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State Highway Improvements Public Hearing

Date: 11 09 1960
Description: A display to illustrate proposed improvements to the Madison Beltline highway at a hearing in the City-County Building by the State Highway Commission.
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State Highway Improvements Public Hearing

Date: 11 09 1960
Description: Chet Bible, owner of Madison Mobile Homes along the Madison Beltline, points to his property on a map at a hearing held in the City-County building by the ...
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Dunkirk

Date: 1899
Description: A plat map of the township of Dunkirk.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Dunkirk

Date: 1873
Description: A plat map of the town of Dunkirk.
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National Guard Flight Over Lake Michigan

Date: 
Description: Eight man sitting in a room looking at a map written on a chalkboard with symbols. One of the men is writing on the chalkboard. Caption reads: "Madison, Wi...
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Historical Society Staff Members with Map

Date: 1954
Description: Four men are standing around a desk looking at a map of Wisconsin marked with the county borders. Clifford Lord is pointing at the map with a tobaco pipe. ...
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Madison Chamber of Commerce Publishes a Brochure on Madison

Date: 09 27 1960
Description: Members of the Madison Chamber of Commerce staff and board show off a new brochure promoting the city. The brochure includes sections on the State Capitol,...
Photograph

Street Map of the Village of Shorewood Hills and Blackhawk Country Club

Date: 06 1960
Description: Photograph of street map of the Village of Shorewood Hills and Blackhawk Country Club. Lake Mendota is at the top of the map.
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Walter E. Scott Views Wisconsin Academy Display

Date: 04 1960
Description: Walter E. Scott views a display arranged by Harold F. Williams showing the locations of Wisconsin members of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Let...
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Study to Determine Service to Local Youngsters

Date: 12 05 1958
Description: Lowell E. Frautschi, chairman of the research advisory committee of the Community Welfare Council (left), confers with Leonard Pederson of Oscar Mayer and ...
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Hostesses for the Wisconsin Capitol Information Booth

Date: 07 01 1958
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson looks over a Wisconsin road map with three college student hostesses at the information booth in the Capitol rotunda. The studen...
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Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce Dinner

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce prompt their charcoal broiled chicken dinner held at the West Side Business Men's Club, Gilbert Road. Sho...
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Newest City Map Shown by Chamber

Date: 06 20 1958
Description: Two Madison Chamber of Commerce employees are shown holding the newest map of the city printed by the chamber. The maps sold for ten cents. The two women ...
Photograph

United Givers' Fund Drive

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Discussing plans for the Women's division of the United Givers' Fund are, left to right: Constance Helmquist, Elizabeth Schlotthauer, and Helen Quisling.
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Antarctic Explorers Dr. Edward Thiel and John Behrendt

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: Antarctic explorers Dr. Edward Thiel (left) and John Behrendt (right) recently returned from a year long stay in Antarctica. Dr. Thiel was the co-leader of...
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Dane County Association for Mental Health Fund Drive

Date: 04 04 1958
Description: Association president, Howard Hershleder, and campaign chairman, H. Kelley Meyer, look over a chart in preparation for the annual fund drive of the Dane Co...
Photograph

Visitors in the Pioneer Gallery

Date: 1957
Description: Two children are standing and looking at an exhibit that features tools, a map, and some text. Caption reads: "Visitors in the pioneer gallery of the State...
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Three Men with $5000 Check

Date: 03 30 1936
Description: Three men displaying $5000 check issued by U.S. Treasury Dept. to Richland Cooperative Electric Association for Rural Electrification Program.
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Mayor Law Buying V.F.W. Poppy

Date: 05 10 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law buying V.F.W. poppy from Miss Jane Elizabeth Ward.
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Blaney Farms Bookkeeper

Date: 05 05 1947
Description: Blaney Farms bookkeeper at a desk in the office.

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