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Parade of the 32nd Division

Date: 1919
Description: Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I.
Poster

Fighting In France For Freedom! — Are You Helping at Home?

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a photograph of a crowd of people in New York City walking in unity to show their support for the war abroad. Text reads, in part: "Fighti...
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Drafted Men at Chicago & Northwestern Station

Date: 05 25 1918
Description: Elevated view of draftees at the Northwestern depot on their way to basic training and then France. Nearly 3,000 Madison men joined the war effort.
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Songfest at the Koenigsplatz

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Description: Song Festival held in downtown Berlin.
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Memorial Day Activities

Date: 05 30 1952
Description: Two members of the Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars drill team and some of the crowd gathered at Forest Hill Cemetery during services to dedicate a marble m...
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Community Food Demonstration

Date: 1917
Description: Group of women in U.S. Food Administration uniforms demonstrate food conservation methods to a group of men, women and children.
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Draftees Leaving Madison

Date: 05 25 1918
Description: A crowd watching as drafted men leave Madison via the Chicago Northwestern railroad station.
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Captured Belgian Artillery

Date: 
Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
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Captured Belgian Artillery

Date: 1914
Description: Parade of captured equipment through the Brandenberg Gate.
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Captured French Artillery

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Description: Captured French artillery in front of the Crown Prince's Palace.
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The Departure of Djemal Pascha from Damascus

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Description: Djemal Pascal leaving Damascus.
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Off to the Trenches

Date: 05 05 1918
Description: Send off for World War I recruits at the railroad station. The man leaning out of the train window is Ben Bergor, a professional magician and vaudeville pe...
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Duchess of Brunswick

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Description: The Duchess of Braunschweig (Brunswick) in front of the Crown Prince's Palace.
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Captured Russian Artillery

Date: 
Description: Parade of captured Russian artillery through the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin.
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Parade Near the Reichstag Building

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Description: Russian regimental colors, captured by the Osterode Landsturm (reservists).
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Parade Near the Reichstag Building

Date: 
Description: Russian regimental colors, captured by the Osterode Landsturm (reservists).
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Machine Guns on Parade

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Description: Russian machine guns pulled by captured Cossack horses.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 09 02 1918
Description: Elevated view of the Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at King Street, featuring a float that has the words "Win The War For Freedom" on the front.
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Female Red Cross Volunteers

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Description: Female Red Cross volunteers in front of the Reichstag building.
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Community Fair Address

Date: 09 19 1918
Description: Elevated view of a soldier with his arm in a sling standing on the back of a truck, addressing a crowd. Behind him are the shop windows for First National ...

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