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"Moonlight Formal" at Tripp Commons

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: 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 un...
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Military Ball Receiving Line

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Attendees in formal wear are standing in a military ball receiving line, from right to left: Sam Pierce, Arnold H. Dammen, Helga Gundersen, Ralph M. Immel...
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University League Dance Reception

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: Commander Leslie K. and Isabelle Pollard with Professor Howard B. and Mrs. Doke at the University of Wisconsin University League dance reception at the Mem...
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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 05 1947
Description: Portrait of Adjt. General and Mrs. John F. Muller from West Point Military Academy. The couple is attending the Wisconsin Centennial Ball at the Wisconsin...
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Military Ball Queen

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin 1948 Military Ball Queen, Mary Schneiders of San Diego, California, pictured with some of the dignitaries who attended the dance at...
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UW Military and ROTC Officers and Wives

Date: 10 02 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin Military and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) commanding officers and their wives at a fall social party held in their h...
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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Bruce McKown explains the workings of a steering gear indicator to Jane Gehrke of Waterloo at the United States Naval Reserve Surface Division 9-212 surpri...
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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Carl Syvertsen explains the surface search radar apparatus to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Timothy Brown and Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson at the Uni...
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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Charles H. Haynie, executive officer, and Arthur G. Field (right), commanding officer of the reserve unit, are shown serving food to Hobert & Donna Frank ...
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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Naval Reserve sailors Ralph Bakken (left), and Richard J. Nelson show a ship's maneuvering or plotting board to Irene Strand, second from the left, and Kay...
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United States Naval Reserve Party

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Pictured while enjoying refreshments are, from left to right: Bruce Cartter, Jr., Doris Evans, James Evans, and Elizabeth (Mrs. Bruce, Sr.) Cartter, at the...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 29 1952
Description: Roy Burks, member of the advanced ROTC transportation corps, and Norma Cross, King and Queen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's 36th Military Ball.
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Valarie Thomas and Sea Explorer Ted Cole pause at a soft drink dispenser during the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory.
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Two couples dance at the Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen at the Memorial Union's Great Hall. They are Sue S...
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Two midshipmen and their dates attend the Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen at the Memorial Union's Great Hal...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Keith Campbell (left), Ann Arbor, MI; Noreen Gastine, Ann Arbor, MI; Beth Knope, and Jim Thompson attend the University of Wisconsin military ball, sponsor...
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Hillsboro Welcomes Mitscher

Date: 07 12 1945
Description: Vice-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher greets a young girl and her family at a parade held in his honor. It was the first time he had visited Hillsboro, his birth p...
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Vel Phillips with Uniformed Man

Date: 11 1962
Description: Vel Phillips (second to left) is standing and wearing a dress with a flower brooch. Next to her is Captain Al Roper in military uniform. Two unidentified w...
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Marine Dance

Date: 11 11 1958
Description: A man in uniform and a woman are standing together looking at each other; behind them is a cake on a table with frosting that reads: "U.S. Marines" and has...
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New Truax Field Officers Club

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Guests at the Truax Field Officers Club formal "debt party" and dance celebrating the opening of the new clubhouse. Left to right: Lt. Col. Robert J. and L...

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