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World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Scrap drive at International Harvester dealer. Original caption: "C.J. Moericke, who is dealer at Marion in the Green Bay territory, was receiving scrap fr...
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War Worker

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified woman who worked at the Four Wheel Drive factory in Clintonville assembling trucks during World War I. She is wearing a special uniform fo...
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Four Women and Truck

Date: 1918
Description: Pictured here are four of the women who joined the work force at the Four Wheel Drive Company in Clintonville in order to build trucks for the American and...
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Grand Army Home

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of Bryant Hall at the Grand Army Home for Veterans.
Postcard

Grand Army Home

Date: 1955
Description: A display of military memorabilia at the Grand Army Home. Caption reads: "Museum - Grand Army Home - King, Wis".
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Waupaca County Veterans Hospital

Date: 1930
Description: The Waupaca County Veterans Hospital. Caption reads: "The New Hospital, Wisconsin Veteran's Home, Dedicated July 20, 1930."
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War Departmental Trial

Date: 1918
Description: Captain Alexander E. Williams of the War Department testing the experimental truck that the Four Wheel Drive Company hoped to manufacture for the army. In ...
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Three men loading a trailer near an International Harvester dealership during the "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. There is a large pile of scrap on the groun...
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-...
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City Park

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: A view of a park with benches, a gazebo, and a Civil War soldiers monument. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1901.
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Civil War Reunion

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home.
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Ole Peterson

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders cabinet card portrait of Ole Peterson, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information w...
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Martin Jenson

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Martin Jenson, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained fr...
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Torger Gilbertson

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Description: Quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Torger Gilbertson, a corporal in Company I, Wisconsin 15 Infantry. The following information was obtained from the ...
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Veterans' Home

Date: 06 1988
Description: "Veterans' Home at King, WI."
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Lansing A. Wilcox 105th Birthday Party

Date: 1951
Description: Group portrait of Lansing A. Wilcox — last Civil War veteran in Wisconsin — with a group of men at his 105th birthday. The birthday party was held at the G...
Postcard

Four Wheel Drive

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of the United States Military surveying four wheel drive (FWD) trucks, manufactured in Clintonvlle, carrying supply boxes. Caption r...
Postcard

Four Wheel Drive Doing Its Bit

Date: 1918
Description: Postcard with two photographs of four wheel drive (F.W.D.) trucks, which were manufactured in Clintonville, Wisconsin. They are carrying supplies and troop...
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Carl Peterson at his Desk

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Description: Carl Peterson relaxing in a rocking chair at his desk. He is smoking a pipe and gazing up at a pair of mounted deer horns holding a fishing pole and rifle....
Postcard

Grand Army Home for Veterans

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a veterans' home. Text on reverse reads: "This modern up to date hospital can take care of any members in need of hospitalizatio...

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