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Fourth of July Activities

Date: 07 04 1961
Description: M.M. (Dusty) Rhodes barbecues chicken outdoors as his daughter watches.
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12th Annual World Championship Rodeo Held at the Holmes No-Oaks Ranch

Date: 07 19 1961
Description: The 12th Annual World Championship Rodeo is held at the Holmes No-Oaks Ranch, Syene Road. Members of the rodeo planning committee are kneeling. They are (L...
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Madison Council of United Church Women Interfaith Tea

Date: 07 17 1961
Description: Women of all religious faiths were invited to the interfaith tea sponsored by the Madison Council of United Church Women. Shown are Sara Johnson, Joan Brew...
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Two children walking home carrying their costumes following a Dress Up Day celebration at a city playground.
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Children attend a Dress Up Day celebration at Truax Park playground. A child is finishing up her costume at center.
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Crowd Has Fun in the Rain at the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 21 1961
Description: A little girl beats the rain in her raincoat while eating goodies at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Crowd Has Fun in the Rain at the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 21 1961
Description: A little girl is protected from the rain by a colorful umbrella at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Madison Council of United Church Women Interfaith Tea

Date: 07 07 1961
Description: Two hostesses for the tea, Dorothy Dunn, left, and Mrs. J.H. Watts, are shown with Elizabeth Rennebohm who provided background piano music for the citywide...
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Children in costumes line up as three mothers judge their costumes. The finalist contestants are dressed as assorted characters including a hula dancer, an...
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Dane County Junior Fair 4-H Style Show

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Carla Frye, Verona, models her Dane County Junior Fair 4-H style show dress for her dormitory "sisters" Sue Jalings, Oregon, seated left; Joyce Dvorak, Dee...
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We Saw You at Hobo Party

Date: 07 25 1961
Description: Costumed Jimmy Mick (6) eating a long strand of molten marshmallow at the Hobo Party held in Wirth Ct. Park.
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We Saw You at Hobo Party

Date: 07 25 1961
Description: Soot-smudged Dorothy Phelan (3) eating a charcoal toasted marshmallow at the Wirth Ct. Park Hobo Party.
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Madison Council of United Church Women Interfaith Tea

Date: 07 07 1961
Description: Several persons from foreign lands were special guests of honor at the tea. Shown with Frances Rieser (third from left), are Mrs. T.C. Pillay of India, Edu...
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Jean and Harrison Hatch, Tennis Champions

Date: 08 05 1961
Description: Jean and Harrison (Hatch) Echols posing while holding their tennis rackets. Individually and combined, they won five championship trophies at a city tennis...
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We Saw You at Hobo Party

Date: 07 25 1961
Description: Kathy Ellis (4) is shown using an insulated stick to push her marshmallows over the fire at the Hobo Party at the Wirth Ct. playground.
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Dane County Junior Fair Brings Out the Whole Family

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Nice weather brings the whole family out to the Dane County Junior Fair at the Dane County Fairgrounds.
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Little Girl Enjoys a King-Size Hot Dog

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Rhonda Swenson, age 10, takes a bite of a king size hot dog at the Dane County Junior Fair. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard A. Swenson, 1318 E....
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Razing of Park Hotel

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A view from West Main Street of the site of the oldest part of Park Hotel which workmen had just completed razing. The view, looking northwest, shows the s...
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Senior Girl Scouts and Guides Visit Madison

Date: 07 28 1961
Description: Participants in an 8-week Heritage Trail exploration of the northeastern U.S. spent 3 days in the Madison area. Members of the group posed on the Lake Mend...
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Madison Council of United Church Women Interfaith Tea

Date: 07 07 1961
Description: Guests of the interfaith tea include, seated, Elenor Bjork, president of the Madison Catholic Women's club; Joan Schultz, representing Bethel Lutheran Chur...

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