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International Civil Defense Directors

Date: 09 13 1954
Description: Wisconsin's civil defense director, Major General Ralph Olson (seated), hosts four European civil defense directors on a tour of civil defense units in the...
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Civil War Cannon in Snow

Date: 1929
Description: Winter scene with a Civil War cannon partially covered with snow at Camp Randall.
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons honor the Wisconsin Civil War soldiers on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The memorial was nam...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons. The memorial was built to honor Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and is located on the University of Wisconsi...
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Civil War Guard House

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Description: A Civil War guard house at Camp Randall, still standing as of 1962.
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Civil War Cannon

Date: 1950
Description: A Civil War cannon captured at the Battle of Shiloh, displayed at Camp Randall near the corner of Randall Street and Dayton Street. A fire station is visib...
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Mobile Civil Defense Test

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler addresses a group of volunteers assembled at the Wisconsin State Capitol as part of Wisconsin's first civil defense support battalio...
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Bobby Feinglass, John Lewis, and Alicia Kaplow

Date: 11 02 1965
Description: Pictured, from background to foreground: Bobby Feinglass; John Lewis, noted politician and civil rights leader; and Alicia Kaplow, SNCC (Student Nonviolent...
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Old Abe Reproduction

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Description: An eagle of the same type as "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, displayed in the Civil War Roo...
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Mobile Civil Defense Test

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Lineup of parade vehicles at Law Park along Lake Monona for Wisconsin's first civil defense support battalion test in Madison.
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Helen Giessel (left) and Avis MacLean make an improvised plate and cup during a Civil Defence emergency mass-feeding practice event.
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Robert Nuckles (left); Mrs. Earl Siggelkow, McFarland; George Solsrud; and Laura Palmer washing dishes in halved oil drums during a Civil Defense emergency...
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Civil Defense Alert Test

Date: 04 28 1961
Description: City Civil Defense Director Richard Wilson (left) and two Madison radio announcers take part in a nationwide CONELRAD test as part of the eighth annual "Op...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Doris Ardelt, secretary of the Madison Civil defense office, hands out comic books to Mary Anthony, left, and Susan Peerenboom for distribution by the Girl...
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Edith Getz (left), Lillian Fried, and George Bernhagen cooking pancakes on an improvised grill during a Civil Defence emergency mass-feeding practice.
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Application for Admission to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home

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Description: Application to admit a child to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Madison, Wisconsin, who had lost their father in the Civil War.
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Civil Defense Mass Feeding Practice

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Eldred Heiser (left), Isabelle Hyslop, and Janet DePiazza gather around an oven/kettle intended for cooking soup, meats, and stews during a Civil Defense e...
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George Hoyt

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Description: George S. Hoyt, an officer in S.W. Eaton's regiment.
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Centennial Old Abe

Date: 02 07 1876
Description: Centennial photograph of Old Abe, perched on a stars and stripes shield. The live war eagle was carried during the Civil War, by the 8th Wisconsin Voluntee...
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Camp Randall Stockade

Date: 04 05 1970
Description: The stockade from the Civil War era that still remains on the grounds of Camp Randall.

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