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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Nurse with a young girl patient and a container of blood. |
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| Description: | Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence. |
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| Description: | A woman shows how her variety of pots and pans are stored on a sliding rack under the oven in her kitchen. |
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| Description: | A young woman wearing a formal gown and mink stole looks at a portrait of a woman while sitting on a couch, as if waiting to go out for the evening. |
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| Description: | A little girl stands at the built-in home entertainment system consisting of a phonograph turntable, radio, and single speaker. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | An interior view of a kitchen/dining area/den, from behind the electric range looking into the den. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Children enjoy cold treats while being entertained, as nuns and an adult male look on. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A woman writes a note at a small writing desk in her kitchen. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | As part of an Easter tableau, a statue of Mary Magdalene at the entrance to what is a depiction of Jesus' tomb, is mirrored by a young girl in similar garb... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of lower Sunset Village looking northwest from Sunset Point. University Hill Farm is on the left and Shorewood Hills is on the right. |
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| Description: | Basement of a prefabricated house, designed by Marshall Erdman, during construction. |
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| Description: | Prizewinning prefabricated home designed by Marshall Erdman. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking southeast over Madison's near east side. The Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street / 1221 Williamson Street is under construction in the ... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a full Camp Randall Stadium during half-time of a football game. The band is on the field in formation to spell "UW." |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Blacktopping a new Madison residential street. Construction of the ranch-style houses in the background is almost complete. |
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| Description: | Member of a local farmers' band practicing in a barnyard with a cow and pony. Another animal, unidentified, stands behind the sousaphone player. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Spiritualists in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, are setting controls for medium Earl H. Williams by tying his arms and taping his mouth prior to a "levitation exhibit... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest... |
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| Description: | Woman wearing a hairnet and an apron fills a pasty in her kitchen. A man wearing coveralls is seated at the table watching. |
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