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Edgewood High School Prom Royalty

Date: 05 07 1959
Description: Edgewood High School's prom king and queen: Mary Kay Ahern and Tom Frost.
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City Track Meet Teams

Date: 05 08 1959
Description: West High School's sprint medley team won in the city track meet. The quartet, left to right, includes: Jim Broadbent, Dave Marsh, Ken Brigham, and Russ Ra...
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East Side Business Men's Association Contest

Date: 05 07 1959
Description: A car to be awarded to the winner of a limerick contest for the East Side Businessmen's Association (ESBMA) festival. Shown with the car are Leo Kronenberg...
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Madison Retriever Club's Annual Trial

Date: 05 10 1959
Description: Meg and Jay Balch petting the dog Rusty as he is waiting his turn to compete in the Madison Retriever Club's annual trial. The dog is owned by John Olin of...
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St. Joseph Parochial Softball Champs

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: St. Joseph School won the championship of the Madison Parochial softball league by defeating St. Raphael School in the final game of a three-way playoff. T...
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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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St. Raphael School Drops Playoff Game

Date: 06 03 1959
Description: The St. Raphael School softball team tied for first place in the Madison Parochial softball league and then lost to St. Joseph School in a playoff for the ...
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: Dr. O. Sidney Orth and Dr. Helen Dickie admiring a rose bush at the Madison Rose Society's public rose show. The doctors were two of a number of physicians...
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June Dairy Month on Capitol Square

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: 4-H members, some of them dressed in old-fashioned costumes, serving homemade cakes and donated ice cream at an ice cream social on the Capitol Square. Pro...
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 06 1959
Description: Dr. Peter Duehr arranging one of his entries in the Madison Rose Society's public rose show. He is one of several physicians whose hobby is growing roses.
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We Saw You at the Rose Show

Date: 06 05 1959
Description: Dr. Henry Suckle (left), one of the Madison Rose Society's many physician rose enthusiasts, admiring flowers in Olbrich Park with James Marshall, city park...
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Red Cross Aided Child

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Donald and Audrey Forrer posing outdoors with their 7-year-old daughter Lydia, pictured riding a bicycle. The Red Cross provided the blood transfusions tha...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Granddaughter Recalls Grandfather's Advice on Nonconformity

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: Film star Anne Baxter attends a private memorial dinner at Taliesin observing the 90th birthday anniversary of her grandfather, Frank Lloyd Wright, along w...
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Badger Boys State

Date: 06 09 1959
Description: Group portrait of eleven Madison boys ready to leave for Badger Boys State at Ripon College. They represent five Madison high schools. Bottom row left to r...
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Girl Scouts Off to Round-Up in Colorado

Date: 06 21 1959
Description: Nancy Muckenhirn is shown with Devil's Lake rocks that the Black Hawk Council of Girl Scouts will be taking to Colorado Springs for the Senior Girl Scout R...
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Poster Aids Attic Angel Tour

Date: 06 18 1959
Description: Alicia, Claire, and Tecia Findorff, (right) young daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Findorff, admire a poster that their mother (left) made and distributed...
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Big Eight Conference Track Meet

Date: 05 15 1959
Description: Finish of the 100-yard dash at the Big Eight Conference track meet. Left to right are: Bill Smith of Madison East, third; Al Epstein of Kenosha, second; an...
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Girl Scouts Off to Round-Up in Colorado

Date: 05 21 1959
Description: Mary Gandt sits with her young charge, Dana Rosenthal, in the sandbox. Mary is babysitting to earn money for the Girl Scout trip to a Round-Up in Colorado.
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Big Eight Conference Track Meet

Date: 05 15 1959
Description: Larry Tripke of Janesville wins the 440-yard dash at the Big Eight Conference track meet. Behind him are Grady Cobb of Beloit, second, and Steve Ott of Rac...
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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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