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South Side Men's Club Meeting

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: The South Side Men's Club held a special meeting to honor members of the organization who have won their wings in Madison's Ground Observer Corps, a civil ...
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South Side Men's Club Meeting

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: Charles Waddell (right) telling a story while, (left to right): Dr. William T. Lindsey, Harry Hayes and Henry Esser are looking on at a meeting of the Sout...
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South Side Men's Club Meeting

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: After the formal meeting of the South Side Men's Club there is time for conversation. Norman Opatt (left) draws smiles from William Dyhr (second from left)...
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We Saw You . . . at the Optimist Meeting

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: Three past presidents of Madison Optimist clubs are shown at a dining table. Left to right are: Walter Blair, B.R. L'Hommedieu, and Jerry Coulter. Coulter ...
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We Saw You . . . at the Optimist Meeting

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: The four top guests at the meeting are (left to right): George Browne (of Indianapolis, Indiana), past president of Optimists International; Madison Mayor ...
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Gisholt Union Dinner

Date: 11 30 1954
Description: Stan Prideaux (right), president of Gisholt's Machinist Local Union 1404, is chatting with John Werner (from Milwaukee), State CIO Community Service direct...
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Founders Day Dinner Committee

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Members of the decorating committee for the annual Founders' Day Dinner for the Wisconsin Alumni Club looking at a model of Bascom Hall. From left are Sara...
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CORE Members Singing in Assembly Chambers

Date: 04 27 1964
Description: Twenty-seven members of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) are linking arms and singing "We Shall Overcome" in the balcony of the Wisconsin Assembly Ch...
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We Saw You . . . at PEO Sisterhood Tea

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: Members of the PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood Reciprocity Board hold a tea in honor of First Lady Helen (Davis) Thomson, wife of W...
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Epstein Honored at Thomson Luncheon

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Benjamin Epstein, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, was guest of honor at a luncheon given by Governor and Mrs. Vernon W. Th...
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Governor's Commision on Human Rights

Date: 11 13 1957
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson pictured with the new officers of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights. Left to right are: Dr. G. Aubrey Young, pastor of t...
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Food Comes First Week in Wisconsin

Date: 01 24 1957
Description: Governor Vernon Thomson enjoys a lunch at the Park Hotel after signing a proclamation claiming February 23 to March 1 Food Comes First in Wisconsin Week. T...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Helen Thompson (wife of Governor Vernon Thompson) is shown pouring punch for her Madison and Winnipeg Y-Teen guests. Left to right are the Thompson's daugh...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell, Iowa County home agent, at the home of Mrs. James Regan in Mineral Point. They are discussing the floor refinishing she accomplished as ...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell, Iowa County home agent, at the home of Mrs. Ivan Johanning, Dodgeville. They are admiring the baked goods made by Mrs. Johanning as one o...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell, Iowa County home agent, left, meeting with Mrs. Milton Leix, Cobb, president of the county homemakers organization.
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Women at a luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county honoring governor-elect Gaylord Nelson's wife, Carrie. Seated are: Thelma Pankow, Louise W...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Four women visit during a luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county to honor governor-elect Gaylord Nelson's wife, Carrie. Standing are: Alice ...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: The wife of Wisconsin's governor-elect, Carrie Nelson (center), was honored at a luncheon by the Democratic women of Dane county. With her are the wives of...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Three guests at the luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county to honor the wife of governor-elect Gaylord Nelson, Carrie. Standing are: Pat Cor...

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