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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 05 1947
Description: Portrait of Adjt. General and Mrs. John F. Muller from West Point Military Academy. The couple is attending the Wisconsin Centennial Ball at the Wisconsin...
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Soldiers at U.S. Centennial Celebration

Date: 07 1876
Description: Elevated view from the Park Hotel looking east to the corner of Carroll and Main Streets in Madison. Soldiers are in formation as a part of the centennial ...
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U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus

Date: 04 02 1945
Description: U. S. Navy V-12 Chorus, sailors and WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), at the Stock Pavilion, "3rd Anniversary Happy Hour."
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: A group of B-25s fly over the Wisconsin State Capitol dome during the Wisconsin Centennial Parade.
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Anniversary of JFK Assassination

Date: 11 1964
Description: Delegates from the International Labor Press Association place a marker on the grave of President John F. Kennedy to mark the first anniversary of his deat...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Parade. Elevated view of the crowd as the U.S. Army 32nd Division passes along Main Street. The Tenney Building is in the background.
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: The viewing stand for the new voter ceremonies at the King Street entrance of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Admiral William D. Leahy (in uniform) is shown i...
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We Saw You . . . Marking Mexico Independence

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: People from Mexico living in the Madison area gather along with their American friends at the Truax Field Officer's Club to celebrate Mexico's Independence...
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We Saw You . . . Marking Mexico Independence

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: People from Mexico and their Madison friends gather at the Truax Field Officer's Club to celebrate Mexico's Independence Day. Dr. Gustavo del Castillo, phy...
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We Saw You . . . Marking Mexico Independence

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: People from Mexico and their Madison area friends gather at the Truax Field Officer's Club to celebrate Mexico Independence Day. William Rosenbaum, a frequ...
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Dewey's Victory Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Semi-Centennial ceremonial archway erected at State and Mifflin Streets to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet at Man...
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Battle of Gettysburg Camp, 50th Anniversary

Date: 07 1913
Description: Panoramic view of encampment for the Battle of Gettysburg 50th Anniversary, with hundreds of tents.
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We Saw You . . . Marking Mexico Independence

Date: 08 17 1960
Description: People from Mexico and their Madison area friends gather at the Truax Field Officer's Club to celebrate Mexico Independence Day. Some of the Mexican women ...
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U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus and University of Wisconsin Band

Date: 04 02 1945
Description: U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus and University of Wisconsin Band at the Stock Pavilion. Separate label negative reads, "3rd Anniversary - Happy Hour".
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Anniversary of Submarine Service

Date: 04 04 1947
Description: Celebrating the 47th anniversary of the purchase of the first "submersible torpedo boat" from its inventor, J.B. Holland, for service in World War I, are C...
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Lansing Wilcox

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Lansing Wilcox, 102-years of age, the last surviving Wisconsin veteran of the Grand Army of the Republic, is seated in a crowd of people attending a Wiscon...
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Officers of the Letter Carriers' Auxiliary

Date: 10 26 1949
Description: The 15th Anniversary Banquet of the Four Lakes Auxiliary, Number 508, National Association of Letter Carriers. Pictured, left to right, are Mrs. Alexandria...
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Officers of the Madison Theatre Guild frolic around a piano. Al Barraclough, director of the Guild, is sitting at the piano. The others are (left to right)...
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Army Medical Corps Anniversary

Date: 1957
Description: Army Signal Service Corps cuts cake to honor its 40th birthday. The corps consisted of about 4,100 members of whom 300 to 400 are pharmacists in commission...
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10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Social Security Act

Date: 08 14 1945
Description: A large group of federal employees celebrating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act.

Left to right standing: Evelyn S. Selecma...

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