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Memorial Day 1948

Memorial Day 1948 Madison, Wisconsin.  WW 2 Vets on float only 3 years after the war. View full size.

Memorial Day 1948 Madison, Wisconsin. WW 2 Vets on float only 3 years after the war. View full size.

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Close, but wrong holiday

This was actually Statehood Day, marking Wisconsin's centennial. There was no Memorial Day parade that year because it was only a few days away from Statehood Day. For Madison people seeing this, the location is the last block of State Street, where the University Book Store and Memorial Library now stand. All those buildings in the picture are gone.

The cars

A 1940 Nash Ambassador Eight Sedan in front, followed by a 1947 Cadillac.

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