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Family Record Book Developed by University of Wisconsin Faculty Members

Date: 12 29 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin faculty members Louise A. Young (R) and L. G. Sorden have developed a "Family Record Book" that allows for a complete listing of fa...
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: New third grade teacher Diane Schmitt meets with Sun Prairie principal Bernard M. Dunn.
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Time Realty Building Accident

Date: 11 02 1960
Description: The smashed-in front facade of the Time Realty Co. office, 2434 University Avenue, as a result of a car backing up with a stuck accelerator. Seen inside th...
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Election Night

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: The election night staff of the Wisconsin State Journal on works its way Tuesday night through the vote returns.
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Counting Votes

Date: 11 08 1960
Description: Scene Tuesday night Nov. 8th in the office of the Dane County Clerk Otto Festge as he and his aids tally a heavy presidential year vote in Dane County.
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Visit to Civil Air Patrol Training

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Description: Six young women and three young men are sitting around a table. Two of the girls are using handsets from a telephone. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Civil A...
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We Saw You on Moving Day

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: While Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co. moved furniture, Russ Gessler, 1250 Elmwood Avenue, Middleton, manager of the mail file, was upstairs waiting in an...
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Edwin Stein, Wisconsin State Journal Photographer

Date: 06 05 1960
Description: Self portrait of Edwin Stein, Wisconsin State Journal photographer.
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Shirley and Mary Wright

Date: 04 27 1959
Description: Mary Wright, left, holds the telephone for her mother Shirley, who is chair of the upcoming annual spring luncheon of the Daughters of Demeter organization...
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Agnes Moore, a psychiatric nurse-in-training, is shown at University Hospital studying the medical report of a patient.
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Post Office Telephone Operator

Date: 12 31 1958
Description: Mrs. Mary Snell who has been the post office telephone operator for almost 19 years. She answers complaints, refers calls, and gives information for hundre...
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We Saw You . . . Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 11 1958
Description: Emil Zentner sells Christmas trees over the telephone from the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps parents group tree lot located at the Midvale Plaza Shop...
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Annual Hadassah Donor Dinner

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Harriet Miller and Ethel Waisman shown working on plans for the annual Hadassah donor dinner to be held at Beth Israel Center. Hadassah serves people in 76...
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Hinman House, Stairway Landing

Date: 09 01 1928
Description: Albert Hinman Residence, 1 Vista Road, showing the stairway landing.
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Hinman House Interior

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: Albert Hinman Residence, 1 Vista Road. View from living room into dining room through arch, showing wall telephone on the left.
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Original Transmitting Equipment

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Description: The original transmitting equipment for WHA, the oldest radio station in the nation. The telephone pictured served as a microphone. The station was in the ...
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Wisconsin General Hospital Interview of Patient

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Patient being interviewed by nurse, at the State of Wisconsin General Hospital, 1300 University Avenue. For the State Medical Board of Health.
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Telephone Toll Switchboard

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: Seven workers (two peeking through from behind the switchboard) and one supervisor rebuilding the telephone toll switchboard at the Wisconsin Telephone Com...
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Telephone Switchboard

Date: 08 13 1946
Description: Telephone switchboard being rebuilt at the Madison Exchange of the Wisconsin Telephone Company.
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Norwec Transmitter

Date: 11 13 1952
Description: Close-up view of open Norwec Transmitter. A telephone equipment photograph, taken for an REA calendar, published by Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, alterna...

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