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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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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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Harvey's Union Corners Service Station

Date: 04 08 1954
Description: Service call by Harvey's Standard Service Station to a woman with a flat tire, stranded in a neighborhood. Harvey's service truck has pulled up alongside t...
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We Saw You . . . at Attic Angels' Meeting

Date: 04 28 1954
Description: Annual Attic Angels Association, spring luncheon meeting held at the Blackhawk County Club. Shown are (left to right): Mrs. L.M. Hobbins, Mrs. Mary Esther ...
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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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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. Probationary members, who must complete 100 hours of work in th...
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Golfer's Lift at Blackhawk Country Club

Date: 05 21 1954
Description: Young man operating a lift for two golfers at the Blackhawk Country Club. Their golf bags are in the cart beside them.
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Borden Dairy Float with Beulah

Date: 05 12 1954
Description: Station wagon pulling a float for Borden's Dairy on a trailer at the Governor's luncheon for the Dairy Foods Festival held at the Edgewater Hotel. The floa...
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Madison Housing Development at McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Roadert

Date: 05 22 1954
Description: Madison housing development at the corner of McKenna Boulevard and Gilbert Road in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood. Shows homes, sprawling backyards and tel...
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Maple Bluff Country Club Golf Lessons

Date: 07 09 1954
Description: Man squatting down pointing to a golf ball in a sandtrap at Maple Bluff Country Club, instructing a woman to how to hit it. There are several onlookers beh...
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Trick Golf Shots

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Photograph of Brad Walrath to make a composite image that was published in the newspaper of him holding an enlarged golf club in a sand trap at Maple Bluff...
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Trick Golf Shot

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Portrait of golfer, Jim Castle, to make a composite image that was published in the newspaper of him lying on the ground next to an enlarged golf hole at M...
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Trick Golf Shots

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Portrait of Steve Plater, to make a composite image that was published in the newspaper of him standing with his golf club at the Maple Bluff golf course w...
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Trick Golf Shots

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: Portrait of golfers, Emerson Moran and Brad Walrath, to make a composite image that was published in the newspaper of them at Maple Bluff Golf Course with ...
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ABC-TV Dinner at Edgewater Hotel

Date: 10 09 1954
Description: Four men standing at a banquet table with a Bucky Badger ice sculpture as the centerpiece. One is holding one of the chrysanthemums that decorated the tabl...
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are past-presidents of the organization: ...
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown at the speaker's table from left to right are: L.L. Lunenschlos...
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Women's Western Open

Date: 06 23 1955
Description: The Maple Bluff Country Club clubhouse with a crowd watching the 26th Annual Women's Western Open.
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Harriet Irwin, a high school graduating senior, opening her invitation to the tea sponsored by the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council.
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Scenes from a Day with a Hotel Bell Captain

Date: 09 1955
Description: Elevated view of Tony Juisto (left), bell captain at Hotel Loraine, giving instructions to three university students working part-time as bellboys. Standin...

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