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Winding Country Road

Date: 1971
Description: View down a winding, hilly country road. A full moon is in the background, just above the horizon line.
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Madison's Boys Baseball Program

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: Fritz Wegner, left, director of Madison's Boys Baseball program, watches the action at Vilas park with some of the boys.
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Madison's Boys Baseball Program

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: Tommy Meyers, 9-year old catcher of the Immaculate Heart of Mary team, a part of Madison's Boys Baseball program.
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Madison's Boys Baseball Program

Date: 06 15 1953
Description: Dave Heisig (left) and Webb Spraetz, (right) pitcher and catcher of defending championship Schoep's Ice Cream team in Madison's Boys Baseball program.
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1953
Description: Elevated view looking down towards the corner of Carroll and Main Streets at one of the largest marching groups in the parade observing Memorial Day, the ...
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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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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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Winkie the Vilas Park Elephant

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Winkie, the Vilas Park elephant, attending a celebration of her third birthday. Attendants accompanying Winkie are Tom Frisch, extreme left; Zoo director H...
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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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Winners of State High School Golf Tournaments

Date: 05 28 1953
Description: Outdoor portrait of Doug Randall, a member of the Wisconsin High golf team and medalist at the state high school sectional meet. Wisconsin High won the fiv...
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: Youth baseball players prepare to play a game. Shown (left to right) are: catcher Edward Allen, Elks Club, who is donning his catcher's equipment, and batt...
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We Saw You . . . Playing Boys Baseball

Date: 06 1954
Description: A youth baseball player scoots past the catcher to score a run.
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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Three people ice fishing on Salmo Pond near Black Earth.
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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Harvey Gifford, of 2541 East Johnson Street in Madison, chops a hole in the ice on Salmo Pond near Back Earth in preparation for ice fishing, where he thin...
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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Kenneth Kruse, a Madison policeman living at 5009 Flambeau Road, and his son Billy wait patiently for a nibble while ice fishing on Salmo Pond near Black E...
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Fourth of July in Madison

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Arthur Finnigan eats Cracker Jacks while other children have soda pop and ice cream. The children are at Westmorland Park.
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We Saw You . . . at Carrier Boys' Picnic

Date: 06 30 1954
Description: Madison Newspaper, Inc. hosts a picnic as special recognition to newspaper carriers, each an individual businessman, who carry the paper in any type of wea...
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Conklin Park Parade

Date: 07 08 1954
Description: Decorated "units" stand in a line awaiting a children's parade at Conklin Park. The parade was arranged as part of the Board of Education's Recreation Divi...

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