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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 08 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of Red Cross volunteer organizers of state employees, who will begin the annual packing and shipping of 21,000 Christmas packages to wounded...
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P.A. Cary

Date: 04 28 1950
Description: Group portrait of P.A. Cary, 1602 Jefferson Street, retiring classified advertising manager of Madison Newspapers, Inc. and his staff at a farewell party...
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Historical Society Staff

Date: 1996
Description: Color portrait from balcony of the Historical Society staff taken in the Library to illustrate the cover of a special issue of the Magazine of Wisconsin...
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Historical Society Staff

Date: 1996
Description: Color portrait of the Historical Society staff. This image is a humorous version with balloons of another image which was taken for the cover of a special ...
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John R. Commons Birthday Banquet

Date: 10 12 1950
Description: Five of the seven speakers at the John R. Commons birthday banquet Tuesday night in Hotel Loraine gathered for small talk before the banquet. Left to righ...
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Ray-O-Vac Initiates 25-Year Members

Date: 11 15 1951
Description: New members of the Ray-O-Vac Company's 25 Year Club were initiated during ceremonies at the organization's annual banquet at Hotel Loraine.
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Alice Ferguson, Madison Gas and Electric Home Services Director

Date: 12 07 1951
Description: Mrs. Alice Ferguson, Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) home services director, is shown with the many varieties of Christmas cookies, candies, cakes, and hou...
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Winkie, Vilas Zoo Elephant

Date: 05 27 1952
Description: Bob Dick, WIBA Radio Program Director, interviews Harold Hayes, Director of the Vilas Zoo, at the "coming out" party and birthday of Winkie the elephant.
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Seated at his desk is Darwin H. Leavitt, statistician at Oscar Mayer & Company. He is also a member of and treasurer for the Philharmonic Chorus. The choru...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Nellie Howland, one of the five original members of the Philharmonic Chorus, is shown in a local drugstore as part of her job as inventory worker for the M...
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CUNA Mutual Insurance Society 30th Anniversary

Date: 08 12 1965
Description: Three men posing behind a cake. One of them is holding up a cupcake displaying a traditional credit union symbol. Left to right are the decorated commemora...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Monitoring the outgoing mail are (left to right): William C. Davis, assistant superintendent, George Gauke, superintendent, and William Vaeble. They are in...
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Beautiful Madison Week Proclamation

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen signing a proclamation designating April 26 through May 4 as Beautiful Madison Week, when residents are urged to spruce up the...

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