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Photograph

Man Working on Armature

Date: 1944
Description: A man works on an armature at Fuller & Johnson, 52 North Dickinson Street. Fuller&Johnson produced war material during World War II.
Photograph

Man Operating Drill Press

Date: 1944
Description: Man operating a drill press at Madison-Kipp Corporation, 201 Waubesa Street, producing war materiel during World War II.
Photograph

VVAW in Philadelphia

Date: 1976
Description: Demonstration by members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, one year after the war ended.
Poster

Every Pound Invested in National War Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: British poster featuring an illustration of a warship under construction. Text reads: "Every Pound Invested in National War Bonds Means More Ships More Foo...
Photograph

Civil War Re-Enactor

Date: 09 1994
Description: A Civil War re-enactor in Greenbush.
Photograph

Civil War Cannon at Park

Date: 1911
Description: A decommissioned Civil War cannon at Courthouse Park.
Poster

Let's All Work - Not Wait for Victory

Date: 1944
Description: War Manpower Commission Design No. 10, "Girl War Worker." The poster features a young woman wearing overalls and protective gloves with her hair bound back...
Photograph

Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Two members of the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars drill team and some of the crowd gathered at Forest Hill Cemetery during services to dedicate a marble m...
Poster

Provide the Sinews of War

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a large ship being built. Poster text reads: "Provide the Sinews of War. Buy Liberty Bonds."
Photograph

Soldiers Crossing the Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers crossing the floating war bridge over the Save River during World War I.
Poster

Keep 'Em Smiling Help War Camp Community Service

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring three smiling men: a soldier, an officer, and a sailor. The officer is in the middle with his arms around the other two, and the War Camp ...
Photograph

War Volunteer Unit in Training

Date: 1914
Description: Officers training a Deutschwehr (war volunteer) unit in Schmargendorf near Berlin.
Book or Pamphlet

War With Germany Pamphlet

Date: 04 04 1917
Description: Speech of Robert M. La Follette in the Senate of Wisconsin regarding the war with Germany.
Postcard

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of the Civil War Soldiers' and Sailors' monument. describing its particular dimensions and artistry.
Poster

Your War Savings Pledge

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicts Uncle Sam with his arms around a soldier and a man in a suit. The man in the suit is holding a piece of paper labelled W.S.S. for War-saving...
Postcard

Black Hawk War Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Black Hawk war monument behind a fence, located at Fort Atkinson. Buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Black Hawk War Monument, Fort Atkinson, ...
Photograph

War Worker

Date: 04 04 1944
Description: Henry Schmidt, an employee of the Plastics Division of the Consolidated Paper Company, during World War II.
Photograph

War Bonds for Victory Truck

Date: 03 20 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer Company truck promoting the purchase of war bonds.
Poster

War Loan

Date: 1915
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a lion, the symbol of the UK. Text reads: "War Loan. Back the Empire with Your Savings. Invest Now. Apply for Details a...
Photograph

Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons honor the Wisconsin Civil War soldiers on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The memorial was nam...

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