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| Date: | 12 21 1945 |
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| Description: | Large Christmas tree in the waiting room of the Milwaukee Road Railroad Station, 644 West Washington Avenue, with passengers and the sign: "Give War Bonds,... |
| Date: | 07 12 1945 |
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| Description: | Group of soldiers and young women sitting around two food tables in the Knights of Columbus club room at 15 East Wilson Street. |
| Date: | 02 07 1945 |
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| Description: | Female clerk selling items to Naval trainees at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) ship's store. The store was located in a University of Wisconsin dor... |
| Date: | 08 26 1944 |
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| Description: | Interior of Rex Bar, 546 West Washington Avenue with three bartenders and patrons, including two men in uniform sitting at the bar. |
| Date: | 08 16 1944 |
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| Description: | Group of 14 volunteers at the Dane County Gas Ration Board to assist with wartime gas rationing, alternate view. |
| Date: | 08 17 1943 |
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| Description: | "Health for Victory" club sponsored by Oscar Mayer & Company, at Madison East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 09 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster... |
| Date: | 09 21 1942 |
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| Description: | Large group of Red Cross Workers seated at tables, preparing surgical dressings in the assembly room at the American Federation of State, County and Local ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of female state employees who have signed up to be hostesses to attend parties given for military men when they are on leave. Seated l to r:... |
| Date: | 08 17 1942 |
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| Description: | State female employees making surgical dressings / bandages for the American Red Cross in the Wisconsin State Employees Association building, 448 W. Washin... |
| Date: | 12 27 1944 |
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| Description: | War hero Capt. Richard I. Bong, of Poplar, Wisconsin, credited with knocking out 21 Japanese planes in the South Pacific, shaking hands with Governor Walte... |
| Date: | 12 20 1945 |
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| Description: | Group of 15 women and six men attending a meeting at USO Service Club. The group is predominantly African Americans. Probably taken in First Unitarian Soc... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Three women work in the Community War Chest office. One of the women is typing and one is about to use the telephone. A sign on the wall behind the women r... |
| Date: | 05 08 1945 |
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| Description: | Two women and three men (one in uniform) gathered around a table listening to a radio commentary on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. |
| Date: | 01 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Lorraine and Jackie Winters (ages 6 and 8 respectively), standing in front of piles of coins they have saved to buy a third War Bond. The children live at ... |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Red Cross volunteers from Christ Presbyterian Church working on "scruffies" for hospitalized soldiers at Truax Field. Left to right are Mrs. H.L. Yeager, R... |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Mable Sawtelle, a Red Cross nurses' aide, tends to baby Sara in a crib with doll. Poster on wall reads: "Rollier demonstrated the value of heliotherapy in ... |
| Date: | 02 19 1944 |
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| Description: | Red Cross War Fund Drive leaders sitting at a table discussing plans for war fund drive. Left to Right: James R. Law, June B. Wheeler, Louis Hirsig, Alden ... |
| Date: | 02 24 1944 |
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| Description: | Private George Grasser, in foreground, checking in a stack of lessons which have come from soldiers and sailors at the fighting fronts of the world, for Un... |
| Date: | 02 16 1944 |
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| Description: | Corporal Duane Haralson with his parents, Rufus and Naomi, in the kitchen of their home at 604 Schiller Court. He was home after two years service in the M... |
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