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| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service. The corps performed errands and other services for all organizations engaged in war activities, ans... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a soldier with his gear, adjusting his helmet while standing behind sandbags. On his belt is a gas mask. Poster text re... |
| Date: | 09 03 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster providing information about draft registration in the twenty-third district of Milwaukee. Includes map of the district showing precinct boundaries a... |
| Date: | 08 08 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Several boys are posing with stacks of bound periodicals. An American flag is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Boys of Riverside High School, Milwaukee, ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Female factory workers machining parts for cream separators and International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. An original caption identifies them as "Milwauke... |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Richard L. Pifer is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
| The Struggles at Home |
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| Discover the how American patriotism during World War I led to Xenophobia and fear of Germans. |
| Date: | 10 06 1918 |
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| Description: | Crowd gathering in Kosciusko Park to celebrate the first anniversary of the formation of the Polish Army in France. Caption on glass plate reads: "Celebrat... |
| Date: | 09 25 1917 |
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| Description: | Two-sided Meatless Tuesday card menu from The Gargoyle, with the crest of the restaurant featuring a profile half-length view of a winged gargoyle in an or... |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about the pre-WWI peace movement by having students take a closer look at Julia Grace Wales |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth... |
| Symbol of Milwaukee Socialism |
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| Learn about the man who was the symbol of Milwaukee Socialism. Read about his involvement in the newspaper business, politics, and his anti-war stance. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Group of women gathered at 2nd (now 7th St.) and Mitchell wearing light-colored dresses and hats. Each woman holds a U.S. flag. There is a sign to the righ... |
| Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| Israel's First Female Prime Minister |
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| Learn about the life of Israel's first female prime minster, her role in the Zionist movement, and her early years living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Images of a Milwaukee Manufacturing Powerhouse |
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| Read about one of Milwaukee's most successful manufacturing companies and view vintage photographs of the corporation. |
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