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Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, a soldier, mathematician, and botanist. Alvord fought in the Seminole Wars with the 4th U.S. ...
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Bernhard Mautz

Date: 09 27 1944
Description: Bernhard "Bernie" Mautz, president, general manager, and founder of the Mautz Paint and Varnish Company, at his desk. Mr. Mautz was chairman of Madison's 1...
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Fischelis at War Memorial

Date: 1948
Description: Robert Fischelis and H.A.B. Dunning examine the War Memorial at the American Pharmaceutical Association Headquarters building.
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Korean War Opinion Poll

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Journalist John Prindle, left, conducts an on-the-street interview of T.B. Peterman, realtor, about his opinions on the Korean War.
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Mechanical Engineers at a Desk

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Mechanical engineer Alex Gabay (right) and his assistant J.E. Lass (left) at an International Harvester war production factory (20 mm gun plant?). The men ...
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Korean War Memorial

Date: 1997
Description: A veteran leans forward, perhaps to better hear the proceedings, at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin. The (out of focus) spe...
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Abraham Lincoln Brigade

Date: 1937
Description: Five Wisconsin men who fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. This was in Albacete, Spain. From left to right standing are: Fred P...
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Louis P. Lochner and Al Steinkopf

Date: 1945
Description: A.P Correspondent Lochner and his colleague of the pre-war Berlin Bureau, Al Steinkopf, meet at the battered airport of Aachen, Germany.
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Granville Johnson

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Granville Johnson, who fought and died in the Civil War. Waist-up portrait facing forward.
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Draftees

Date: 09 05 1917
Description: Eight men drafted to serve in World War I stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. They would leave that day for the newly constructed Camp Grant,...
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Orland Loomis, High School Graduation and World War I

Date: 1913
Description: Orland Loomis graduation photograph from Mauston High School from 1913. Below, Orland Loomis in his World War I American Expeditionary Forces uniform, duri...
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Dane County Tug of War Champions

Date: 08 20
Description: Dane County tug of war champion team, dressed in overalls, with ropes used in competition. The team went to the 1934 Chicago World's Fair.
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Leon Bourgeois

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of French statesman Leon Bourgeois.
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High School Boys Conducting Liberty Loan Drive

Date: 04 1918
Description: Several young men stand around a kiosk decorated with American flags. One is dressed as Uncle Sam. Behind, them, young men and women are standing. A War Sa...
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On the Seesaw

Date: 1910
Description: Grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran, is standing next to the wooden seesaw. Grandchildren Donald Holt (left) and Alfred Holt (right) are s...
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Captain Joseph Dickson

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Captain Joseph Dickson, waist-up, facing front and slightly towards the right. Dickson fought in the Black Hawk War in 1832.
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Art During War

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Description: The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Albert Maennchen. Berlin, Steglitz. Mural entitled “Baldur” installed in the great hall of the community Fest-...
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Gordon Allott

Date: 09 1966
Description: Quarter-length portrait of George Allott a Republican politician from Colorado. Allott served in World War II as a major in the US Army Air Forces. He was ...
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East High School Shop Class

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Members of the general metals classes at Madison East High School make canes for injured veterans returning from the war. Students Robert Safranek and Merl...
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Korean War Opinion Poll

Date: 06 27 1950
Description: Journalist John Prindle, right, conducting an on-the-street interview with W.H. Kelly, a sporting goods dealer and Navy veteran, about his opinions on the ...

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