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House with Rear Extension

Date: 1956
Description: House with typical extension in rear.
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Unity Chapel Cemetery

Date: 04 1959
Description: Unity Chapel Cemetery on the day of Frank Lloyd Wright's funeral.
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Memorial Library and Mall

Date: 1956
Description: Memorial Library, Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), and University of Wisconsin Boathouse from across mall on the lower campus of the University of Wisconsin-Ma...
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Sidewalk along Park Street

Date: 1956
Description: View down tree-lined sidewalk along Park Street towards University Avenue on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Science Hall is on the right.
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Country Club Women Leaders

Date: 06 17 1958
Description: Portrait of Hella Johnson sitting in front of the Nakoma Country Club clubhouse. She serves as president of the Woman's Organization of the Nakoma Country ...
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UW-Madison Library Mall Fountain

Date: 07 09 1958
Description: James, the three-year-old son of Philip and Mrs. Staudenraus, playing with a sprinkling can in the new University of Wisconsin library mall fountain.
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Vice-President Nixon in Madison

Date: 10 24 1958
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of nearly 3,000 people gathered at the Capitol Square to hear Vice-President Richard Nixon speak. The vice-president is visible st...
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: Dr. Ralph Campbell, president of the Madison Rose Society, admires a rose at the public rose show held at the Woman's Building, 240 E. Gilman Street. Dr. C...
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Girl Scouts Off to Round-Up in Colorado

Date: 06 21 1959
Description: Representatives of the Black Hawk Council of Girl Scouts practice a Native American paddle drill in preparation for a trip to the Round-Up in Colorado. Lef...
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We Saw You . . . Guests of Bishop O'Connor

Date: 07 12 1959
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor hosts more than a thousand guests & members of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and their families at a chicken ba...
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We Saw You . . . Guests of Bishop O'Connor

Date: 07 12 1959
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor hosts more than one thousand guests and members of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and their families for a chick...
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Mowing a Steep Slope

Date: 06 26 1959
Description: Richard Brachman, an engineer, demonstrates his solution for the problem of mowing the grass on a steep slope near his home. He removed the handles of his ...
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We Saw You . . . Junior Golfers

Date: 08 04 1959
Description: Madison low handicap junior golfers from Madison's three golf clubs compete in the annual inter-club tournament at Blackhawk Country Club. 18-hole represen...
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Eastmorland Bike Parade

Date: 08 29 1959
Description: Four children pose on their tricycles during the Eastmorland bike parade. One of them is pulling a wagon designed to look like a pioneer covered wagon. Chi...
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Lawn Contest Winners

Date: 07 22 1959
Description: Winners of the 1959 Greater Madison Lawn contest and contest officials standing on the first-prize winning lawn at 2416 Waunona Way, with prizes displayed ...
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Eastmorland Bike Parade

Date: 08 29 1959
Description: Children in the 6-8 age group decorated themselves as well as their bicycles for the Eastmorland bike parade. They include, from left, Karl Jones, Saverio ...
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Dog Obedience Trials

Date: 09 12 1959
Description: Mrs. Harold Crawford of Stoughton posing with her two Irish Water Spaniels during the all-breed obedience trials sponsored by the Lakeland Dog Training Clu...
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Dog Obedience Trials

Date: 09 12 1959
Description: Six participants in the all-breed obedience trails sponsored by the Lakeland Dog Training Club in Cambridge posing with their dogs. Left to right are Janic...
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Dog Obedience Trials

Date: 09 12 1959
Description: Three contestants posing with their dogs at the all-breed obedience trials sponsored by the Lakeland Dog Training Club of Cambridge. Left to right are Mara...
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We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: The home of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue was the setting for the Madison YWCA garden tea. The program centered around various nationalities. Left to...

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