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Raising the Flags

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Description: Two boys raise the United States and Wisconsin flags in front of their Rock County school.
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Welcome Arch

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Description: A view down a road with an arch that reads, "Welcome Home." Atop the stone arch stand three flags, and two pictures are on each side. Flags are seen on the...
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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Three patriotically dressed women on horseback pose on an unpaved street in town. The large flags have 45 stars, and the small flags have 46 stars. In the ...
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design with Flags

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Description: Design for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring United States flags in the order they joined the Union (Wisconsin was the 30th state to join).
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Girls in Yard

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Description: Group of girls posing in the yard of a clapboard house decorated with American flags.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the club. A mast with flags stands outside of the club on the pier.
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1915
Description: Two flags are on top of the building, and the tower is on the right. Caption reads: "Post-Office, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Skutari

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Description: Skutari city hall bedecked with flags on the day of surrender of Montenegran troops.
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West Allis Streetcar

Date: 05 1948
Description: A street car on Milwaukee Electric's 35th Street line. Flags decorate the street poles for Memorial Day.
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Cameramen at Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Group of cameramen waiting at train station, with American flags and banners set up in the background.
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Parade Scene on Main Street

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Description: Elevated view of parade. Crowds are gathered on either side of the street, many holding umbrellas. Women are walking two-by-two carrying flags in parade. F...
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 1913
Description: Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park. A mast with flags is standing outside of the club near the water.
Postcard

Government Building and Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Building with tower from street level. Two flags fly are on top of the building. Caption reads: "Government Building and Post Office, Milwaukee."
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"Put Out Your Flags— Antwerp Is Ours!"

Date: 10 1914
Description: Horse-drawn trams in Berlin, bedecked with German flags, celebrating the capture of the City of Antwerp in October 1914.
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Water Street

Date: 08 07 2012
Description: A westerly view down Water Street, including Turpin's Grocery, a bar and several American flags.
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Crowd Watching a Band

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Description: Elevated view over horses towards people gathered around a band on a platform decorated with flags. In the background on the left near the band is a large ...
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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
Postcard

Man Passing Out Flags on the Fourth of July

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th."
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Loyalty Day Parade

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Elevated view of men carrying flags marching down State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol in a Loyalty Day Parade.
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First International Armour Packing Truck

Date: 1917
Description: The first International Armour and Company Packing truck outside of the comapny offices. Two American flags are mounted at the front of the truck.

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