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CORE Protest in Wisconsin Assembly

Date: 04 27 1964
Description: Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) protestors with signs sitting in the balcony of the Wisconsin Assembly Chambers. Assembly sergeant-at-arms, Norris Kelle...
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CORE Members Singing in Assembly Chambers

Date: 04 27 1964
Description: Twenty-seven members of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) are linking arms and singing "We Shall Overcome" in the balcony of the Wisconsin Assembly Ch...
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Fallout Shelter Supplies Arrive

Date: 05 20 1963
Description: Barrels of supplies to stock area fallout shelters being unloaded at the City-County Building by work relief program participants and Huber law prisoners f...
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Eiffel Tower Replica

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: Pedestrians pass a replica of the Eiffel Tower being constructed by workers at the corner of East Washington and Pinckney Streets on the Capitol Square. Th...
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Freedom Riders Boarding a Bus

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large group of Freedom Riders carrying food and blankets and boarding three buses to leave Madison bound for Selma, Alabama to ...
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Freedom Rider Protestors

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Two Universtiy students wave a Confederate flag on the steps of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union in protest of the 114 Freedom Riders boarding bu...
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Springtime at Vilas & Wingra Park

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Teddy (age 8) and William Buenzli (age 10) of 1820 Vilas Avenue enjoy a spring day flying homemade planes at Vilas Park.
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Springtime Cleanup at Brittingham Park

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: A city parks department worker helps with the spring clean-up by raking the lawn at Brittingham Park beside Monona Bay.
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Boys Enjoy a Spring Day at the Fishing Pond

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Michael Larson of 1417 Fremont Avenue and Daniel O'Neill of 3114 Sherman Avenue try their fishing style amidst the trees at the Tenney Park lagoon.
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Boys Play on the Beach at Vilas Park

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Keith Symon of 1816 Vilas Avenue (front) and John Hunt of 1813 Vilas Avenue (rear) building a sand castle at the Vilas Park beach on a spring day.
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New City-County Building Opening

Date: 05 17 1957
Description: With nostalgic feelings, Dane County supervisors said goodbye to the old courthouse on Main Street, then marched to the new City-County building on Monona ...
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Dedication of Gay Braxton Apartments

Date: 06 24 1965
Description: Roland Day, at the microphone, emcee of the dedication of the Gay Braxton Apartments. Speakers seated behind Mr. Day include Mayor Otto Festge and tenant s...
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Federal Judge James Doyle and Family

Date: 06 22 1965
Description: Doyle Family standing from left to right are: Ruth B. Doyle, Katherine, James Jr., and Mary; seated are Anna and Judge Doyle. James Doyle Jr. would later b...
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Mayor Reynolds with Skywalk Model

Date: 11 24 1964
Description: Madison Mayor Henry Reynold examines a model of the Capitol Square area showing a proposed skywalk from Manchester's Department Store over Wisconsin Avenue...
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Sorority Ban Protest

Date: 10 04 1962
Description: A long, orderly line of student sorority and fraternity members carrying umbrellas and marching in pairs to protest the decision to ban the Delta Gamma sor...
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Goldwater Supporters at Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 09 24 1964
Description: Large crowd, many carrying signs, gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol to hear Senator Barry Goldwater speak.
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New Neighborhood House

Date: 10 28 1965
Description: View of the new Neighborhood House at 29 S. Mills Street taken from the intersection of S. Mills and Milton Streets. It was dedicated Oct. 31, 1965. The ...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Teenage fashion show held at Harry S. Manchester women's clothing store to display twenty Vogue Pattern Service dress pattern styles. One of the models is ...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Teenage fashion show held at Harry S. Manchester women's clothing store to display twenty Vogue Pattern Service dress pattern styles. One of the models is ...
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Teen-Ager Fashion Show at Manchester's

Date: 05 10 1957
Description: Teenage fashion show held at Harry S. Manchester women's clothing store to display twenty Vogue Pattern Service dress pattern styles. One of the models is ...

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