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| Date: | 09 20 1934 |
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| Description: | Howard Miner, disabled World War I veteran, receiving Forget-me-not flower from Florence Palz, ladies auxiliary chairman, marking the opening of the forget... |
| Date: | 02 23 1933 |
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| Description: | Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i... |
| Date: | 09 29 1932 |
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| Description: | Chief of Police William McCormick buying the first Forget-me-not from the Disabled American Veterans on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps. Left to right: L... |
| Date: | 05 20 1932 |
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| Description: | Group of Fanchon & Marco show girls with baskets of American Legion poppies in front of Karsten's, 22-24 North Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 03 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap... |
| Date: | 08 08 1931 |
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| Description: | Disabled American Veterans Ball queen contestant wearing a polka dot dress. She is sitting in a chair in front of an American flag. |
| Date: | 09 19 1952 |
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| Description: | Four mothers sitting with their babies waiting to be "weighted in" at the American Legion Hall as contestants in the Legion baby show and child talent cont... |
| Date: | 05 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Mayor Halsey Kraege buys the first poppy from Mrs. John Coyne, Veterans of Foreign Wars Poppy Day sale chairman of the VFW Auxiliary. Left to right: Joseph... |
| Date: | 10 05 1944 |
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| Description: | Four members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, including Mrs. Hazel Miller, the national president, in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Chic... |
| Date: | 02 27 1945 |
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| Description: | DAV (Disabled American Veterans) group of three men and two women. |
| Date: | 05 17 1945 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter S. Goodland buying the first poppy from American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary members. Pictured left to right: Mr... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas parading down the street. Stuffed eagle parading as "Old Abe." Directly behind the two flags are, from left to right: ... |
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| Description: | Memorial Day procession at Second and Main Streets, with the Women's Relief Corps leading the way. |
| Date: | 01 31 1947 |
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| Description: | Three men (veterans?) at a cashiers window (depositing money?). |
| Date: | 11 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Color bearers from the National Guard, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the two American Legion posts, the Spanish-American War veterans, their auxiliaries, a... |
| Date: | 11 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Robert Babcock, Lodi, places the American Legion auxiliary post Number 57 memorial wreath at the front of the memorial obelisk on the grounds of the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 11 11 1948 |
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| Description: | American Legion members in front of a plane at the Madison airport. Membership Chairman R.C. Golden is handing 1949 membership cards to the pilot Colonel L... |
| Date: | 11 14 1948 |
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| Description: | Madison Legion Auxiliary tea at the American Legion clubhouse, 110 West Wilson Street. At the serving table are, left to right: Mrs Oscar (Louise) Onsgard,... |
| Date: | 11 23 1948 |
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| Description: | At a VFW banquet, Lyall T. Beggs, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was honored by the VFW and Madison citizens at the Hotel Loraine in t... |
| Date: | 04 11 1950 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Frieda Abrahams, president of the VFW woman's auxiliary, holds a candle to the mortgage held by C.L. Skinner, post commander. The ceremony was for the... |
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