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Orpheum Theatre Ticket Girls

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Group portrait of seven ticket girls in matching uniform tops at Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street.
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Nurse with Native Americans

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Description: A nurse poses on steps with a Native American mother and four children.
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Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross

Date: 11 01 1948
Description: Gray Ladies of the Dane County Red Cross teaching jewelry-making to a group of patients at the Mendota hospital for the mentally ill. Gray Ladies, shown at...
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Retiring Asssistant Fire Chief S.C.A. Ratcliffe

Date: 02 22 1949
Description: Assistant Fire Chief Sebastian C.A. Ratcliffe shaking hands with three fire fighters with whom he has teamed to fight many fires in Madison. The photograph...
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Tuberculosis Patient

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Doris Trameri, previously diagnosed with tuberculosis, reenacts being admitted to Lake View Sanatorium on July 9, 1947. Discussing her case are Dr. John K....
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Lutefisk Supper

Date: 12
Description: Several women are served lutefisk at a lutefisk supper at the Dane County Home. There are plates of lefse and dinner rolls on the table.
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Dane County Medical Assistants Scholarship

Date: 07 24 1957
Description: Donna Lou Ritchie, left, receiving a $100 scholarship from the Dane County Medical Assistants organization. She will begin nursing studies at Madison Gener...
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Boy Scouts Drum, Bugle Dinner

Date: 01 15 1958
Description: Two members of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps, Dean Sutherland and Steve Yamamoto, talk with Allen Plater and Dr. Wade Plater.
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St. Mary's Hospital Open House

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Sister M. Geraldine, S.M., administrator of St. Mary's hospital, explains the tour guide to volunteer planners of the fall open house and membership tea. S...
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St. Martin's Band

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of the band of St. Martin's Catholic Church. The members pose with their instruments, which include clarinets, french horns, flugelh...
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Fern L. Reinhardt

Date: 1937
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Fern L. Reinhardt. She is wearing her uniform, cap and eyeglasses, and a pin on the collar front displaying a cross, and ...
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Girl Scout Reunion

Date: 07 30 1964
Description: Veronica Gonzalez, of Mexico City, is having a reunion with Girl Scout Troop 31 in Madison and their leader, Dorothy Conrad (right). She served as a guide ...
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Hospital Employes and Fair Share Boosters

Date: 10 01 1965
Description: Indoor portrait of Orvella Jones (standing), a practical nurse, and Vera Neff, a hospital secretary. They were both employees of the Veterans Administratio...
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Military Pilot Preparing for Flight

Date: 05 22 1957
Description: Air Guard Lt. Dan Torphy preparing for a training flight from Truax Field by putting on a long white scarf (an old tradition for pilots) in the locker room...
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Red Cross Gray Ladies Volunteer at the Wisconsin Diagnositc Center

Date: 03 04 1958
Description: Discussing volunteer recruitment and assignments at the Wisconsin Diagnostic Center at 1552 University Avenue are Mrs. J.O. Wilson (left, Verona), a co-ord...
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Madison Red Cross Volunteer Training

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Dorothy Schar, chairman of volunteers for Madison Red Cross, holds up diplomas to be awarded after two months of training to be social welfare aides in the...

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