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Surrender of Black Hawk

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the surrender of Black Hawk at Fort Crawford in 1832.
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Army Medical Corps Anniversary

Date: 1957
Description: Army Signal Service Corps cuts cake to honor its 40th birthday. The corps consisted of about 4,100 members of whom 300 to 400 are pharmacists in commission...
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Kiss for a Soldier

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: An American soldier receives a kiss in gratitude for the liberation of Paris during World War II.
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Liberators and the Liberated

Date: 02 1945
Description: GIs from the U.S. 76th Infantry Division make friends with two Yugoslav soldiers and a Russian woman who were freed from a German prison camp during World ...
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"Moonlight Formal" Couple

Date: 08 26 1944
Description: A couple attending the "Moonlight Formal" share a romantic moment on a circular bench in the lobby outside the Union Theater at the University of Wisconsin...
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Branches of the Armed Forces

Date: 07 02 1948
Description: Men and women representing the various branches of the Armed Forces in a group.
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Daisy Bates, the Little Rock Nine and the 101st Airborne Division

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Daisy Bates looks out from her front window as members of the 101st Airborne Division prepare to escort members of the "Little Rock Nine" to Central High S...
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Red Cross Worker with Two Clients

Date: 02 12 1945
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...
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Army McCarthy Hearings Begin

Date: 04 22 1954
Description: Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens (left) watches as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy raises a point of order as the Army-McCarthy hearings begin. Also seated...
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United States Armed Forces Institute

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Assembling educational materials for servicemen-students all over the world are the employees of the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI), headquar...
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Madison Army Officers' Wives Association

Date: 09 29 1949
Description: Officers of the Army Officers' Wives association are pictured at a dinner meeting, held at Leske's Steak House, 2827 Atwood Avenue. Front row, left to righ...
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Military Couples on Stairwell

Date: 1942
Description: Two soldiers link arms with two women wearing dresses at the Port Clinton Service Center. The men were former International Harvester employees, and likely...
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Women with Armed Forces Christmas Gifts

Date: 1943
Description: Two women stand behind a display showing International Harvester's Christmas gifts for it's male and female employees in the armed forces. The women's gift...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars

Date: 08 22 1950
Description: A memorial plaque in honor of Corporal Kenneth Grosse was presented to the air force man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grosse, center, and their daughter, P...
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Madison Army Officers' Wives Association

Date: 09 12 1950
Description: The officers of the Madison Army Officers' Wives Association gather for a group portrait. Seated from left to right are Mrs. Anthony Kalupy, treasurer; Mrs...
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Treatment of Wounded Soldier

Date: 08 09 1943
Description: Pfc. Harvey White of Minneapolis, Minnesota gives blood plasma to a wounded soldier lying on a stretcher, while civilian women and children look on from th...
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Navy "E" Award Ceremony

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Factory workers from International Harvester's McCormick Works line up on a stage to receive the Army-Navy "E" award, given to manufacturing plants achievi...
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Madison United Givers' Fund First Drive

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Two solicitors for the Madison United Givers' Fund drive of 1950, Mrs. Ellis (Helen) Wertz (left) and Mrs. Howard (Evelyn) Nedderman (second to left), list...
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Air Force Families

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Mrs. Robert C. (Marion) Dennison posing for a portrait with her daughter, Holly, age 2, and her son, Scott, 3 months. She is the wife of Captain Robert C. ...
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Air Force Families

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Mrs. Robert F. (Jean) Wall poses for a portrait with her three children. Left to right are Nancy Sue, age 2 years, Patricia Ann, age 4 years, and Robert Wa...

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