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Making Shells for the Korean War

Date: 06 1953
Description: Men and women employed by Malleable Iron Range Co. making artillery shells to be used in the Korean War.
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Welcome Home Ron!

Date: 09 13 1958
Description: A young man is sitting next to an older man and woman. Behind them is a sign with eight stars on it, and the text: WELCOME HOME RON! NUMBER EIGHT IS HOM...
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Madison Marine Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: Madison Marine Reserve staff Sgt. Frank J. Kasinski embraces his wife before boarding the train taking the reserve unit for active duty in Korea.
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Volunteers at Red Cross Regional Blood Center

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: Volunteer nurses Mrs. J.W. Brown and Mrs. R.H. Olsen work at the year-old Red Cross Regional Blood Center in Madison.
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Operation Badger Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Pvt. Tom Voigt, Ixonia (at right), one of forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits sworn in at Madison, shakes hands with his father, Ray Voigt (r...
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Operation Badger Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Pvt. Gregory Becker, Beaver Dam (left), leader of the forty-seven "Operation Badger" Air Force recruits, is presented with numerous gifts to present (inclu...
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Woman Holding Artillery Shell

Date: 06 1953
Description: Factory worker holding an artillery shell manufactured at Malleable Iron Range Co.
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"Operation Badger" Air Force Recruits

Date: 12 06 1951
Description: Mayor George Forster, far left, looks on as Col. Robert D. Montagne of General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, also at left, administers the oath of enlistment ...
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Lieutenant Colonel George R. Hansen at Football Game

Date: 10 03 1953
Description: Former P.O.W. George R. Hansen posing for a photograph after a football game between Wisconsin and Marquette at Camp Randall. The game climaxed a day of ho...
Historical Essay

Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965

Female War Correspondent
Read about the Wisconsin born photojournalist who was one of the first female war correspondents. This article contains a link containing her photography.
Photograph

Distinguished Service Cross

Date: 10 09 1951
Description: The Distinguished Service Cross for heroism was given posthumously to Capt. Robert Walker, Lancaster, who was killed as the result of heroic action near Sa...
Photograph

Madison Marine Sendoff

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: Marine Pfc. Russell J. Seldal, a member of the Madison marine reserve unit being sent to Korea, holds his daughter Elaine while his wife, Betty, holds thei...
Historical Essay

McCarthyism, Korea and the Cold War

How a Senator From Wisconsin Created the Red Scare
Discover how a senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy created the climate of fear known as the "Red Scare."
Photograph

Turner Family

Date: 09 09 1953
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Turner, Richland Center farmers, stand by the steps of a Northwest Orient airliner with their daughter, Mrs. Chester Hall. The Turners...
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VA Hospital Patients Win Short Story Contest

Date: 02 24 1954
Description: Luida Sanders (right), a "writer's aide" and a state public health educator, presents first and second prizes to two writers and patients at the Madison V...
Classroom Material

Chapter 11: New Opportunities, New Challenges

Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story'

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