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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Empty Stocking Club Workers Arranging Toys

Date: 12 18 1952
Description: Empty Stocking Club workers, Sgt. Earl Nevin and Mrs. Alice Shores (holding a musical duck). Other workers behind them are Bill Doudna, Mrs. Lucille Knoche...
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Madison General Hospital Gift Shop

Date: 01 27 1953
Description: Mrs. Garth Heisig, Arlington Heights, Illinois, purchases a silver bracelet in the Madison General Hospital Gift shop from Mrs. S.W. Sherlock, a hospital a...
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Historic Evening Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral

Date: 02 15 1953
Description: Historic evening mass at St. Raphael Cathedral, a stately two-hour ceremony closing the parish's annual 40 Hours' Devotion. This was the first evening mass...
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Shrout Family making Christmas Decorations

Date: 12 16 1952
Description: Mrs. Marie Shrout, 1102 Grant Street, preparing Christmas tree decorations with her children, Jim, 13, Patrick, 3, Douglas, 4, Susan, 9, Michael, 7, and St...
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Edith Murray Holding a Pie

Date: 04 06 1953
Description: Edith Murray puts a pie in the oven at Bjelde Pie Shop, 302 North Frances Street. She is treasurer for Sweet Adelines of Madison.
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Mrs. Henry Hetland with Grapefruit Plant and Squash

Date: 02 19 1953
Description: Mrs. Henry Hetland with a grapefruit plant that she grew from seeds, and a squash that grew from a vine she planted outside her home. She has observed that...
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Dahlia Flower Show Judges

Date: 09 04 1955
Description: Dahlia show judges stand behind champion dahlias at the Community Center, sponsored by the Badger State Dahlia Society. Shown are left to right: Willard A....
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Dottie Hildebrandt Modeling "Grey Mist" Hat

Date: 03 30 1953
Description: Dottie Hildebrandt, a Wauwautosa senior in Recreation at the University of Wisconsin, trying on spring hat, assisted by Lonnie Graham. The hat, titled "Gra...
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Edith Murray Holding Bjelde Pie

Date: 04 06 1953
Description: Edith Murray holds a pie she baked at Bjelde Pie Shop, 302 North Frances Street. She is treasurer for Sweet Adelines of Madison.
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Edgewood High School Reception

Date: 09 04 1955
Description: Pat Lynch serves punch to Jack Miller and Mora Ferm at a Edgewood High School reception on opening day.
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Truax Officers' Wives Club Coffee Party

Date: 03 23 1953
Description: Louise Shoup, wife of Henry W. Shoup, commanding officer of Truax Field, gives a coffee party to introduce the new wives to some of the current wives, left...
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Menasha High School Cheerleaders

Date: 03 20 1953
Description: Seven female cheerleaders from Menasha High School watching a basketball game at the WIAA State Basketball Tournament.
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Boys' High School Basketball Team

Date: 03 20 1953
Description: Group portrait of boys' high school basketball team, celebrating in the locker room with two coaches after a WIAA Basketball Tournament game.
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Bucky Badger

Date: 12 24 1952
Description: Five foot animated Bucky Badger, sponsored by the Wisconsin Conservation Department to be sent to California for the Rose Bowl Tournament and Rose Parade. ...
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Kitchen Interior of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Randolph Home

Date: 03 12 1955
Description: Kitchen interior of E.F. and Carol Randolph home, 6203 Ridgewood Avenue, in Frost Woods area of Monona.
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Family Reading the Bible

Date: 03 01 1953
Description: A family sits around a table eating a snack and listening to the older son reading from the bible.
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Making Telephone Calls

Date: 01 29 1953
Description: Four men and one woman seated around a table make telephone calls.
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Mother and Children Preparing to Dye Eggs

Date: 03 05 1953
Description: Truax Field Officers' Wives Club president, Irene Crouch, 213 North Street, and her sons, Keith, 6, and Kenneth, 10, preparing to dye eggs for the Easter e...
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Water Skiing on Lake Mendota

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Lake Mendota water skiers, Joanna (Josie) Mayer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Mayer, (523 Farwell Drive), and Jimmy Schneiders, son of Dr. and Mrs. E...

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