vegetables.
Poster

"Don't Waste Food While Others Starve!"

Date: 1917
Description: United States Food Administration poster depicting a woman holding a crying infant on her shoulder with one arm, and her other arm around a young girl who ...
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Camp Bowie

Date: 1918
Description: Army soldiers stand at attention near the United States flag and their tents at Camp Bowie. Military buildings are visible in the background.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of four uniformed men on horseback, two of which hold flags. The soldiers are seen riding across a plain at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of the parade grounds at United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Men stand in formation on the parade grounds, and to the the right, a flag wav...
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: Two rows of sailors hold flags during a semaphore drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon.

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