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Madison Newcomers

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Mrs. F.I. (Betty Neef) Sanna and her three children, Susan (3), David (6), and Kathryn (5), are new residents of Maple Bluff, having moved from Minneapolis...
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Radio Station WHA Staff

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Dr. William H. Lighty, one of the guiding forces behind Radio Station WHA in its infancy, is shown at the lower left, duplicating the position he was in ba...
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Portrait of Newcomers

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Mrs. Wilbur C. (Hattie) Carlson and her three daughters, Judy, (10), Jean (16), and Sally (12). Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Carlson moved to Madison from Elgin, Il...
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Radio Station WHA Broadcasting Equipment

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Dr. William H. Lighty, who was around WHA when they were blowing their glass radio tubes, glances over one of the two cabinets which contain the new FM bro...
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Newcomer

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Mrs. Samuel L. (Nettie Wade Fant) Chase moved to Madison from New York City. Dr. Chase was a private practice surgeon. Their home was on Woodrow Street in ...
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Neenah High School Basketball Team

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Group portrait of the Neenah High School boys basketball team who participated in the consolation game at the WIAA State High School Basketball Tournament.
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Glenn Davis Filing Nomination Papers for Congress

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Glenn Davis signing his nomination papers for Gaige S. Roberts in the Secretary of State's office. Davis was filing to become a Republican candidate for Co...
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Newcomers

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Mrs. Edward Pier (Helen) Roemer and Dr. Roemer's twin sisters, Caroline and Kate, freshmen at the University of Wisconsin, live in Shorewood Hills. Dr. Roe...
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Tomah High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Five Tomah High School Cheerleaders at the WIAA State High School Basketball Tournament. Left to right: Mary Ellen Kenny, Roxy Buxton, Donna Jo Stoll, Kar...
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Most Courteous Driver Award

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Madison police officer Russell C. Kiley presenting an award to Donald C. Quinn for courteous driving.
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Remote Photographic Flash

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Sheldon Wengel or Howard La Court at workbench creating a photographer's remote flash. A man is standing in the corner with his arms raised, perhaps holdin...
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Photographic Remote Flash

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Sheldon Wengel and Howard La Court demonstrating a photographer's remote flash with a woman model.
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Madison East High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Madison East High School Cheerleaders at the WIAA State High School Basketball Tournament. Front row left to right: Erma Borland, Noreen Walker, Lyle Leve...
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Three High School Girls Thinking Spring

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Posing in front of a mural of Madison, three high school girls with tennis rackets symbolize the spirit of "spring fever." From left are Barbara Gilbert, 2...
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Photographic Remote Flash

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: June D. (Mrs. Sheldon) Wengel serving as a model for a remote flash tripped via a photo-electric cell invented in Madison by Sheldon Wengel and Howard La C...
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Two East High School Basketball Players

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Two East High School basketball players sitting on the bench in front of the crowd at the WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament.
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Unitarian Service Committee

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Mrs. Fred R. (Edith) Jones, Mrs. Kenneth H. (Pauline) Parsons, and Mrs. Hans T. (Josephine) Sondergaard, of the Unitarian Service Committee, are shown mend...
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University of Wisconsin Basketball Center Don Rehfeldt and Fans

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin Basketball reserve center Don Rehfeldt is mobbed by fans at the State High School Basketball Tournament.
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Rennebohm's Oath of Office

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm is administered the oath of office as his wife and daughter look on.

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