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Mrs. Aline W. Hazard with Letter

Date: 06 06 1945
Description: Mrs. Aline W. Hazard, mother of Pfc. William R. Hazard, holding a letter from her son written on personal stationery of Adolph Hitler. He was with the firs...
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Red Cross Sponsored Singing Group

Date: 06 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of Red Cross sponsored group, "Parlor Tricks," who entertain convalescent patients in the Army Air Force's regional hospital at Truax Field....
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High School Student with Iwo Jima Image

Date: 06 08 1945
Description: East High School student with an image of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, which was used for a newly issued 3 cent postage stamp. This stamp is ...
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Red Cross Sponsored Singing Group

Date: 06 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of three members of "Parlor Tricks" being instructed by Mrs. Frances Maloney, Red Cross recreation director. Pictured left to right: Lorrain...
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Marine Robert M. Crabb

Date: 06 08 1945
Description: Marine Robert M. Crabb pointing to Japan on a map. He was home in Madison after serving as a war correspondent and being a prisoner of war for three years ...
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Red Cross "Parlor Tricks" Board Members

Date: 06 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of board members of the Red Cross sponsored group "Parlor Tricks". Left to right: Jeanette Youngblood, Dorothy Reis, Betty Johnson, Grace Sh...
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Portrait of Man in World War II Uniform

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Portrait of a man in World War II uniform, possibly Omar Crocker.
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Fred Hoffman with Photographs of Sons

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Fred M. Hoffman standing by a piano with photographs of seven of his sons, and a U.S. Air Corps banner. Five are still in the military service, two receive...
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Four Madison Returning GIs

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Group portrait of four Madison GIs (Blackhawks) who rode from Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, to their doorsteps in Madison in a Wisconsin State Journal...
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Pfc. Howard A. Endres with his Parents

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Pfc. Howard A. Endres with his parents, William & Dorothy Endres, home on furlough after Victory in Europe Day to visit his parents at 25 S. Charter Street...
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Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long and Flag

Date: 06 27 1945
Description: Mrs. Charles C. (Alice) Long is shown with the flag she crocheted for her son, Lieutenant Commander H.W. Christensen, who is a surgeon, serving in the Paci...
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Robert V. Merklein with Map of Japan

Date: 07 02 1945
Description: First Lieut. Robert V. Merklein is showing his father, O.F. Merklein, the location of Yokohama, where he downed his first Japanese plane.
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Mabel Pendleton with German Knives and Flag

Date: 07 05 1945
Description: Mabel Pendleton is shown holding German knives with a German flag on a table. The items, retired from service, were sent by her son, Sgt. Frederick N. Hall...
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Dr. Gunnar Quisling with Surgical Equipment

Date: 07 06 1945
Description: Capt. (Dr.) Gunnar Quisling is shown with a device (a surgical caliper or sliding square) he perfected for rapid detection of foreign bodies in wounded sol...
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War Bond Judges

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Judges for a War bond drawing. Pictured are: S.L. Goldstine, city chairman; Capt. L.K. Pollard, Commanding Officer of Naval School; Capt. Harold Helstrom; ...
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Mrs. Donald W. (Ruth Wilson) Rindt and Sons

Date: 07 10 1945
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Donald W. (Ruth Wilson) Rindt and sons, Jon (3) and Brian (1). She's was staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Wilson, prior to join...
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Mrs. T.H. Soehle with Nazi Souvenirs

Date: 07 12 1945
Description: Mrs. T.H. Soehle with various items from Germany which her son, Corporal Theodore Soehle, Jr., a military police officer in France, sent home.
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Pfc. Glen Lindsey and Fly Traps

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area.
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Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Seven women committee members plan a benefit program sponsored by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee in the home of Mrs. Grant (Esther) Haas, 1518 Su...
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Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee

Date: 07 16 1945
Description: Members of the Spanish Refugee Benefit Committee are shown planning for the event. Mrs. Robert Seidl and daughter Lynn on the left, Mrs. Frank Rentz, Mrs. ...

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