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| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Rickey Holmes, David Dopkins, and Dick Quinlan digging for worms before heading to the Tenney Park lagoon to fish. Dick is using a shovel to overturn wet d... |
| Date: | 04 19 1954 |
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| Description: | Emil Thomas taking his beagle, BeBe, on a leash with him to fish. Walking along the dirt shore of the pond at Tenney Park, the dog is pulling on the leash,... |
| Date: | 06 13 1954 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the U.W. Lifesaving Services rescue boat, "Isabel III," with Captain Harvey Black at the helm speeding to assist a distressed boa... |
| Date: | 07 18 1954 |
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| Description: | Drum majors Beverly Schultz (left) and Dale Gourlie (right) from Hartford resting after their marching band participated in the annual state American Legio... |
| Date: | 08 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Paul Gottschalk and Alice Brussow (wife of William Brussow) are sitting at the Sun Prairie Early Settlers' picnic, sharing reminiscences. A person (face ou... |
| Date: | 08 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Early settler Anton Thomas, sitting on the right on the wooden bumper of an automobile, is holding his cane and smoking a pipe, and is talking with Robert ... |
| Date: | 08 10 1954 |
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| Description: | John Philpot (standing with cane) asking Herman Woerpel if he'd put on a little weight! Looking on is Edward Duschek, sitting in the driver's seat of a car... |
| Date: | 08 10 1954 |
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| Description: | At the Sun Prairie Early Settlers' picnic at Angell Park, the oldest settler present was Julia McElroy, 89, pictured with her son, George McElroy. |
| Date: | 04 12 1954 |
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| Description: | View of the 43,640 baseball fans at Milwaukee County Stadium where the Milwaukee Braves baseball team played the Cincinnati Redlegs in the season opener. T... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Parents and children sitting on a blanket on a lawn and looking down over the swimming pool, which is enclosed by a chain-link fence at Badger Park. |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Pink, Steven Lee and Stuart Lee (left to right), all from Darlington, enjoy the crowded swimming pool. They are wearing masks and flippers. |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Water comedian, Eddie Rose, of the Sam Snyder's Water Follies performing his routine jumping off a high-level diving board during a show at Breese Stevens ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1957 |
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| Description: | Children frolicking in rain water which collected in the Milwaukee Railroad underpass on North Park Street during Tuesday afternoon's heavy downpour. There... |
| Date: | 05 18 1957 |
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| Description: | A Navy Reservist dips his emblem in salute as he is passing the reviewing stand at the Armed Forces Day parade on Madison's Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 05 18 1957 |
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| Description: | The Navy ROTC drill team executes a salute during the Armed Forces Day parade before Madison's Capitol building. There is an American flag hanging from the... |
| Date: | 05 18 1957 |
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| Description: | Madison Marine Reservists marching in the Armed Forces Day parade on Madison's Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 06 29 1957 |
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| Description: | Group of children on a city playground playing dodge ball (called "ball tag"). The boy on far left is finishing a toss. |
| Date: | 10 1957 |
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| Description: | Members of the jury for the murder trial of Ralph O'Dell accused of shooting Joseph Knock during a burglary attempt, are standing in front of the A&P Super... |
| Date: | 10 26 1957 |
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| Description: | "Free punki'ns" are being given to children by the Madison Sears store and the Y Men's Club of the YMCA. The pumpkins are to be carved and entered in a con... |
| Date: | 04 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Tom Galloway fighting to land an 18-pound carp on the south side of Monona Bay. A good sized crowd gathered and two policemen had to direct traffic during ... |
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