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Mrs. Susanna Stumpf

Date: 04 17 1954
Description: Mrs. Susanna Stumpf, widow of Mr. M.H. Stumpf, 1136 East Dayton Street, celebrated her 88th birthday with her family. She is holding her newest great grand...
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Donald Rock Wayside Park Dedication

Date: 06 27 1954
Description: Vona Donald poses next to a newly dedicated plague. The occasion was the opening of a new wayside park located along Highway 92 between Mt. Horeb and Mt. V...
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Retiring Conductor C.R. Odekirk

Date: 08 30 1957
Description: While standing on the steps of a passenger car, North Western Railway conductor C.R. Odekirk is preparing for his final run on the Dakota 400. He is retiri...
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D.A.V. Presents Flag to Mt. Zion Church

Date: 05 21 1961
Description: The Madison chapter of the Disabled American Veterans presents a 50-star flag in honor of John Parrish, center, a member of the newly built Mt. Zion Church...
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University of Wisconsin's 111th Commencement

Date: 06 08 1964
Description: Woman spectator sitting at the commencement ceremony inside Camp Randall stadium wearing an "improvised sun bonnet" made of folded newspaper.
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Elderly Woman Watching Children's Parade

Date: 05 10 1979
Description: An elderly woman sitting on a park bench is watching the children's parade as part of the Week of the Young Child celebration. The Week of the Young Child ...
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Ella Stevenson's 98th Birthday

Date: 07 04 1957
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ella Stevenson taken for her 98th birthday. After the close of the Civil War, she and her family left Pennsylvania to settle in Crawford C...
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Memorial Day Event at Central High School

Date: 05 30 1957
Description: Former Madison resident, 86 year old William Nichols, listening to a talk at the Memorial Day ceremony, located at Central High School because of rain. He ...

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