Date: | 06 1953 |
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Description: | Men and women employed by Malleable Iron Range Co. making artillery shells to be used in the Korean War. |
Date: | 09 13 1958 |
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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... |
Date: | 09 06 1950 |
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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. |
Date: | 06 14 1951 |
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Description: | Volunteer nurses Mrs. J.W. Brown and Mrs. R.H. Olsen work at the year-old Red Cross Regional Blood Center in Madison. |
Date: | 12 06 1951 |
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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... |
Date: | 12 06 1951 |
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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... |
Date: | 06 1953 |
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Description: | Factory worker holding an artillery shell manufactured at Malleable Iron Range Co. |
Date: | 12 06 1951 |
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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 ... |
Date: | 10 03 1953 |
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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... |
Female War Correspondent |
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Read about the Wisconsin born photojournalist who was one of the first female war correspondents. This article contains a link containing her photography. |
Date: | 10 09 1951 |
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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... |
Date: | 09 06 1950 |
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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... |
How a Senator From Wisconsin Created the Red Scare |
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Discover how a senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy created the climate of fear known as the "Red Scare." |
Date: | 09 09 1953 |
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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... |
Date: | 02 24 1954 |
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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... |
Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story' |
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