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| Date: | 04 07 1933 |
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| Description: | Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:... |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Launching Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, "Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock. |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera... |
| Date: | 08 17 1936 |
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| Description: | Neils Ruud, 824 E. Dayton Street, receiving the first unemployment compensation check issued in Wisconsin from Voyta Wrabetz, chairman of the state industr... |
| Date: | 05 30 1904 |
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| Description: | Chromolithograph of Old Abe, Wisconsin War Eagle. The title reads: "Memorial Day in Wisconsin Schools." |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | The west wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol on Decoration Day. The steep slope of the western side of the park delayed the construction of the east ... |
| Date: | 10 26 1945 |
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| Description: | The silver service, which was a gift of the State to the USS "Wisconsin," on display during the presentation ceremony. |
| Date: | 10 26 1945 |
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| Description: | The official delegation party with their wives at the ceremony of silver service presentation aboard the USS "Wisconsin". Seated left to right are Judge Ro... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a completed painting by artist Robert Thom titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia". The painting depicts a scene from the fi... |
| Date: | 06 07 1937 |
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| Description: | View of a U.S. Pharmacopeia exhibit titled: "The Pharmacopeia and the Physician", at the American Medical Association conference. The informational display... |
| Date: | 06 1942 |
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| Description: | View of the U.S. Pharmacopeia's exhibit at the American Medical Association's 1942 Conference in Atlantic City, detailing the revisions and additions of va... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View of an U.S. Pharmacopeia exhibit at the 1931 American Medical Association Conference. The exhibit showcases hypnotics, digitalis, analgesics, and iodin... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Tractor Works for the raising of an American flag. The factory was located at 2600 West 31st Blvd., and wa... |
| Date: | 09 10 1960 |
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| Description: | This exhibit entitled "Pharmacies U.S.A." greeted nearly one-half million visitors at the main entrance of the U.S. Pavilions at the International Trade Fa... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr... |
| Date: | 06 14 1940 |
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| Description: | Boy Scouts and others recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Madison's first public Flag Day ceremony held at the UW football stadium. |
| Date: | 10 14 1931 |
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| Description: | A group of women representing Disabled American Veterans posing with Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman and a plaque proclaiming Forget-Me-Not Day. |
| Date: | 05 02 1963 |
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| Description: | During part of a ceremony, citizens raise their right hands and swear allegiance to the United States in the federal building to receive citizenship certif... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over crowd towards an executive who is speaking to workers assembled by the receiving department at Farmall Works to celebrate the 100,000th ... |
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