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Draft Protest Meeting
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Adolph Maasen (left), the leader of a group of state farmers claiming prejudice against farmers by the State Selective Service, observing Colonel Bentley Courtenay addressing the group in the state assembly chamber. Mr. Courtenay is the state draft head.
May 8, 1952
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Draft Protest Meeting
May 8, 1952
Elevated view of some of the nearly 70 farmers and their wives from nine Wisconsin counties gathered in the state assembly chamber to hear a discussion of farm deferments by the State Selective Ser...
Selective Service Officials
May 1, 1959
Lieutenant General Lewis B. Hershey (left), national selective service director, confers with his Wisconsin counterpart, Colonel Bentley Courtenay.
Wisconsin State Journal Printing Press Crew
October 7, 1952
Group portrait of the printing press staff in the press room at the Wisconsin State Journal offices.
Knights of Columbus Officers
May 20, 1952
The 1952 officers of the Wisconsin state council, Knights of Columbus, at the organization's golden jubilee convention in Madison.
First Draftees from Madison
November 22, 1948
The first Madison draftees under the new selective service law who were inducted. Left to right are: Dean Raemisch, James Everhart, Norman Chump and Carl Wenz.
