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Construction Workers at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers gather to meet near the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors before beginning work during the construction of the Wor...
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Office at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for the World Trade Center. The construction office has an American flag han...
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Clerks Post Latest Stock Quotations at Broker's Office

Date: 12 12 1958
Description: Clerks in a Madison broker's office post the latest stock quotations on a board. Almost all of Madison's eleven investment brokerage firms reported small i...
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Governor Kohler Portrait Unveiled

Date: 12 15 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Thomson (left) and former Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. examine the oil portrait of Kohler which was unveiled in the Governor's private off...
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Justice of Peace Robert Mixson

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: Portrait of Robert Mixson, a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin student, at his swearing-in ceremony as a Justice of the Peace. A fraternity prank resulte...
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Better Broadcasts Association Meeting

Date: 04 03 1959
Description: The Wisconsin Association of the American Council for Better Broadcasts (ACBB) will hold its public spring conference at the Wisconsin Center building. A p...
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Selective Service Officials

Date: 05 01 1959
Description: Lieutenant General Lewis B. Hershey (left), national selective service director, confers with his Wisconsin counterpart, Colonel Bentley Courtenay.
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Personality in the News

Date: 09 07 1959
Description: Marine Corps reserve unit adviser, Major E.G. Usher, is shown at his desk. Usher was in the news because he advised a change from a separate effort to help...
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Family Service Caseworker

Date: 10 27 1959
Description: Mrs. Eileen Gattshall, a Family Service caseworker, greets two young people who have come to her for help. Family Service is one of 29 Red Feather agencies...
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: Three new American citizens are shown with Mary Murphy, left. They are Dr. Noe Neaves, formerly of Mexico; Gerda Niehus, originally from Germany; and Hilda...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: The Lawyers' Wives of Dane County welcome new citizens with a reception at the State Bar of Wisconsin building. Evelyn Thomas, left, discusses the ceremony...
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Census Taking to Begin

Date: 01 26 1960
Description: Alfred Plaenert (seated), director of the 1960 census in the Wisconsin Second Congressional district, and Al Cremer, Minneapolis, one of 17 regional direct...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: The Lawyers' Wives of Dane County welcome new citizens with a reception at the State Bar of Wisconsin building. At left Mr. and Mrs. Charles Treige, former...
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Welcoming New Citizens

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: Seated at left is Blanche Hart, president of the Lawyers' Wives. She is shown with Catherine Barber, chairman; Mrs. C.B. Strauch, formerly of Germany; and ...
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GOP and Democratic Volunteers

Date: 09 12 1960
Description: Staff and volunteer workers stuff envelopes at state Republican headquarters. Left to right: Mrs. John Fish and Shirley Jasper (both volunteers); and staff...
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Family Service at Truax Field

Date: 09 17 1960
Description: Airman Vernor Williams, a new arrival at Truax Field Air Force Base, is interviewed by Margaret Hoffman, coordinator, and Mrs. William Bogle, assistant coo...
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Committee Plans Madison Women's City Golf Tournament

Date: 01 25 1961
Description: A committee begins to plan Madison Women's 1961 City Golf Tournament at the Community Center. Shown (from left) are: Mrs. Jane Brandt, Public Links Courses...
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State Office Building Bomb Threat

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: Mrs. Georgia Russell, an accountant in the State Motor Vehicle Department, displaying the mail bag and bomb package that were involved in an unsuccessful a...
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Democratic Candidates File Nomination Papers

Date: 07 08 1960
Description: Dane County Democrats file nomination papers to run for political offices. The candidates and the office they are running for are, left to right: Joseph We...

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