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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Trying out their sleds are Judy Stanley and Wendy Wanda.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Throwing snowballs are Mike Gubner and Mike Weaver. Standing in back are Jim Shaler, Bobby Weaver, Richard Malken, Jerry Bassell, and Donald Artley.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Douglas Artley trying out a new snow shovel while sister Alice is looking on.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Bobby Carr enjoying a downhill run on his sled.
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Madison Exchange Club Collection for Salvation Army

Date: 12 07 1953
Description: Members of the Madison Exchange Club with one of five bathtubs they will have around Madison to collect money for the Salvation Army Christmas baskets for ...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps are unloading holiday trees from boxcars at the Gisholt Machine Company, where they have set up a lot to ...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Kenneth Boller picks one tree from a stack to set up for display in the Boy Scouts Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps Christmas sale lot at the Gisholt Machin...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps have set up a lot to sell Christmas trees at the Gisholt Machine Company. Examining one of the tallest Ch...
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Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Boy Scouts of the Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps have set up a lot to sell Christmas trees at the Gisholt Machine Company. Lloyd Hansen is acting as a sal...
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Blackhawk Ski Club Meet

Date: 01 03 1954
Description: People watching Cato Vik, a Norwegian student at the University of Wisconsin, take Class A honors and set a new hill record of 157 feet in the ski jumping ...
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Close-up of carpenters Art Thorstad and George Clark working on the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Joe Starkey, Herman Crume, and Harley Buelow working on forms for the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Shovel operator Joe Hermanson in the cab at the new Sears Roebuck store under construction on East Washington Avenue.
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Boys Fishing During Spring Break

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Rickey Holmes, David Dopkins, and Dick Quinlan digging for worms before heading to the Tenney Park lagoon to fish. Dick is using a shovel to overturn wet d...
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Boys Fishing During Spring Break

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Emil Thomas taking his beagle, BeBe, on a leash with him to fish. Walking along the dirt shore of the pond at Tenney Park, the dog is pulling on the leash,...
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Boys Fishing During Spring Break

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Milwaukee boys, John and David Malec, in Madison to visit their grandmother, Mrs. Louis Malec at 1134 E. Gorham Street. John is fishing on the Yahara River...
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Boys Fishing During Spring Break

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Dale Jordan showing a fish, caught fishing with friends at Tenney Park.
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party are shown modeling in the historical fashion show. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Char...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Three women attending the Republican Centinnial Birthday party are shown in period fashions in the style show associated with the celebration. Shown left t...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party. Because the party fell on the same date as Mrs. Paul Irwin's (left) 75th birthday, she was presen...

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