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Armistice Day in Milwaukee

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Uptown Post #400 Drill Team in formation firing a salute on Armistice Day while passers-by pause to pay their respects.
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View of Capt. L.M. Lange's Company

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "View of Capt. L.M. Lange's Company" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Li...
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View of Guard Tent and Guard

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "View of Guard Tent and Guard" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Gu...
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Madison Rifle Club

Date: 05 17 1946
Description: Eleven members of the Madison Rifle Club posed with rifles in a rifle range. They were Southern Wisconsin Rifle League Champions and a trophy with four med...
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Rifle Team

Date: 08 19 1947
Description: Group portrait of five men with rifles and Hearst trophy.
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Mock Shotgun Wedding

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A mock shotgun wedding at a Civilian Defense Rally, with a solider marrying a woman with a man dressed as a country priest presiding.
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Syl with Christmas Tree,

Date: 12 25
Description: Syl standing with a rifle next to a Christmas tree surrounded by presents, including numerous books and an "Iron Clad" wagon.
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Sketch of Civil War Soldier Firing Rifle

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Description: Marginal sketch of a soldier firing his rifle from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennett of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin V...
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Martin Shenk and Ryndert Van Loon

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Martin Shenk, holding a flag, and Ryndert Van Loon, holding a musket with bayonet attached. They are posed shaking hands in ...
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Dairy Days Parade

Date: 1950
Description: Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ...
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "Memorial Day."
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1967
Description: "This photo, and all the following, were taken on Memorial Day, 1967."
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "American Legion Post 270 members assemble on the bridge on Memorial Day."
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Centennial Flag

Date: 1976
Description: "Members of American Legion Post 270, present a Centennial Flag. Oliver Krueger is at the flag pole."
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Blackhawk Country Club Western Party

Date: 07 20 1957
Description: Shooting gallery at Blackhawk Country Club Western Ranch Party. Shown left to right: Fred Marsh, Maurice Wilson, Neoma Wilson, Irene Marsh, Howard Radder.
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Waiting for the Explosion

Date: 11 13 1943
Description: Three war correspondents, (left to right), Bob Eunson of Associated Press, Ralph Boyce of YANK Army Weekly magazine and Robert Doyle of the Milwa...
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Four War Correspondents in a Warplane

Date: 11 13 1943
Description: Four war correspondents, (left to right), Robert Doyle of the Milwaukee Journal, an unknown man, Ralph Boyce of YANK Army Weekly magazine and...
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Park Falls VFW

Date: 07 04 1994
Description: Members of the Park Falls chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the community Fourth of July ceremony.
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Ducks Unlimited Dinner

Date: 02 03 1959
Description: 420 men turned out for the annual Ducks Unlimited dinner at Club Chanticleer. Ducks Unlimited was founded in 1938 by persons interested in wildlife conser...
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Ducks Unlimited Banquet

Date: 02 02 1960
Description: Four members of Ducks Unlimited inspect a gun at the annual banquet held at the Club Chanticleer. Left to right are: Toby Sherry, banquet chairman; Fred Ga...

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