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Badger Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Two men and two women looking at a terrier at the Badger Kennel Club dog show.
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Banquet for the Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 11 21 1953
Description: Jan Harrington and Ed Kamm at the banquet for the midwestern champion Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps at the Nakoma Country Club.
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New Truax Field Officers Club

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Guests at the Truax Field Officers Club formal "debt party" and dance celebrating the opening of the new clubhouse. Darlene Simmons is shown providing a "l...
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New Truax Field Officers Club

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Guests at the Truax Field Officers Club formal "debt party" and dance celebrating the opening of the new clubhouse. Lt. R.A. Weber and Mrs. Weber chose a h...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps have set up a lot to sell Christmas trees at the Gisholt Machine Company. Lloyd Hansen is acting as a sal...
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Annual Christmas Charity Ball

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: The annual Christmas Charity Ball held at the Loraine Hotel. Four members of the decorations committee survey their handiwork. Left to right are: Reed Cole...
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Panhellenic Ball

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: Chatting at the Panhellenic Ball in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union are sorority housemothers. Seated are Mrs. Ruth Gauchat, Mrs. Nyla Lowell, Mrs. Ke...
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Panhellenic Ball

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: Looking at the windmill decoration at the Panhellenic Ball in Memorial Union's Great Hall are (left to right): Thomas Murphy (general chairman of the ball)...
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Dane County American Legion Forty-and-Eight Banquet

Date: 03 28 1954
Description: Three Madison diners at the Annual Dane County American Legion 40-and 8-banquet were Mrs. Alex Drives, Circuit Judge Alvin C. Reis, and Mrs. Kathryn Nanker...
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We Saw You . . . at Opti-mrs Meeting

Date: 04 01 1954
Description: Wives of members of the Downtown Optimist Club organized an auxiliary club called the Opt-mrs. The first luncheon meeting for the group was held at Kennedy...
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We Saw You . . . at Attic Angels' Meeting

Date: 04 28 1954
Description: Annual Attic Angel Association, spring luncheon meeting held at the Blackhawk Country Club. Shown are members of the board of directors (left to right): Mr...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party are shown modeling in the historical fashion show. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Char...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Three women attending the Republican Centinnial Birthday party are shown in period fashions in the style show associated with the celebration. Shown left t...
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We Saw You . . . at YWCA Tea

Date: 05 21 1954
Description: Visiting during the University of Wisconsin YWCA tea are (left to right): Mrs. H.R. English, Alice Niebuhr, Mrs. Kenneth Little and Francis Brewster. They ...
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We Saw You . . . at YWCA Tea

Date: 05 21 1954
Description: Visiting during the University of Wisconsin YWCA tea are (left to right): Elisa Splett, past president of the student YWCA council; Mrs. Ralph McCasse; Mrs...
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City Hall Outing

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Police Chief Bruce Weatherly assists his wife, Inez, in the serving line at the city officials and staff picnic hosted at Alderwoman Ethel Brown's summer h...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Prom

Date: 08 06 1954
Description: Two couples taking a break from dancing at the university summer prom at the Memorial Union. From left to right are: Jaqueline Wilson (of Worcester, Massac...
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YWCA World Fellowship Committee

Date: 06 1955
Description: Four women sitting around a bench in a garden by Lake Mendota. They are discussing plans for the Annual World Fellowship Benefit Garden Tea sponsored by th...
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Guests of Russell W. Fowler

Date: 08 1955
Description: Relatives visiting at the home of Professor Russell Fowler and his wife, Fern. Sitting in the backyard, they are (left to right): Mrs. R.C. Gannon of Roche...
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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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