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Group Portrait of Ernest Kalar Family

Date: 05 03 1931
Description: Group portrait of Ernest Kalar, his wife, and three children. There is a Victrola phonograph on a table in the background on the left.
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G. Larsen Family near Two-Story House

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Description: The G. Larsen Family sits in their front yard. Behind them a sewing machine can be seen on the porch of their two-story house.
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A Family, their Carriage, and their House

Date: 1875
Description: An unidentified family proudly posed in front of their brick, Greek Revival home, with their carriage and team of horses. Although the location is unidenti...
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Mother and Children Wrapping Christmas Bread

Date: 12 05 1956
Description: Joan Meyer, 701 Baltzell Street, wrapping loaves of Christmas bread. Watching are children Donnie Meyer, 5, and Mary Jane Meyer, 4.
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Romance Koopman and Bobby Koopman

Date: 06 24 1944
Description: Romance Koopman and her son, Bobby Koopman. She did freelance writing and radio scripts, and was a winner of five national awards for writing. Her mother w...
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Boy Aiming Gun While Father Watches

Date: 06 12 1945
Description: Ira Kurth, 3918 Manitou Way, with children Stuart and Kathleen. Stuart is aiming a gun while his father and sister look on.
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Curiosities In Springdale, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: "Curiosities in Springdale, Wisconsin." A view of Nellie Springen, perhaps with her family, at a rocky outcropping enjoying coffee.
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Betsy Johnson Getting Permanent Wave

Date: 03 17 1932
Description: Mrs. Betsy Johnson (84-years-old) getting a permanent wave in the Elite Beauty Shop, 27 East Main Street, from her granddaughter Pearl Holman.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby winner Alan Strauss holding his trophy and standing with his family on East Washington Avenue. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the...
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A Tribute to Madison Dads on Fathers' Day

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: A photographic tribute to Madison dads on Fathers Day includes a photograph of Dr. James J. Nania, a dentist, with his three sons John Nania, James Nania, ...
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Musical Families

Date: 03 23 1954
Description: Portrait of the Fromm family playing music. From left, they are: Kathleen, 14, playing cello, Barbara, 18, playing violin, the mother Emily playing the pia...
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Madison High School Party Code

Date: 11 09 1954
Description: Point 5 of the "Madison High School Party Code" is illustrated by Robert and Charlotte J. Burns, parents, with daughter Charlotte Ann Burns and her date Bi...
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Christmas with Foreign Students

Date: 12 14 1954
Description: Hiroyoshi Yamamoto of Kurwe-shi, Japan (right) decorating a Christmas tree in the home of his hosts, the Dr. Frank K. Dean family. Tom (center) is standing...
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R. Glenn Weiss, Widower Raising Five Children

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: R. Glenn Weiss is shown with the eldest of his five children, Peter, age 22. They are looking at camera equipment acquired when Peter was stationed with th...
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Babysitting the Charlton Children

Date: 08 07 1956
Description: Linda Taylor babysits the three Charlton children: Mary Teresa, 4 years old; Brendan, 3 years old; and Delia, two years old.
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...
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Gerald Bartell Home Interior

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: Joyce Bartell sitting on the sofa with her daughter Laurie, age three, in the living room of her and husband Gerald's home at 3938 Plymouth Circle in Madis...
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Dosch Sisters Hold Reunion

Date: 07 13 1960
Description: Seven Dosch sisters, all whom were former teachers in Wisconsin, hold a reunion in Madison at 509 W. Dayton Street. Shown seated (L-R) are: Beulah Dosch E...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Lutheran Welfare Society is one of 29 United Givers agencies. The society facilitates the adoption of children into families such as the one pictured, find...
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Busy Mother

Date: 09 30 1965
Description: Mrs. Rodney Gallagher, Rt. 2, Fish Hatchery Road, with a phone at her ear and a list at her side. She is sitting at a table with her five children, who are...

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