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Memorial Union Night Club

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: The cabaret Campacabana nightclub at the Memorial Union is the scene attended by Pvt. George Welch, Fitchburg, Mass., Vera Liebetrau, Madison, general chai...
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Australian War Bride

Date: 07 01 1944
Description: Madison's first Austrailian war bride, Mrs. William R. Curkeet Jr., the former Bryony Helen Dutton, is shown on the right with her sister-in-law Mrs. Ralph...
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Memorial Union Nightclub

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: The Memorial Union Campacabana club was attended by (at the top) Pvt. Donald Christesen, Bradley, Mich., and Kathleen McGuine, Madison. Seated are: La Vonn...
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Lieutenant W. James Atkins

Date: 06 22 1944
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant W. James Atkins, son of Mrs. Margaret M. Atkins, served with the British Eighth army of the American Field Service in the Middle Eas...
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Manchester's, Inc., Employees Sell War Bonds

Date: 06 23 1944
Description: Preparing for War Bond Drive at Breese Stevens Field are Manchester's, Inc., employees Charmain Sabanske, Jenny McMahon, Helen Heisman, Jean Stehr, Jeanne ...
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Credit Unions War Loan Drive

Date: 06 28 1944
Description: Representatives of Madison Credit Unions turning in bond purchase pledges to Milton B. Findorff, Dane County War Loan chairman. Standing left to right: Lym...
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All-Star Baseball Game

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Leo Peterson, Kennedy Dairy manager, Irv Jacobson, West Side Businessmen, and Forrest Henderson, from Riley, Wisconsin, were the coaches for the Madison ar...
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All-Star Baseball Game

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Mizell "Whitey" Platt, left, and Walter Millies, right, who were members of the Madison Blues, in the Three-I League, later part of the Great Lakes Bluejac...
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All-Star Baseball Game

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: In 1934 and 1935 the most famous battery in baseball was owned by the Detroit Tigers, Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe pitching and Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochran...
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All-Star Baseball Game

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Crowd of Navy men and women in the stands watching the Madison-area amateur baseball all-stars in a game against the Navy's Great Lakes Bluejackets at Bree...
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Families of World War II Servicemen

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Mrs. Ralph (Betty) Ebert and her three sons. Left to right: Paul, Charles and David, taken at the home of her parents. The Ebert family is staying in Madis...
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Family of World War II Serviceman Donkle

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Mrs. Milton (Jean) Donkle and her two children, left to right, Judy and Jimmy, photographed prior to their departure to join Captain Donkle at Camp Crowder...
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Families of World War II Servicemen

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Mrs. Robert (Eleanor) Randle and her daughter, Penelope, at the home of her parents, where they were living while Captain Randle was stationed in England.
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William E. O'Brien

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Portrait of William E. O'Brien, Wisconsin Director for the War Manpower Commssion. Mr. O'Brien, a civil engineer, was formerly Chairman of the Wisconsin Hi...
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World War II Serviceman and Family

Date: 07 21 1944
Description: Staff Sargeant Harland Lippolt with his wife, and daughter Maxine whom he had never seen during his two years in the South Pacific, where he served with a ...
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H.H. Gerth

Date: 07 28 1944
Description: Portrait of H.H. Gerth, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin. Gerth was born and grew up in Kassel, Germany, and escaped about s...
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United States Armed Forces Institute Employees

Date: 08 01 1944
Description: Two workers at the United State Armed Forces Institute are: Robert Halverson and John Barr, recently in the armed services and participants in the educatio...
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Dr. Alanson H. Edgerton

Date: 08 03 1944
Description: Portrait of Dr. Alanson H. Edgerton, a professor of guidance and director of guidance at the University of Wisconsin. His special interests lie in the stud...
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Madison Woman's Club "Home Front" Tea

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Mrs. Frederick (Marion) Rentschler and Mrs. John R. (Eileen) Frederick, members of the Madison Woman's Club, are shown with produce from their Victory gard...
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Madison Woman's Club "Home Front" Tea

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Five members of the Madison Woman's Club. Left to right, Mrs. H.J. (Dorothy) Schubert, Mrs. L.L. (Gertrude) North, Mrs. C.K. (Helen) Schubert, Mrs. Georg...

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