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Rentschler Floral Co., "Navy Day" Window Display

Date: 10 27 1944
Description: Display window at Rentschler Floral Company store, 228 State Street, showing floral arrangements and poster advertising "Navy Day, October 27, 1944."
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Memorial Day Parade

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

Date: 09 1913
Description: Wedding day of Alice Armstrong Ashmun, Mary's niece, to Edwin Trenbath. They are standing in wedding attire in front of a porch while Alice is cradling a ...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Founders Day Dinner

Date: 01 31 1948
Description: Pictured at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin founders day dinner are left to right: Mrs. Robert K. Richardson, Beloit; William Campbell, Oshkosh; ...
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Governor Walter Kohler, Sr.

Date: 1929
Description: Portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken in the Governor's Office in the Wisconsin State Capitol on his Inauguration Day.
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Egg Day Parade

Date: 10 15 1935
Description: Women ride on a parade float on the bed of an International C-line truck during Egg Day at the Western Washington Fair. Two men are riding inside the cab o...
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Armistice Day Ceremonies

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony with Mrs. Ella M. Bresee, representing the Grand Army of the Republic and the Daughters of 1812, shown placing a wreath at the cenot...
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Stagette Day at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Four women pose behind a table filled with prizes and flowers which will be awarded to golfers at the Stagette Day women's golf contest. They include, from...
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Constitution Day Luncheon

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Guests sitting at the head table at the Madison Lions Club Constitution Day Luncheon at the Park Hotel. Left to right are Rev. Charles R. Bell, Jr., pastor...
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Founders Day Banquet

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Six honored guests at the annual Founders' Day Banquet of the Madison Council of Parents and Teachers gather at a table for a group portrait. Seated, left ...
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Warriors in a Sea of Memories

Date: 05 26 2003
Description: A woman walking in Oak Grove Cemetery on Memorial Day. American flags stand at each headstone of past soldiers.
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Joan and David Obey

Date: 06 09 1962
Description: Joan and David Obey smile on their wedding day. She is wearing a wedding dress and he is wearing a suit with a vest.
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Bride and Maid of Honor

Date: 06 20 1987
Description: Close-up portrait of Rebecca (Butcher) Olson on her wedding day with her maid-of-honor Jill Howman. Rebecca married William Olson on June 20, 1987 at the ...
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Madison Armature Parts Company

Date: 07 27 1946
Description: Interior view of Madison Armature Parts Company. Three men are standing in front of the counter with displays of flowers (opening day). The men are (?): Ja...
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Confirmation Ceremony

Date: 1910
Description: Twins Marie Johanna and Friedrich Wilhelm Ginnow pose in front of a decorated altar on their confirmation day. This was the last confirmation class at the ...
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Saluting the War Dead

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Description: David Cline, a Vietnam War veterans and a national leader in Veterans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, during a Memorial Day ceremony in Jer...
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Wedding Day

Date: 04 05 1997
Description: "The bride - Cynthia Neitzel."
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Armistice Day Commemoration

Date: 11 11 1948
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...
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U.W. Graduation in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House

Date: 06 15 1951
Description: Hundreds of students in cap and gown listen to a Commmencement Day speaker. Honored guests, most in cap and gown, sit on stage. On the far right center is...

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