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Carnival at Taliesin

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and family dressed in costume sitting in front of a tent at a carnival on the grounds of Taliesin. Taliesin was the summer residence of ...
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Henry Wallace Posing with Group

Date: 06 17 1939
Description: Henry Wallace, sitting at a table posing for a photograph with six men and one woman. Henry Wallace, then the United States Secretary of Agriculture, visit...
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Henry Wallace with Group Outside

Date: 06 17 1939
Description: Henry Wallace meeting with a number of men and one young girl. A garden and residences can be seen in the background. Henry Wallace, then the United States...
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Three Men Wearing Ties

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Three men standing next to each other wearing ties on a raised platform at a Civilian Defense Rally. They each have a ribbon on their ties that says: "Comm...
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Girls Behind Counter at Ice Cream Booth

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A group of girls working behind the counter at the ice cream booth at the Civilian Defense Rally take a moment to pose for a picture. Two of the girls are ...
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Elliott Zimmerman Heads Madison Elementary Junior Red Cross Council

Date: 06 1953
Description: New officers of the Madison elementary Junior Red Cross Council are elected by representatives of 23 Madison elementary school Junior Red Cross councils. S...
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Peonies Aid Good Cause

Date: 06 14 1953
Description: Group of three women selling peonies. They are (L-R): Jean Monroe; Mrs. J.A. Ragone, chaperone at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house; and Alice Aten. The...
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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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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 1963
Description: Three young couples posing on the stairs leading outside from the dance floor at the Maple Bluff Country Club. From front to back: Tom Tews and Dorothy Mar...
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Water Skiing Feiler Family

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: The five Feiler youngsters are posing on a dock with the tailor-made water skis that the family makes during the winter months. Left to right are John, 16;...
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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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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: Umpire Paul Sergenian (left) discusses the game with youth baseball players, (shown left to right): Ronny Padloff and Jerry Riddle.
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: Youth baseball players watch the action on the field. Shown (left to right) are: Frank Zitske, Phil Speranca, and Jerry Vauk.
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Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 10 1953
Description: Instructor Henry Johnson of the Four Lakes Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps checks technique of the junior drum and bugle corps members Jim Archer, 1...
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Lapham School Children at Bowman Farm Dairy

Date: 11 1953
Description: A group of third grade Lapham School students looking at a herd of dairy cows during a tour of Bowman Farm Dairy on Fish Hatchery Road. Looking over a fenc...
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La Sertoma Club

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Mrs. Harry Warren (left), treasurer of the Milwaukee La Sertoma looks on while Carol Burns (right), president of the Madison group, adjusts the corsage wor...
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Dane County Association of Health Councils

Date: 10 14 1954
Description: Four elected officers of the Dane County Association of Health Councils posing for a group portrait before planning a spring county-wide health survey. Sta...
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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: New officers and advisers of the Madison Youth Council attend the group's annual banquet. Seated (left to right) are: Michael Stein, treasurer; Mary Kate L...
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Madison Youth Council

Date: 11 02 1954
Description: Four foreign exchange students attending Madison high schools are guests of honor at the annual Madison Youth Council banquet. They are shown pointing out ...

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