Remarks on General Charles King, 1936.

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Remarks on General Charles King, 1936.

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Typewritten remarks by Colonel Smith on General Charles King, the "Father of the Wisconsin National Guard," given by Smith on receiving a portrait of King done by John A. Nielson, June 30, 1936.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Nielson, John Alexander, 1881-1954

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Smith, A.H. (Albert Hugh), 1903-1967

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Wisconsin. National Guard

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King, Charles, 1844-1933

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