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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 11 1947 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two bakery trucks reading "American-Maid Bread," "...ansfield Bakery," and "New England Bakery Co." are parked side by side in a paved lot. |
| Date: | 03 1918 |
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| Description: | World War I soldiers at Camp Custer seated on Winchester rifle crates. |
| Date: | 11 14 1918 |
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| Description: | Members of the 134th Infantry quartette and band entertain the stevedores on the dock at Marseille, France, three days after the end of the war. Men standi... |
| Date: | 09 28 1918 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 11 1949 |
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| 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, ... |
| Date: | 11 11 1949 |
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| 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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| 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... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | "If You Can't Go Across With A Gun Come Across With Your Part Of The Red Cross War Fund." Poster depicting a man, wounded and bleeding with his arm in a sl... |
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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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| Description: | Insignia of the United States School Garden Army (U.S.S.G.), which consists of a hoe and a rake crossed to form an "x" along with the initials of the group... |
| Date: | 02 15 1951 |
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| Description: | The Dane County 40 and 8 Chapter Number 684 World War I veterans group presents its annual contributions to four county child welfare programs. Left to rig... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Display in the window of John J. Blied & Sons promoting victory gardens and featuring seed packets, hoes, and watering cans. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Display in an unknown storefront urging food conservation. The display features small figures made out of vegetables. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | World War I United States Food Administration poster showing two soldiers in full gear running through snow with bayonets drawn. Text reads, "Victory is a ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | United States Food Administration World War I poster encouraging children to conserve wheat for soldiers and not to waste food. There is an image of a youn... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | United States Food Administration World War I poster urging citizens to eat less meat, wheat, fats and sugar in order to help fight starvation in Belgium. ... |
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