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Man Standing on Sidewalk

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Description: View of a man standing on the sidewalk near State and Gorham streets holding a cigarette in his hand. Behind him is an intersection with traffic and cars p...
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Donna Stein Portrait

Date: 11 30 1953
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Edwin (Donna) Stein. She is sitting on a couch next to portrait prints of herself, and is holding a cigarette. She is wearing a wristwatch...
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New Truax Field Officers Club

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Guests at the Truax Field Officers Club formal "debt party" and dance celebrating the opening of the new clubhouse. Darlene Simmons is shown providing a "l...
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Madison Curling Club

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Two members of the Madison Curling Club during an intra-club competition. Norm Sonju (left) and Gil Bach survey shots made by members of their rinks. Bach,...
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Santa Claus Getting Ready for his Journey

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Man dressed as Santa Claus sitting in front of a fireplace in an armchair, lighting his pipe with a candle. His pom-pom hat is hanging over the back of the...
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United Commercial Travelers Banquet

Date: 02 06 1954
Description: Members of the Capital City Chapter of the United Commercial Travelers Association attending a banquet at the Park Hotel. Left to right are: Anthony and Ha...
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Ad Club Women's Night

Date: 02 17 1954
Description: "Ads & Fads," Madison Advertising Club Women's Night, was held at the Hoffman House. Members are wearing fashions from the first half of the twentieth cent...
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"Jacks" Tournament at University of Wisconsin Sorority

Date: 03 27 1954
Description: A large group of University of Wisconsin students playing jacks, while sitting on the floor during a tournament at the Alpha Phi House. One female student...
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Madison Restaurant Association Meeting

Date: 04 28 1954
Description: Executive Chef, Warren Olsen (left) lighting a cigarette for Bryce Amunson of Wisconsin Rapids, while David Botham is looking on. Amunson and Botham are st...
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Madison Restaurant Association Meeting

Date: 04 28 1954
Description: Enjoying cigars after their meal are E.L. Heiser (left) and Paul J. Goede, executive chef de cuisine at Farmers Mutual office building (right). The men wer...
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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Three new grand officers of the Wisconsin American Legion's 40 and 8 talking with Julius Severson (right foreground), retiring Grand Chef de Gare. At left ...
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40 and 8 Convention

Date: 07 15 1954
Description: Glenn Detman and John Nolin of the Sun Prairie 40 and 8 Voiture 688 giving each other a fist salute as the American Legion's fun and honor group winds up i...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Prom

Date: 08 06 1954
Description: Two couples attending the university summer prom at the Memorial Union. From left to right are: Bill Bramburg and Sue Roth (both from Oak Park, Illinois); ...
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University of Wisconsin Summer Prom

Date: 08 06 1954
Description: Two couples take a break from dancing to chat in a corner at the university summer prom at the Memorial Union. From left to right are: Canole Schlich (of N...
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Congressman Glenn Davis Holds Office Hours in Madison

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: Congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) chats with constituent Ervin Cady who is balancing his brimmed hat on one knee while lighting up a cigar.
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Newspaper Carriers Leave for Washington D.C.

Date: 08 16 1954
Description: Madison Newspapers Inc. newsboy John Pertzborn gives his mother, Margaret Pertzborn, a goodbye hug before boarding the train for a week in the nation's cap...
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Banquet

Date: 01 20 1955
Description: Annual banquet of the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) held at the Loraine Hotel. Shown left to right are: C.H. Thiede, 2218 Rusk Street, with ...
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Madisonians Love Opera

Date: 10 21 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stiennon waiting for friends in the Memorial Union lobby prior to attending the opera "Traviata."

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