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Washington School

Date: 04 27 1944
Description: North Bedford Street entrance to Washington School (aka Madison Metropolitan School District Ruth Doyle Administration Building), 545 West Dayton Street.
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Dance Band at St. James School

Date: 03 15 1944
Description: Nine men playing instruments in dance band/orchestra at St. James School, 1204 Saint James Court. Taken for Gene Whipperfurth.
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Oscar Mayer Co. Health for Victory Club, East High

Date: 08 17 1943
Description: "Health for Victory" club sponsored by Oscar Mayer & Company, at Madison East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Yellow Taxicab — Ford V-8

Date: 01 31 1935
Description: A Ford V-8 Yellow Cab Co. taxicab on East Washington Avenue. In the background are (left to right) St. Patrick's school, 630 East Washington Avenue; reside...
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Volunteers of America Office & Service Shop

Date: 07 14 1933
Description: Volunteers of America Service Office and Service Shop, 414 S. Baldwin Street. Also shows the old Marquette School in the background.
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Central High School Band

Date: 04 16 1929
Description: Musicians from the Central High School marching band posing outdoors in uniform with their instruments.
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Madison High School

Date: 1918
Description: Madison High School (later known as Central High School, demolished), 210 Wisconsin Avenue, designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1908.
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National Book Week

Date: 11 16 1948
Description: "Books Tell the Story" display at Wisconsin High School as part of the observance of National Book Week. Students looking at display are, left to right: Ph...
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Junior Red Cross Council Toy Drive

Date: 11 23 1948
Description: Fritz Hanson, Peggy Huiskamp, and Winifred Grant of Wisconsin High School, are shown checking on the drive for toys which the school's Junior Red Cross Cou...
Poster

Judy Greenspan for School Board

Date: 1973
Description: Poster promoting Judy Greenspan for school board. Her platform includes: passage of the high school bill of rights, an end to discriminatory practices agai...
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Randall School Cotton Project

Date: 02 17 1950
Description: Fritzi Pohle exhibits the diorama she constructed for the Randall school third grade cotton project.
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Badger Spelling Bee Winner

Date: 04 25 1952
Description: Beth Knope, 13-year-old champion of the Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 Badger Spelling Bee, with Walter W. Engelke, the principal of Nakoma school, ...
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Middleton High School

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the Middleton High School. There is a telephone pole in front of the school.
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Randall Elementary School

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of Randall Elementary School with students playing in the yard around the building. A car is parked along the road in front of the school. Ca...
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West High School

Date: 02 15 2012
Description: Slightly elevated, exterior view of West High School. A red car is paused at a stop sign, and a Regent Street street sign is next to it.
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Wisconsin High School 50th Anniversary

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: Two early graduates of Wisconsin High school admiring the 1961 school yearbook at a reception marking the school's 50th anniversary. They are Ruth Noland, ...
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Frautschi Furniture Truck

Date: 1925
Description: View from intersection towards a driver of a Ford Model T or TT truck which is stopped in front of a school. The truck has a Frautschi Furniture sign on it...
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School Bond Referendum

Date: 03 23 1965
Description: Members of Madison's Parent-Teacher Associations are attempting to win favor for the $6,450,000 school bond referendum by distributing booklets citing fact...
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Schenk School Student Journalists

Date: 06 04 1965
Description: Seven Schenk School students of room 208 with their teacher, shown in front of a table covered with newspapers. They have produced their own class newspape...
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St. Bernard's School

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Description: Children wearing coats and jackets walking into the St. Bernard's School entrance. (The building is located on Atwood Avenue down the street from St. Berna...

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