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Morey's Speedy Delivery

Date: 04 22 1934
Description: Howard Morey delivering the film "Hell's Holiday" to R.E. Mutchler of American Legion Post No. 57 for Parkway Theatre. (The man in the top coat is unidenti...
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American Legion Men with Christmas Toys

Date: 12 21 1935
Description: American Legion group outdoors at Breese Stevens field with Christmas toys, which were distributed to American Legion children.
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Howard Miner Receiving Poppy

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Howard Miner, disabled World War I veteran, receiving Forget-me-not flower from Florence Palz, ladies auxiliary chairman, marking the opening of the forget...
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Omnibus Advertising VFW Post 1318

Date: 08 30 1933
Description: Omnibus advertising Marion Cranefield VFW Post 1318 and Fauerbach Beer. The bus is parked in front of Ferdinand C. Jack's Tailor Shop and Edward "Ace" Fisc...
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Mayor Law Buying V.F.W. Poppy

Date: 05 10 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law buying V.F.W. poppy from Miss Jane Elizabeth Ward.
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DVA Women on Fire Truck

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i...
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Chief McCormick Buying Forget-Me-Not

Date: 09 29 1932
Description: Chief of Police William McCormick buying the first Forget-me-not from the Disabled American Veterans on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps. Left to right: L...
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American Legion Locomotive Float and Crew

Date: 08 26 1932
Description: Locomotive float which won honorable mention for the Dane County American Legion Voiture No. 683 of the 40 et 8, a replica of French transportation during ...
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Governor La Follette Buying a "Buddy Poppy"

Date: 03 25 1932
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap...
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Mr. Bellam and George O'Connell

Date: 10 14 1931
Description: Mr. Bellam and George O'Connell discuss the "Forget-Me-Not" campaign for Disabled American Veterans.
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Milwaukee Road Service Club Orchestra

Date: 05 18 1946
Description: Milwaukee Road Service Club Orchestra performing on stage at American Legion Memorial Hall, 110 East Wilson Street. Decorations include large bell, Milwauk...
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Wendell Willkie with Carroll L. Coon

Date: 03 25 1944
Description: Wendell Willkie speaks with Carroll L. Coon, Commander of Madison's William B. Cairns American Legion Post No. 57, during Willkie's 1944 campaign for the P...
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Poppy Day Sale Participants

Date: 05 23 1944
Description: Mayor Halsey Kraege buys the first poppy from Mrs. John Coyne, Veterans of Foreign Wars Poppy Day sale chairman of the VFW Auxiliary. Left to right: Joseph...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars at Flag Presentation

Date: 10 10 1944
Description: Group portrait of ten members of the Marion C. Cranefield post No. 1318 Veterans of Foreign Wars presenting a United States flag and staff for use at the D...
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Judson Pearsall and Sargent James E. Spangberg

Date: 11 24 1944
Description: Judson Pearsall, commander of the Madison chapter of the Disabled American Veterans, visiting with an injured soldier, Sargent James E. Spangberg, at the T...
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Disabled American Veterans Group

Date: 02 27 1945
Description: DAV (Disabled American Veterans) group of three men and two women.
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Governor Walter Goodland, Mrs. Mary Ellen Hawley and Mrs. Freida Strassburg

Date: 05 17 1945
Description: Governor Walter S. Goodland buying the first poppy from American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary members. Pictured left to right: Mr...
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American Legion Group Portrait

Date: 05 08 1945
Description: Group portrait of American Legion members dressed in various costumes.
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Madison Disabled American Veterans Officials

Date: 05 11 1945
Description: Madison Disabled American Veterans (DAV) officials, Mark R. Kilp, left, Adjutant G. Earl Heath, center, and right, Postmaster Walter J. Hyland inspect a sh...
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VFW Post on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 05 21 1946
Description: Group portrait of members of the newly established Veterans of Foreign Wars Post at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the first of its kind on a ...

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