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Vocational School Cooking Class Preparing a Turkey

Date: 11 19 1952
Description: Mrs. Margot Nelson, the teacher, is showing students Bertha Haack and Josephine Scheerer the technique of stuffing the body cavity of a turkey at a Vocatio...
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Vocational School Aptitude Testing

Date: 09 28 1944
Description: Two students, Stanley Stemp Jr., Central High School, and Victor Brockmiller Jr., West High School, assemble mechanical devices as part of the vocational a...
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Mrs. Eda Haugsland

Date: 03 22 1945
Description: Mrs. Eda Haugsland, 207 North Pinckney Street, sewing lapel decorations for the Dane County homework shops which employ persons with disabilities.
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William F. Faulkes

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Portrait of William F. Faulkes, 4102 Yuma Drive, Rehabilitation Chief, State Board of Vocational and Adult Education.
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Madison Vocational School French Class

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Madison Vocational School French class discussing French customs with their teacher, Mrs. Erwin H. (Lucy) Ackerknecht, , seated at fa...
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Fur Remodeling Class

Date: 04 04 1949
Description: Mrs. Moses W. (Edna) Smith in the process of remodeling her fur cape at a fur remodeling class at the Madison Vocational School.
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Twin Pines Tree Clinic

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Orrie Kreger, who is in charge of trees and grounds at the Poynette game farm, shows some charts to three honorary members of his Twin Pines Tree Clinic, a...
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Madison Vocational and Adult School Award Winners

Date: 05 16 1950
Description: Seven Madison Vocational and Adult Education school students who received awards for "exceptional records in attendance, achievement and effort" at the sch...
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Vocational and Adult School Television Repair Course

Date: 04 11 1951
Description: Jim Studee, left, and Gordon Jenkins, students in the television repair course offered at the Madison Vocational and Adult school, build a television set. ...
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Madison Vocational School Homecraft Program

Date: 04 24 1951
Description: An unidentified man sits at a jig saw making a bird house while receiving instruction in woodworking as a participant in the Madison Vocational School home...
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Easter Seal Sales Help the Handicapped

Date: 03 10 1952
Description: Edward Meier painting artistic floral plaques, a skill Mr. Meier learned through the Homecraft training service provided by the district rehabilitation off...
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Violette Wartzok

Date: 02 11 1954
Description: Violette Wartzok demonstrates a procedure in the drapery-making class at the Madison Vocational and Adult School.
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Job Interview Tips

Date: 04 10 1957
Description: Virginia Strickland, a senior at East High School, demonstrating making a good first impression at a job interview by smiling warmly, maintaining an alert ...
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Homecrafters of Dane County 6th Annual Spring Fair

Date: 03 08 1960
Description: Marian Bedner (right) of Sun Prairie, who has arthritis, decorates eggs and makes egg trees for sale at the Homecrafters of Dane County 6th Annual Spring F...
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Building Trades Apprenticeship Banquet

Date: 10 30 1961
Description: During a banquet to honor 66 men who had completed building trade apprenticeship training, new journeyman Kenneth Volkmann, right, receives a certificate o...
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William Stiles, 71, Typing Student

Date: 12 17 1965
Description: Portrait of William Styles, who took a eight week refresher course in typing and then got a temporary job at Truax Air Force Field. The course was held at ...
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Instructor E.L. Heiser looking on as students Jean Burik, Bob Knoelke, and Delwin Henriksen are preparing a salad in the cooking school at Madison Vocation...
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Cooking school student Phil Overton putting slices of pie in the servery in the cafeteria at the Madison Vocational School.
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Student Jim Pollock serving meatloaf at the school cafeteria in the Madison Vocational School.
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Vocational School Speech Class

Date: 02 04 1954
Description: As preparation for speech class at the Madison Vocational School, Olga Toltzien is reading from The American Observer.

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