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| Date: | 12 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Staff Sergeant Johnnie White celebrating Christmas at Truax Field hospital. |
| Date: | 12 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Three service wives working at Ray-O-Vac. Left to right: Mrs. Emma Perry, Mrs. Frances Sturdy, and Mrs. Amanda Signer. |
| Date: | 09 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. E.R. Meacham, Director of the Madison War Housing Center, talking with Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Lloyd Miller, Jr. |
| Date: | 11 31 1944 |
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| Description: | Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry, honorary president of the Wisconsin War Fund, and Frank Ross, president, signing a check for $500,000.00. |
| Date: | 12 21 1944 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Don Wheeler wrapping a package for mailing at the USO Center for Glen Barnes, a V-12 student at the University of Wisconsin Naval Training School. |
| Date: | 01 03 1945 |
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| Description: | Sgt. Lois Burmeister at the controls of an ambulatory trainer which permits blind flying by instrument instruction by the Civil Air Patrol. |
| Date: | 01 08 1945 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter S. Goodland seated with six service men surrounding him. The men are promoting increased war production because of rationing of ammunition ... |
| Date: | 01 14 1945 |
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| Description: | Five Girl Reserves (?) shown with items of clothing collected for the war effort. |
| Date: | 01 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray, and her younger brother Frank are reading an RMR "help wanted" advertisement in the "Wisconsin State Journal." The RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-... |
| Date: | 01 17 1945 |
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| Description: | Maj. Gen. Harry C. Ingles, Chief Signal Officer, United States Army, watching two women make batteries at Ray-O-Vac, or RMR (Ruben Mallory Ray-O-Vac). |
| Date: | 01 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray being interviewed by Mrs. R.W. Halvorsen at the RMR plant. The RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac) plant, a division of Ray-O-Vac was located in th... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray and Mrs. Mildred Lewis on the production line at the RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac) plant, a division of Ray-O-Vac located in the 1400 block o... |
| Date: | 01 10 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray in the storage room inspecting some of the more than 300,000 batteries made in one day at the RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac) plant, a division... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Lorraine Gray collecting her pay in cash at the paymaster's office at the RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac) plant, a division of Ray-O-Vac located in the 1400 ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Axel Olson, father of Sgt. Truman O. Olson, deceased, receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from Col. W. Lutz Krigbaum on behalf of his son, who was k... |
| Date: | 02 01 1945 |
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| Description: | Axel Olson with his sons Earl and Richard inspecting the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to son and brother Sgt. Truman O. Olson. Truman ... |
| Date: | 02 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Man in Air Force uniform wearing eyeglasses. |
| Date: | 02 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Volunteer Mrs. F.F. (Louise) Bowman, Jr., sitting at the information desk at Dane County Red Cross Headquarters, 315 North Carroll Street, is assisting Tec... |
| Date: | 02 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Red Cross Motor Corps workers, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Haley and Mrs. E.W. (Thelma) Nystrom, loading a large basket of Navy kits into a truck to await distrib... |
| Date: | 02 20 1945 |
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| Description: | Arthur Towell, chairman of Dane County 1945 Red Cross war fund campaign. Mr. Towell heads the Arthur Towell Incorporated Advertising Agency. |
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