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State Street Fire

Date: 01 12 1948
Description: State Street fire at Smith's Flower Shop and Leah's Smart Shop, 121-123 State Street. Other businesses on the block include the Leath & Company Furniture ...
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Julius M. Sparkman Family

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Julius and Mary Sparkman and their children Melvin and Pamela looking at a chart showing efforts to be a peacemaker. The Sparkmans were the directors of t...
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Nursery School for Slow Learners

Date: 11 18 1955
Description: Virginia Gibson (Mrs. Harley L.) and Jean M. Schilling (Mrs. William H.), members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority alumnae group which sponsors the Nursery Sc...
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Boy Scout Receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: A boy scout receiving the Ad Altare Dei medal, the Catholic Church's award to boy scouts, from Bishop William P. O'Connor. Another boy scout and three othe...
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Naturalized Citizens

Date: 01 17 1956
Description: Men and women holding United States flags after a ceremony in the federal courtroom making them naturalized citizens.
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West High School Radio Club

Date: 10 31 1952
Description: Two members of the West High School radio club, Alan Frees and Bill Reeve, operating the club's "ham" station. Observing the young men are Henry Lugg, spo...
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Winner of Christmas Home Decorating Contest

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, receiving a clock radio as a prize in the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest from Lucien G. Schlimgen, Jr., president o...
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Construction at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Date: 07 29 1955
Description: Interior of sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 401 South Owen Drive, during construction.
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Sigma Kappa Fraternity House Homecoming Display

Date: 11 08 1952
Description: Sigma Kappa fraternity house decorated as a showboat for a University of Wisconsin-Madison Homecoming celebration.
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Shrout Family making Christmas Decorations

Date: 12 16 1952
Description: Mrs. Marie Shrout, 1102 Grant Street, preparing Christmas tree decorations with her children, Jim, 13, Patrick, 3, Douglas, 4, Susan, 9, Michael, 7, and St...
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Truax Officers' Wives Club Coffee Party

Date: 03 23 1953
Description: Louise Shoup, wife of Henry W. Shoup, commanding officer of Truax Field, gives a coffee party to introduce the new wives to some of the current wives, left...
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Boy Scout Sled Race

Date: 01 24 1953
Description: Group of boy scouts lined up for Klondike Derby sled race, where the boys pulled the sleds, on Monona Golf Course. Nearly 300 scouts from the Dane County a...
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Crowd Gathered at Scene of Drowning

Date: 02 08 1953
Description: Crowd gathered around the shore of Monona Bay where Joel Hansen drowned, and his half brother Tommy Blankenheim was rescued.
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University of Wisconsin Crew Rowing

Date: 02 23 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin varsity crew in a practice boat on the Yahara River. View looking south with Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, 110 North Thorn...
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Grocery Store Shoppers

Date: 02 23 1955
Description: A grocery store employee helps a mother and two children purchase Dean's milk.
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Interior of Pew House

Date: 09 26 1955
Description: Ruth Pew (Mrs. J.C.), Frances Hurst (Mrs. William), president of the Madison League of Women Voters, and Katharine Becker (Mrs. Robert M.), member of the b...
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Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts, Adult Leaders

Date: 05 07 1955
Description: Jean Glover, President of the Blackhawk Council of Girl Scouts, Jane Thomas, general chairman of Roundup, and Joanna Sherman, Girl Scout District Director,...
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University of Wisconsin Band Members and Alumni Stuffing Envelopes

Date: 12 06 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin band members and Alumni Association workers stuff letters addressed to Badger alumni asking them to help send the band to the Rose ...
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Who's New Club Board Members

Date: 09 13 1955
Description: Three board members of the Who's New Club lunching at Blackhawk Country Club, Shorewood Hills. Left to right: Virginia Mansfield, Lois Cardinal, and Shirle...
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Members of the Madison Literary Club

Date: 11 10 1952
Description: Mrs. Mary Richards and Mrs. Katherine Dodge, "gown" (university) members of the Madison Literary Club, chatting at the 75th anniversary banquet of the club...

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