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Ronald Johnson with Winning Cheese

Date: 11 14 1958
Description: Ronald E. Johnson of Mount Sterling, with world champion cheddar cheese at the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Contest.
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"King Joe," Hobo King

Date: 06 20 1933
Description: Portrait of "King Joe," hobo king, in town lobbying to make Wisconsin safe for "hobo-ocracy." He was elected president of the Bonafide Hobos Union at an in...
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Helen Haldeman in the Kitchen

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Green County 4-H Club girl, Helen Haldeman of Monroe, posing in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen, while she competes in the state che...
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Olive Charboneau Mixing Pie Dough

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Wood County 4-H girl, Olive Charboneau of Vesper, mixing pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen. This was during the competiti...
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Agatha Dermosky Rolling Pie Dough

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Dane county 4-H Club girl, Agatha Dermosky, of Sun Prairie, rolls pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen during competition in...
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Lithgow Osborne

Date: 10 27 1947
Description: Portrait of Lithgow Osborne, former Ambassador to Norway, and president of the American-Scandinavian Foundation.
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Award Winner Horace Wilkie

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Horace Wilkie, left, chairman of the Madison Housing Authority, being congratulated by Lloyd Kohl, president of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce, aft...
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Phyllis Berg and Richard Pigorsch, Youth Journal

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Phyllis Berg plays Cupid with Richard Pigorsch in preparation for a Valentine's Day dance as an example of the various seasonal dances held by different hi...
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Youth Journal Photograph

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: A young woman serving as the photographer's assistant is standing beside a woman sitting in a chair wearing a hat, and a Farm and Home Week name tag. She i...
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Two University of Wisconsin Hoofers' Equestriennes

Date: 04 19 1948
Description: Two University of Wisconsin Hoofers' Club members who will ride in the annual horse show are shown sitting on a fence holding the reins of their horses. Pi...
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"Roundy" Coughlin

Date: 09 08 1948
Description: Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin shown wearing a large Spanish hat as the auctioneer at the West Side Business Men's Association auction to benefit the building...
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University of Wisconsin Military Ball Court

Date: 03 21 1949
Description: Sheila Kivlin, Madison, and Nancy Spiegel, Milwaukee, both members of Gamma Phi Beta, who will serve on the "court of honor" for the UW Military Ball, two ...
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Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington

Date: 06 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, Washington D.C., president of the National Federaton of Women's Republican Clubs, in her suite at the Hotel Loraine.
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Nakoma Women's Golf-Guest Day Chairman

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Mrs. Ralph E. (Mariel) Campbell of 133 Manitou Way, chair of the women's organization of the Nakoma Golf club, standing on the course with a bag of golf cl...
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Dove Flight Opens Christmas Seal Sale

Date: 11 20 1949
Description: Delores Wilkinson, member of the Madison Come-Back Club, and Sylvan Lipski, Milwaukee All-City Flying Club member are shown just before they released five ...
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National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - Dane Co. Chapter

Date: 03 08 1950
Description: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis - Dane County Chapter retiring officers Leonard T. "Dutch" Midland, March of Dimes Chairman, and James R. Law, ...
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UNICO Supports Boys Town of Italy

Date: 04 07 1950
Description: Joseph Bruno presents a check to A.R. Sanna, an honorary member of the Madison chapter of UNICO National, for the Boys Towns of Italy, Inc. in New York Cit...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Two of the younger models in the Jaycettes' fashion show pose with a Raggedy Andy doll. Arthur Gallagher Field, age 3 1/2, and his sister, Betty Ann, 5 1/...
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Jaycettes' Fashion Show

Date: 04 19 1950
Description: Pictured left to right are the members of the Minorettes quartet who will perform at the Jaycettes' fashion show: Mrs. William J. (Rosemary) Coyne, 104 Sou...
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Older Adult Klub Activities

Date: 02 13 1951
Description: Henry Naumann and Mrs. Julia Bennett pose for a portrait while wearing costumes at the Older Adult Klub masquerade ball. The event was held at the Madison ...

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