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Roundy Coughlin at The HUB

Date: 05 06 1953
Description: Ad for WMTV showing Roundy Coughlin signing a contract with The HUB, his TV sponsor. Pictured with Roundy are Ed Schmitz, Jim Schmitz and Bob Schmitz, own...
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Stassi's Shoe Store, Shorewood Corners Shopping Center

Date: 05 13 1953
Description: Nick Stassi standing in front of shelving stacked with boxes of shoes in his store in the Shorewood Corners Shopping Center, 3232 University Avenue.
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Torrance Graham's Books and Stationery Store

Date: 05 13 1953
Description: Torrance Graham sitting in front of bookshelves in his book and stationery store in the Shorewood Corners Shopping Center, 3238 University Avenue.
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Henry Vetter Hardware Store

Date: 05 13 1953
Description: Henry Vetter pointing to a small table saw in front of a display of hardware in his store in the Shorewood Corners Shopping Center, 3234 University Avenue.
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Home of Television Store

Date: 04 13 1953
Description: A man is crouching down and turning the dial on a television set in the Home of Television store near the Shorewood Corners Shopping Center, 3301 Universit...
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Rennebohm Annual Christmas Party

Date: 12 28 1953
Description: Rennebohm Drug Store employees enjoying the meal at the annual Christmas party at the Catholic Community Center. Pictured are Geraldine and John Mueller wi...
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Rennebohm Annual Christmas Party

Date: 12 28 1953
Description: Cooks preparing food for the Rennebohm Drug Store annual Christmas party in the kitchen of the Catholic Community Center. Left to right are: Ella Claus, Ka...
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Shopping at a Record Store

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Customer John Salzer (left) looking over an album with George Dasson. Other 33rpm vinyl records are displayed on the wall, and framed photographs of musica...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Architect's representative Rod Lindwall checking over plans at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue. He is using what a...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Checking over blueprint plan details at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue are Cy Perkins, George Lehmann, and Robert...
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American Optical Company

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women in the order department at the American Optical Company, located on 429 State Street. Two women are standing at a cou...
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Madison Restaurant Association Meeting

Date: 04 28 1954
Description: Chatting after dinner are three family members associated with Tiedeman's drugstore: sitting (left to right) are Margaret Tiedeman and Evelyn Tiedeman; and...
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Lunchtime for Two Female Office Workers

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: What do typical Madison female office workers do on their lunch break? After lunch Doris Ardelt cashes in a book of saving stamps at a downtown department ...
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Rotary Football Preview Lunch

Date: 09 15 1957
Description: Robert M. Larson (left) with Jim Mott (center), assistant at the U.W. Sports news service, and Oscar Damman, U.W. ticket sales manager, at the Rotary Club ...
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Teachers Convention in Madison

Date: 02 14 1958
Description: Teachers window shopping between sessions of the 66th Annual Southern Wisconsin Education Area convention. Left to right standing under the awning are Ele...
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Teachers Convention in Madison

Date: 02 14 1958
Description: A teacher from Baraboo holding up a parking ticket she had received, as her colleagues from Baraboo are standing nearby, smiling and pointing. The side of ...
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Patrick Stoycheff

Date: 03 05 1958
Description: Portrait of Patrick Stoycheff, who won an all-expense paid 10-day trip to Portugal, Spain and New York City for selling 150 new subscriptions to the Wis...
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Savings Bonds Sales Campaign

Date: 05 14 1958
Description: "Airman 2/C Don R. Roberts, Truax Field, is shown purchasing his portion of 'Share in America' — 15 U.S. $50 savings bonds. Roberts, a native of Wichita Fa...
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Governor Vernon W. Thomson Receives Membership in the Northwest Airlines' Top Flight Club

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson (left) receives a membership card, and citation, in the Northwest Airlines Top Flight Club for his support of air transportation...
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Family Honors New Congressman from Iowa

Date: 11 28 1958
Description: John L. Wolf (right), a Madison automobile salesman from Black Earth, welcomes his brother, Leonard G. Wolf, who is a newly-elected congressman from Iowa.

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