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State High School Track Meet

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: Finish line of the second section of the Class A 440 yard dash at the 1953 state high school track meet held at Camp Randall Stadium. Shown (L-R) are Sam ...
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Edgewood May Day Ceremony — Double Exposure

Date: 04 1953
Description: Margaret Dunn placing a floral crown on a statue of the blessed Virgin Mary at the end of the annual May ceremony at Edgewood High School. Other high schoo...
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Madison Brothers Buy and Fly Airplane

Date: 06 1953
Description: Brothers Franklin Myers, 19, University of Wisconsin student (left), and Russell Myers, 22, mechanic for the Madison Bus Company (right), bought their own ...
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Peter Smith, Joan Holm Wedding

Date: 06 20 1953
Description: Newlyweds Joan Marie Holm and Peter Byrd Smith in a car following the wedding service at First Baptist church.
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Teenagers Tom Stephan and Jean McFarlane, seated, shown chatting at the Maple Bluff Country Club party.
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: Madison observed Memorial Day with a parade and three memorial services. A Memorial Day address by Assemblyman Elmer L. Genxmer was followed by a wreath ce...
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Baptism of Wills Triplets

Date: 06 28
Description: The triplet daughters of William and Joyce Wills are baptized at Luther Memorial Church. Sponsor Mrs. Morris Wills holds infant Jacqueline Diane at left, D...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: David Vilas is shown pinning a carnation corsage on his date, Beth Herman, at the Maple Bluff social party for teens.
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New University of Wisconsin YMCA Building Cornerstone Laid

Date: 06 19 1953
Description: The cornerstone for the new University of Wisconsin YMCA building at the corner of W. Johnson and N. Brooks Streets is laid. Copies of the bible, a Wisc...
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Maple Bluff Social Event for Teens

Date: 06 26 1953
Description: Sitting at a table under a colorful umbrella at the Maple Bluff Country Club, are, left to right, Jill Molinaro, Norman Gregersen, Darrell MacIntyre and Jo...
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: An Air Force color guard from Truax Field is in his position at the south entrance to the Wisconsin State Capitol with the Capitol flag at half mast to hon...
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Flag Day at Veteran's Hospital

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: View across road towards eight members of Madison American Legion and its Auxiliary posed and raising a large new flag at the Veteran's Administration Hosp...
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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Beach Scene

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: View of a crowd of people, mostly in swimsuits, at what might be Vilas Beach on Lake Wingra. There is a concession stand in a building in the background. A...
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Willard Wendt Gains East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament Finals

Date: 07 18 1953
Description: Willard Wendt of Lake Mills defeats Phil Schoenbeck, 1 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament h...
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John Crump Gains East-Central Wisconsin Golf Assn. Tournament Finals

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: John Crump of Lake Mills defeats defending champ Bruce Rodgers, 2 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association T...
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Water Skiing Feiler Family

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: Ed Feiler towing his five youngsters on water skis across Monona Bay.
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31st Annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament

Date: 07 18 1953
Description: Everett Robinson (left), Lake Ripley Country Club, Cambridge, and William Rhyme, Portage Country Club, examine the scoreboard before starting their senior ...
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Winners of High School Golf Tournaments

Date: 05 1953
Description: Group portrait of the West High School golf team, winners of Madison's 1953 high school golf tournament. Left to right, Coach Clark Byam, Lowell Bakken, C...
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Learning to Drive

Date: 07 01 1954
Description: Low angle view of student driver Carol Hansen seated at the steering wheel next to driving instructor and West High School physical education teacher, Will...

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