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Nakoma Group Board of Directors

Date: 01 21 1935
Description: Group portrait of Nakoma Country Club directors at the retirement of the clubhouse mortgage. It became the Nakoma Golf Club in 1944.
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Burning the Mortgage

Date: 01 21 1935
Description: The Board of Directors burning the mortgage for the Nakoma Country Club to celebrate paying it off, with l-r: H.M. Lambert, Frank Davies, Carl Laughnan, H....
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New Directors, Nakoma Group

Date: 01 21 1935
Description: Seven men preparing for the burning of the second mortgage, Nakoma Country Club. It became the Nakoma Golf Club in 1944.
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Governor Schmedeman Signing Mortgage Bill

Date: 02 14 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman signing mortgage bill which grants moratoriums to Wisconsin farm and home mortgages. Left to right: Senator William Shannors...
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First Congregational Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Christine, daughter of John E. and Doris Anderson, and church treasurer Russell Sackett participate in a mortgage burning ceremony at First Congregational ...
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First Congregational Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 01 19 1950
Description: Group portrait of the principal participants in a mortgage burning ceremony at First Congregational Church, 1609 University Avenue. The congregation is cel...
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South Shore Methodist Church Mortgage Burning

Date: 02 12 1950
Description: A mortgage burning ceremony was held at the South Shore Methodist Church, 610 Olin Avenue, and more than 100 persons participated. The church was built and...
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Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars Mortgage Burning

Date: 04 11 1950
Description: Mrs. Frieda Abrahams, president of the VFW woman's auxiliary, holds a candle to the mortgage held by C.L. Skinner, post commander. The ceremony was for the...
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority Mortgage Burning Ceremony

Date: 11 19 1951
Description: Officers of the house association of Mu chapter of the Delta Delta Delta sorority burned the mortgage on the chapter house located at 120 Langdon Street at...
Postcard

Prosperity Postcard

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Co. showing a color illustration of a a little man with a corn cob body, a shield in the shape of the Inter...
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Blackhawk Ski Club Banquet

Date: 05 12 1956
Description: Members of the Blackhawk Ski Club Board of Directors burn the mortgage deed to the Club's 32 acre tract at Tomahawk Ridge hill during a club banquet. Left ...
Document

Farmers Home League Recordbook Page

Date: 10 06 1860
Description: Minutes from a meeting of the Farmers Home League of Monroe, Wisconsin. The page contains a partial list of settled claims against the League and the amoun...
Document

Oren Johnson Promissory Note

Date: 01 29 1853
Description: Document of agreement between Oren Johnson of Dodge County and the La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Company. Johnson agreed to pay $600 plus 8% annual int...
Document

Abstract To Title of Oren Johnson's Mortgaged Land

Date: 07 09 1853
Description: Legal title to Oren Johnson's mortgaged land in Dodge County. The La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Company assessed the land for $1,500.
Document

Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company Land Grant

Date: 04 12 1877
Description: Document granting a parcel of land to the Wisconsin Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company signed by Secretary of State, Peter Doyle. The document bears the o...
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Trousdal Methodists Burn Mortgage

Date: 10 1955
Description: Participants with lit candles in a mortgage-burning ceremony at Trousdal Methodist Church located at 1125 Vilas Avenue, include Rev. R.D. Robinson (pastor ...
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Mortgage Burning Ceremony

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Two men and two women are standing around a plate, over which one man is holding a singed document while another man is holding a match. Caption reads: "Ma...

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