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Capitol Nativity Scene

Date: 12 04 1961
Description: Life-sized nativity scene at the State Street corner of the Wisconsin Capitol Square.
Photograph

Easter Display Window of Hankscraft Egg Cooker

Date: 05 25 1929
Description: Easter display window of Hankscraft egg cooker at Harloff-Loprich.
Photograph

West Allis Streetcar

Date: 05 1948
Description: A street car on Milwaukee Electric's 35th Street line. Flags decorate the street poles for Memorial Day.
Photograph

Parade

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a parade in downtown Theresa.
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "Memorial Day."
Photograph

Parade

Date: 05 30 1967
Description: View of a marching band leading a parade down a residential street.
Photograph

Memorial Day Parade

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

Million Dollar Labor Day Parade

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a Labor Day parade with more than thirty identical automobiles in a long line. Crowds are watching from the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Mill...
Photograph

Easter Church-Goers

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: Marvin and Ruth Foster and their children Deborah and David en route to Bethel Lutheran Church on Easter Sunday.
Photograph

Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Spectators at the Memorial Day Parade standing and sitting on the curb along the Capitol Square at South Carroll Street and West Main Street.
Photograph

UW Marching Band, Armed Forces Day

Date: 05 16 1953
Description: View from street of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band parading down Mifflin Street, past the Strand Theater. This parade took place on Armed Forces...
Photograph

Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 05 1949
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Labor Day parade, showing the electrical workers' unit, the largest unit in the parade, and the Brotherhood of Electrical Worker...
Photograph

Lewis Arms on Easter

Date: 04 26 1943
Description: Lewis Arms poses with his sister and other children on Easter Day. Front from left to right are Nedra Arms (sister) and John Hall. From left to right behin...
Photograph

Green Sheet Costume

Date: 10 31 1987
Description: Amanda Basile of Milwaukee's Northwest side dressed as the Milwaukee Journal Green Sheet for Halloween. She made the costume with her mother Penny Chapman ...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: View from street of children and adults gathered along the sidewalk to watch as Madison observes Memorial Day with a parade and three memorial services aro...
Photograph

Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 16 1953
Description: Slightly elevated view taken from the Capitol Square looking down State Street. There is an unidentified marching group is coming up the middle of the stre...
Photograph

Family Portrait

Date: 05 28 2012
Description: An African-American family poses on the sidewalk for a group portrait, while waiting at the corner of 6th & King Streets, for the Memorial Day Parade. The ...
Photograph

Girl at Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 28 2007
Description: A young girl dressed in red, white, and blue is watching the Memorial Day parade while holding an American flag and sitting in a chair on the sidewalk.
Print

A Vivid 1948

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card that depicts a slide projector. The blue holder, which has a slide projector printed on it, has a die cut window that holds a transparent disk...
Photograph

University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Suzanne Seifert, 3-year-old daughter of Professor and Mrs. Lester W. Seifert, is shown in her costume made of pink crepe paper, which she wore at the Memor...

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