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| Description: | Daily scenes of the crowd gathered in front of the garrison door waiting to receive a free noon day meal from soldier's kitchen. |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Four Junior Red Cross members with Christmas cards, tray favors, Christmas tree ornaments and recreations hall decorations made for military units and hosp... |
| Date: | 10 16 1951 |
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| Description: | Representing the Armed Forces is Pfc. John Mullinax of St. Joseph, Missouri, who is stationed with the air force at Truax Field. More than nine hundred vol... |
| Date: | 12 23 1957 |
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| Description: | Phyllis Wikoff, director of the Empty Stocking Club, receives a check for $400 from Major Robert I. Perina, commanding officer of the 4th automatic-weapons... |
| Date: | 01 28 1960 |
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| Description: | This group of men from the VFW Booster Club present a check for $100 to Roundy (Joseph L. Coughlin) for Roundy's Fun Fund. Left to right are: William Roger... |
| Date: | 12 05 1963 |
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| Description: | Marine James Tetzlaff of the Marine Corps Reserve helping Mike Lehnherr, age 3 of Verona, put his short wave call through to the North Pole at Westgate Sho... |
| Date: | 12 19 1958 |
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| Description: | Members of the Marine Corps Reserves Fourth Automatic Weapons Battery pitch in to help set up the depot, help move equipment and wrap presents for the Empt... |
| Date: | 01 14 1945 |
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| Description: | Five Girl Reserves (?) shown with items of clothing collected for the war effort. |
| Date: | 05 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral donating to a fund established for the welfare and education of the 3-month-old son of an Air Force p... |
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| Description: | Landrat (local official) distributing gutscheine (food coupons) to the poor. |
| Date: | 10 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Mr. Bellam and George O'Connell discuss the "Forget-Me-Not" campaign for Disabled American Veterans. |
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| Description: | Feeding the needy in Friedenau-Wilmersdorf at the Kaiserplatz. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | National Women's Service. The indigent and refugees from East Prussia receiving free shoes, clothing, and underwear. |
| Date: | 11 31 1944 |
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| Description: | Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry, honorary president of the Wisconsin War Fund, and Frank Ross, president, signing a check for $500,000.00. |
| Date: | 01 25 1950 |
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| Description: | Retiring president of the Madison Community Chest, E.L. Wingert of 117 North Prospect Avenue (left), congratulates his successor, Francis Bowman, Jr. of Ro... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Pictured are three newly-elected officers of the United Givers' Fund. Left to right are: Bernhard Mautz, president; Morgan Manchester, first vice-presiden... |
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| Description: | Robert S. Allen, a well-known journalist who lost his arm while serving during World War II, purchases Easter Seals from a handicapped girl. Allen was act... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | A dog sitting on the sidewalk in front of a storefront with a can in his mouth. He is accepting donations to the Red Cross. |
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| Description: | Instead of free meals, needy children receive a basket weekly with enough food to last for a week. |
| Date: | 10 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Three female war chest workers seated at a table sort war chest printed material. The wall in the background is covered with Madison War Chest posters. M... |
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