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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Madison East High School football coach Herbert (Butch) Mueller holds a dummy as player Dave McCloskey gets ready to charge during the first practice. Watc...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen points out one of the civil defense decals which are being placed on all Madison buses. The decals state that the buses are pledged fo...
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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Four Wisconsin High School lettermen go through calisthenics at the first football practice. They are Fred Roever, Bill Lindsey, Tom Heebink, and Dick Paul...
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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Edgewood High School linemen work out during the first football practice. Facing the camera are Dick Moore, Cyril Bohne, Mike O'Leary, and Dick DeSalvo. In...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Doris Ardelt, secretary of the Madison Civil defense office, hands out comic books to Mary Anthony, left, and Susan Peerenboom for distribution by the Girl...
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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Monona Grove High School football coach John Klement demonstrates a grip on the football to players Pete Mory, Dennis Howe, and Mike Cloutier during an ear...
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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Madison Central High School football coach Harold (Gus) Pollock watches a backfield drill with center Chuck Muehlemann, quarterback Dick Pedracine, and hal...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Four Madison city park department employees would go into action in case of enemy attack or any major-sized natural catastrophe. Pictured are Charles Breit...
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Madison Area High Schools Football Practice

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Madison West High School football players complete a drill during the first practice. Barney Smith charges with his back toward the camera while going aga...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Edward Northrup (seated) and Jan Macdonald are volunteer sky watchers in the Ground Observer Corps. From the top of the Belmont Hotel, they scan the sky an...
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National Civil Defense Week

Date: 08 27 1956
Description: Richard Bosold, a member of the Boy Scout Troop 16 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic school, delivers one of the civil defense posters to Robert Schmitz, gener...

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