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Ed Gein at State Crime Lab

Date: 11 19 1957
Description: Ed Gein (1906-1984) signing paperwork at the state crime lab where he was brought for lie detector and other tests or at the city jail where he was held ov...
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Portrait of Photographer Edward Steichen

Date: 06 23 1957
Description: Casual portrait of Edward Steichen (1879-1973), photographer and filmmaker, sitting in Aaron Bohrod's studio on the university campus at an informal party ...
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Madison Civic Symphony Rehearsal

Date: 10 25 1953
Description: Conductor Walter Heermann leading the civic orchestra in a rehearsal in Scanlan hall.
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Barber Roy Brumley cutting the hair of R.J. Best in the Belmont barbershop.
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Tom Morrow reading a magazine while getting a haircut by barber Juell Solberg at the Union Bus Station barbershop.
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Barber Henry Palan cutting the hair of Billy Mayer in the Park Hotel barbershop.
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Barber Harry Hicks smoking a cigarette and relaxing between customers at the Park Hotel barbershop. He is wearing a black bow tie and belt as part of his a...
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Scenes from Madison Barbershops

Date: 09 29 1953
Description: Some people still like to get a barber-shave, like this man who has a hot towel draped around his face.
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Madison City Council Meeting

Date: 11 24 1953
Description: Spectators and members at the Madison City Council meeting on November 24, 1953. At the left, is Carl H. Wilhelm, council president. Alder Ethel Brown is ...
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A newspaper salesman guarding his wares against a damp chilly wind.
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A person is bicycling around Capitol Square in the rain.
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: The Albert Hanson trial is serious business for jurors as they hear Attorney William J. Coyne (standing) defend Hanson.
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: People waiting in line to mail their letters, packages and parcels in the lobby of the United States Post Office on Monona Avenue. A woman is standing at t...
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Chief of weather operations, L.A. Joos, is on the telephone, while W.C. Williamson is standing at a slanted desk checking one of several weather maps. They...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 05 1953
Description: Diane Nelson, 20-year-old bookkeeper, is shown reviewing with her attorney, Maurice B. Pasch, the testimony she gave as the chief prosecution witness again...
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Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Harold Evans launching a weather balloon from the pilot balloon shelter on top of the Truax Field control tower.
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Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Edward C. Waffle, in charge of the tower for the Air Force, is talking with a pilot from the Truax Field control tower by speaking into a handheld radio tr...
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Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: From the observation window, G.M. Femrite is fixing his binocular field glasses on an incoming plane at the Truax Field control tower.
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Ice Skater Trying Out New Skates

Date: 12 30 1953
Description: Dave Halls is trying out new ice skates he received for Christmas at Tenney Park pond, which is used as a Madison outdoor rink in winter. With ankles wobbl...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Monitoring the outgoing mail are (left to right): William C. Davis, assistant superintendent, George Gauke, superintendent, and William Vaeble. They are in...

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