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Clothing Fashions for High School & College Coeds

Date: 08 1955
Description: Clothing outfits available at Madison stores being modeled by young women: Walking on a sidewalk, Margaret McDowell is wearing a suit of a avocado green tw...
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Driver Education Training

Date: 08 1955
Description: West High School driver education instructor and industrial arts teacher Dalton Hedlund (of 114 Leon Street), is teaching Judy Davis, (left, of 2001 Van Hi...
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Removal of Pedestrian Safety Islands on University Avenue

Date: 06 08 1957
Description: Pedestrian safety islands at University Avenue and Brooks Street were raised concrete islands (referred to as "meat-blocks") and are being removed to possi...
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Shorewood Carnival Helps Roundy's Fund

Date: 08 04 1957
Description: Eight Shorewood School first graders pose with their teacher and with Joseph (Roundy) Coughlin. "Roundy's Fun Fund" collected donated money to benefit hand...
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Monroe Street Detour

Date: 05 20 1958
Description: A line of cars driving on Cross Street with some Dudgeon school students walking on the side of the street while four blocks of Monroe street from Western ...
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Hoyt School Addition

Date: 07 25 1958
Description: View towards the exterior of a two-story addition to Hoyt School (on Regent Street near Hoyt Park). There are mounds of ground rubble near trees, and a car...
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Site of New St. James Catholic School

Date: 08 16 1958
Description: Construction work begins for the new school next to St. James Catholic Church. The two-story structure will include 12 classrooms and a gymnasium.
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Madison Police Cadet Training

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: Cadet Policeman Daniel Writt is shown receiving training and directing traffic at the State Street corner of Capitol Square, while in the foreground, Donal...
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Madison Police Cadet Training

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: A police officer instructs two cadets on the operation of radar equipment and the proper way to talk to violators. The officer is holding a tuning fork nea...

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