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"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons
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Couples enjoy the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. They are in formal dress with some of the men in military uniforms.
August 25, 1944
Stein, George H., 1913-2004
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"Moonlight Formal" Couples
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Young women in formal dress and naval cadets in uniform attend the "Moonlight Formal" at the Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Romantic Night at the "Moonlight Formal"
August 26, 1944
A formally dressed young woman and her beau in his U.S. Army uniform sit at a table and drink Coca-Cola at the "Moonlight Formal" in Tripp Commons at the Memorial Union on the University of Wiscons...
"Moonlight Formal" Couple
August 26, 1944
A couple attending the "Moonlight Formal" share a romantic moment on a circular bench in the lobby outside the Union Theater at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union.
ROTC Graduation Ceremony
August 23, 1958
Lenoda Graewin pins a bar on the uniform of her fiance, James Schmitz, during the University of Wisconsin ROTC graduation ceremony at the Memorial Union.
State Employees Party
December 17, 1937
Group portrait of state employees taken at a party in Tripp Commons Hall, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin. Taken for State Employee magazine.
University of Wisconsin ROTC Review
May 1, 1948
The University of Wisconsin ROTC cadets pass in review before the Military Ball Queen, Mary Schneiders, San Diego, California, her court, and ROTC officers.
