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World War I Poster Wall

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Description: Wall of World War I posters.
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Women at War

Date: 05 25 1917
Description: A World War I female factory worker dressed in a uniform repairing her own machinery.
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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Woman typing.
Property Record

Relocated to Juneau Park (old address: TRIANGLE BOUNDED BY W WELLS ST, N 2ND ST AND N PLANKINTON AVE)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: World War I Monument
Reference Number: 106508
Property Record

GRACELAND CEMETERY

Community: Racine
County: Racine
Historic Name: WORLD WAR I MONUMENT
Reference Number: 10955
Property Record

SAYLESVILLE RD

Community: Genesee
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: World War I Memorial
Reference Number: 124242
Property Record

515 OAK ST

Community: Baraboo
County: Sauk
Historic Name: World War I Memorial
Reference Number: 230001
Resource Description

World War I Centennial Commemoration

Remembering the Events from 100 Years Ago
Poster

Sow the Seeds of Victory!

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster promoting individuals to garden and can vegetables for the war effort. Produced by the National War Garden Commission.
News Release

Experience Civil War Life During Old World Wisconsin’s Civil War Camp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Get a taste of what Civil War camp life was really like during Old World Wisconsin’s Gone for a Soldier: Civil War Camp and Soldier Experience.
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Joseph McCarthy During World War II

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Description: Candid portrait of Joe McCarthy wearing a pith helmet during World War II.
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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Woman using sewing machine.
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"An Expressive Scene"

Date: 1915
Description: Horses surrounding a steam threshing machine in Serbia during World War I.
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Kohler During World War II

Date: 06 1943
Description: Snapshot of Walter J. Kohler, Jr., then a Navy lieutenant, taken somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Portrait of Man in World War II Uniform

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Portrait of a man in World War II uniform, possibly Omar Crocker.
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World War I Draftees

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Description: Group portrait of World War I draftees dressed in suits, posing in front of the Court House.
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World War I Group

Date: 03 1918
Description: World War I soldiers at Camp Custer seated on Winchester rifle crates.
Property Record

GARFIELD DR., IN VILLAGE PARK

Community: Menomonee Falls
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: War Memorial
Reference Number: 154402
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Soldiers Departing for War

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Description: USS "Mt. Vernon" with soldiers aboard departing to fight in World War II.
News Release

December 19, 2017 - Wisconsin Historical Society Acquires Important World War I Poster Collection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Wisconsin Historical Society (Society) has announced the recent acquisition of over 100 vintage World War I posters.

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