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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Newspaper boy Malcolm Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, dressing before dawn to prepare for completing his daily newspaper route. The hands on his alarm clock i...
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Dane County Republican Women's Club

Date: 10 10 1957
Description: Richard Baer, chairman of the Dane County Republican organization, spoke at the meeting of the Dane County Republican Women's Club. He is shown chatting wi...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Young Madison girls requesting autographs of Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, during a fashion show at the Casey and O'Brien, Inc. store on Atwood ...
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Jo Ann Beier, Wisconsin State Journal Society Page Editor

Date: 01 07 1958
Description: Portrait of Jo Ann Beier, Society Page editor of the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Fred Hatch, U.S. Weather Bureau Technician

Date: 02 07 1958
Description: Fred Hatch (32), U.S. Weather Bureau technician, will be returning to a small island near the North Pole to conduct experiments on solar energy, insulation...
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Hawthorne Branch Library Remodeling

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Remodeling is underway for the new Hawthorne Branch Library at 2041 Atwood Avenue. This library location replaced the Williamson Street branch library and ...
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Twila Nolen Given a Silver Dollar

Date: 06 26 1958
Description: Twila Nolen, a waitress at Rohde's Steak House, is shown after receiving her second silver dollar from the Madison Chamber of Commerce. It is part of a Jun...
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Phi Beta Chi Sorority Dance

Date: 08 14 1958
Description: Sorority members planning the Phi Beta Chi "Bermuda Sock Hop". Front row, left to right, are: Marian Amlie, Pat Patterson, Kathleen Gorman Cathy Cline, and...
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Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson

Date: 11 05 1958
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson, wife of Governor-elect Gaylord Nelson, taken in their family home at 5627 Crestwood Place in Madison prior to their mov...
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Group Portrait of Four Men and Three Women

Date: 02 04 1959
Description: Portrait of three women sitting and four men standing behind them, taken for Stanley "Jim" Stein and his wife, Faye. Mr. Stein is a brother of Wisconsin...
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Sports Writer Thomas J. Butler

Date: 01 21 1959
Description: Portrait of Thomas J. Butler, sports writer for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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University of Wisconsin Fraternity Housemothers

Date: 01 19 1959
Description: Louise Hackworthy, housemother for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, playing the piano with two fraternity members, Ralf Torngren and Roger Rumbie.
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Madison Residents Await Income Tax Return Help at Internal Revenue Service Office

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Madison residents receive help completing their income tax returns at the Internal Revenue Service office located at the U.S. Post Office Building, 215 Mon...
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Monkeys Escape Vilas Zoo

Date: 08 05 1960
Description: Thirty-eight Rhesus monkeys escaped from the basement of the Vilas zoo monkey house on August 4, 1960. Sixteen were captured right away but it took until D...
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Madison Red Cross Volunteer Training

Date: 11 10 1960
Description: Dorothy Schar, chairman of volunteers for Madison Red Cross, holds up diplomas to be awarded after two months of training to be social welfare aides in the...
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Madison Barbershop Quartet Singers Make Donation to the Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Madison barbershop quartet singers make a $350.00 donation to the Empty Stocking Club. The amount represents one half of the proceeds from the group's "Qua...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A pre-inauguration conversation in the governor's office. Left to right are: Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles,...
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Wacky, But Not Quacky-Fake Duck on a Balcony

Date: 03 12 1958
Description: A fake duck sitting on the railing of a balcony at the Town House Apartments, 111 West Main Street. The stuffed duck was placed there by "trickster" Fred N...

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