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Navy Chief Wallace Zabler Retires

Date: 08 23 1957
Description: Lt. Commander Wallace E. Zabler salutes the Navy and Marines in the review of troops who officially "piped him over the sides" at his retirement ceremonies...
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Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Review

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: Anti-military protestors demonstrating outside U.W. Camp Randall stadium during a review of ROTC cadets. Posters challenge compulsory service in the state ...
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Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Review

Date: 05 24 1957
Description: University of Wisconsin ROTC men stand at attention during a review at Camp Randall stadium. Empty bleachers fill the background and two flags are flying i...
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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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New University of Wisconsin Faculty

Date: 09 28 1954
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant Commodore Robert J. Murphy, Navy ROTC, (right) with Mrs. Murphy, and their sons David, age 9, and Thomas, 7.
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Attending the University of Wisconsin military ball, sponsored by the three ROTC branches of service at the university are, left to right: Judy Anderson; D...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: Spectators are shown standing on the steps at the Capitol Square looking down State street at approaching U.W. ROTC marching units. The view includes the e...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Memorial Day Parade on South Carroll Street from the roof of the Park Hotel. The parade featured two marching groups: a military band...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Elevated view of Madison's Naval ROTC members rounding the corner at South Carroll and West Main Street during the Memorial Day parade on the Capitol Squar...
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S.A.T.C. University of Wisconsin Library Mall Panorama

Date: 1918
Description: A panoramic photograph featuring the Student Army Training Corp (S.A.T.C) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison standing at attention on Library Mall. In ...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 20 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin ROTC marching units moving south down South Carroll street during a parade commemorating Armed Forces Day. The Episcopal cathedral ...
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Madison Navy Recruiting Center Receiving Award

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Navy recruiters of the Madison sub-station are presented a banner and certificate of merit for leading the Chicago area district in number of enlistments f...
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Captain Robert E. Blue Retirement

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Captain Robert E. Blue, commandant of the University of Wisconsin Naval ROTC, receiving a retirement present at a banquet in his honor which was sponsored ...
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New Residents

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: Group portrait of new Madison residents Colonel Douglas and Mary Reeve, with their daughter Linda (age 11). They recently came to Madison from Newport, Rho...
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Welcoming Committee for Rear Admiral Roy T. Cowdrey

Date: 05 18 1951
Description: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Roy T. Cowdrey are welcomed by city, state and military officials at the airport. From left: Col. Collins Ferris, commanding officer ...
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Wisconsin Naval Reserve Training Officers

Date: 03 27 1951
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Naval Reserve Training Officers at the Madison naval reserve training center, located at 1046 East Washington Avenue, during an...
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Navy Ball at University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 08 1957
Description: Two couples attend the Navy Ball held for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen at the Memorial Union's Great Hall. They are Henry T...
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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 ROTC Inspection

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: A three day annual inspection of the University of Wisconsin Reserved Officers Training Corps cadets was climaxed by a parade of 2,500 cadets and the prese...
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University of Wisconsin ROTC Inspection

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin Reserve Officers Training Corps parade is witnessed by many regular army and navy officers with their wives and other members of th...

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