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Loan Collection Day

Date: 1947
Description: Loan collection day at the Memorial Union. Paintings were loaned to students for exhibition.
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Mrs. J.D. Hahlen

Date: 01 31 1949
Description: Mrs. J.D. Hahlen of Brodhead, Wisconsin attends an event for the University of Wisconsin Farm & Home Week on the Madison campus. She is wearing a fur coat ...
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Governor Albert G. Schmedeman with Guests

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Description: Governor Albert Schmedeman sits at his desk for a group portrait. To his right stand three men wearing suits, and to Schmedeman's left stand five women wea...
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Beach Scene

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: View of a crowd of people, mostly in swimsuits, at what might be Vilas Beach on Lake Wingra. There is a concession stand in a building in the background. A...
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Flag Day at Veteran's Hospital

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: View across road towards eight members of Madison American Legion and its Auxiliary posed and raising a large new flag at the Veteran's Administration Hosp...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Sitting at a table under a colorful umbrella at the Maple Bluff Country Club, are, left to right, Jill Molinaro, Norman Gregersen, Darrell MacIntyre and Jo...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: David Vilas is shown pinning a carnation corsage on his date, Beth Herman, at the Maple Bluff social party for teens.
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: Madison observed Memorial Day with a parade and three memorial services. A Memorial Day address by Assemblyman Elmer L. Genxmer was followed by a wreath ce...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Teenagers Tom Stephan and Jean McFarlane, seated, shown chatting at the Maple Bluff Country Club party.
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Peonies Aid Good Cause

Date: 06 14 1953
Description: Group of three women selling peonies. They are (L-R): Jean Monroe; Mrs. J.A. Ragone, chaperone at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house; and Alice Aten. The...
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Madison's Boys Baseball Program

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: "Johnny" Zeier, manager and coach of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Madison's Boys Baseball program. Zeier was a Softball Hall of Fame pitcher.
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Peter Smith, Joan Holm Wedding

Date: 06 20 1953
Description: Newlyweds Joan Marie Holm and Peter Byrd Smith in a car following the wedding service at First Baptist church.
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Lawyers' Wives of Dane County

Date: 06 1961
Description: Future lawyers' wives from the University of Wisconsin were guests at the luncheon of the Lawyers' Wives of Dane County. The program featured a talk on hat...
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Geraldine Nestigen, Carol Burns, and Wansleigh Gotstein

Date: 11 17 1960
Description: Group portrait of Geraldine Nestigen with Carol Burns and Wansleigh Gotstein.
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama Charity Event

Date: 03 01 1960
Description: Mrs. George (Helen) Nichols, 3010 Harvard Drive, general chairman of the Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama charity event, left, talks with three members who modeled spri...
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Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama

Date: 03 01 1960
Description: Three chairmen of the Opus Dei Fun-O-Rama charity event are on the "Rue du Bois Boulegne" which reflects the party's French theme. Left to right are: Mrs. ...
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University Hill Farm Association Dance Committee

Date: 04 07 1960
Description: The committee for the annual spring dance of the University Hill Farm Association meets to make plans for the event with the theme, "Carousel." Left to rig...
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Affiliates At Foster Parents Institute

Date: 04 13 1960
Description: Many foster fathers also attended the Foster Parents Institute. One of the couples, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Margaret) Loiselle, 2605 Spencer Lane, converse...
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Sigma Alpha Iota Benefit Musicale

Date: 02 20 1960
Description: The eighth annual benefit musicale is being planned by active, alumnae, and patroness members of Sigma Alpha Iota. Left to right are Barbara Merkel, presid...
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 09 12 1959
Description: Six sailors who were successful skippers during the recent races of the Mendota Yacht Club were awarded trophies at the club's annual Commodore's Dinner, a...

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