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Thanksgiving Student Artists

Date: 11 20 1957
Description: Portrait of West Junior High School student Laura Crow, age 12, who created a crayon sketch of a family scene as viewed through a large picture window.
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New Nakoma Neighborhood Residents

Date: 01 11 1958
Description: Portrait of new Nakoma neighborhood resident Robert Krogstad.
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Gisholt Gals Bowling Team

Date: 02 05 1958
Description: Group portrait of five members of the Gisholt Gals Bowling Team who were the leading team in Class D of the Wisconsin Women's Bowling Association tournamen...
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Healy Lane Coffee Hour

Date: 02 20 1958
Description: Monona Village homemakers share their weekday coffee hour at the home of Mrs. Randall Wind. Mrs. Wind holds her daughter Lori, age 2. Guests are Mrs. John ...
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One Penny Buys $300 Hearing Aid

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: A man and woman examine a rare penny. The penny was a 1856 Indianhead, called a Flying Eagle Cent. Only 1,000 of those coins were struck. The penny was wor...
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Wisconsin High School Dave Strobel Rink Team

Date: 03 12 1958
Description: Portrait of four members of the Wisconsin High School Dave Strobel Rink team. The men are holding four brooms near the curling stone in the foreground. Kne...
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Inter-Faith Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Representing their church at an inter-faith tea are, from left: Catherine Gedko, Baha'i; Mrs. John English, First Methodist; Doris Voit, Plymouth Congregat...
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University League Junior Division Annual Spring Dance

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: Shown at the refreshments table of the University League Junior Division spring dance are, left to right: Dr. Kupchan, Miriam Kupchan, Louis Berninger and ...
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East Side Women's Club Spring Banquet

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: At left is Mrs. Amy Levander (left) sitting with her 98-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Ella Stevenson, and her mother, Mrs. W.G. Gerlach, during a three-genera...
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Autographing Tea

Date: 09 21 1957
Description: William F. Steuber Jr. autographs a copy of his book, "The Landlooker," for Mrs. Robert Cromey at an autographing tea at Graham's Book and Stationary Store...
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State-Wide Meeting of Visiting Nurses Groups

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: The Madison Visiting Nurse Service and the Beloit Visiting Nurse Association hosted a state-wide meeting of the visiting nurse groups at the Memorial Union...
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Mt. Horeb Rifle Club

Date: 04 11 1958
Description: Group portrait of nine members of the Mt. Horeb Rifle Club at their banquet meeting. In the back row, L-R, are: Elmer Culver, Clarence Lund, Bert Frederic...
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Madison West Relays

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: The Racine County Agricultural School sprint relay team won the Class B sprint relay. They include, from left to right, Johnny Durlin, Fred Klarr, Elmars E...
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Madison West Relays

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Madison West High School took second place in the Class A sprint medley relay. Left to right: Tom Steffen, Howie Mazur, Mike Morgan, and Roger Wiebe.
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Madison West Relays

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Kenosha High School's champion mile relay team came within two-tenths of a second of the meet record set by Madison West High School in 1950. They include,...
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Madison Auxiliary of the Wisconsin Optometric Association Skit

Date: 05 05 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Auxiliary of the Wisconsin Optometric Association will present the skit "The Historic Spectacle," showing the changes in eyeglasses ...
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High School Girls at Lathrop Hall

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Almost 200 girls from 20 Wisconsin high schools took part in a strenuous day of recreation planned by the Women's Physical Education Club at Lathrop Hall a...
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Climbing for Coconuts

Date: 08 24 1943
Description: An indigenous man climbs a coconut palm to harvest coconuts on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). His feet are ...
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Army Brothers

Date: 1943
Description: A rickety ladder serves (Sergeant) Technician 4th Grade John Duray (left), and his brother, Staff Sergeant Isador Duray, both of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the...
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Laundry Customers

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Motor Pool Dispatchers Sergeant Alex Petro of Racine, Wisconsin, and Sergeant Joe Nicolazzi of Kenosha, Wisconsin, chat while waiting for their clothing at...

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