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Woman Broadcasting Music at Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Woman seated at radio broadcasting console playing music for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital on the grounds of Mendota State Hospital.
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Souvenirs from Norway

Date: 11 1947
Description: Left to right, Dorothy Kobs, Wisconsin High School student, James McDonald, Central High School student, and Amelia Brueckner, West High School student, lo...
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Mary Gillin

Date: 12 13 1947
Description: Portrait of Mrs. John L. (Mary) Gillin, 2211 Chamberlain Avenue, seated in a chair knitting for the State Journal Empty Stocking Club.
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WIBA Christmas Mail

Date: 12 17 1947
Description: Mailman delivering Christmas letters and packages to a man at NBC - WIBA radio station.
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University Club's Assembly Ball

Date: 11 20 1947
Description: Couple attending the University Club's annual Assembly Ball. Standing in front of a Santa Claus decoration are Janet Easum, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Ches...
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Cheng-Yang Wedding

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin graduate students from China, bride Shu-Teh Cheng, Nanking, China, and bridegroom Shu-Chin Yang, Faku, China, cutting their wedding...
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Julius Kelly, County Treasurer

Date: 01 09 1948
Description: Portrait of Julius Kelly, newly elected County Treasurer by the Dane County Board.
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Lutheran Student Foundation

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Pictured around the fireplace in the Lutheran Student Foundation, 228 Langdon Street, are counter-clockwise: the Reverend A. Henry Hetland, with University...
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T.B. Walker Portrait Collection

Date: 01 10 1948
Description: Portrait painting of Chief Little Shell, Chippewa Native American. The painting is leaning against a wall. Part of the T.B. Walker Indian Collection, on lo...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Mrs. Edwin B. (Rosa) Fred, extreme left, wife of the university president, with a delegation of guests from Sun Prairie, at a tea at the Wisconsin executiv...
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University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Mothers of young children view display of "New Uses of Familiar Things" at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week. Pictured left to right: Susan Ma...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured are Mrs. H.A. (Winifred) Balsley, vice-president (left), and Mrs. Alan (Jessie) Nels...
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Harold E. Stassen President Campaign Tour

Date: 03 05 1948
Description: Harold E. Stassen (left), in Fort Atkinson, visiting with left to right: W.D. Hoard, publisher; Jefferson County Sheriff R.J. Gibson; James LeChance, Palmy...
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Harold E. Stassen President Campaign Tour

Date: 03 05 1948
Description: Harold E. Stassen (left), in Fort Atkinson, shaking hands with Ernest Marsh of Palmyra. Other men are lined up behind to shake hands.
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Portrait of Charles F. Kirwin

Date: 04 01 1948
Description: A portrait of Charles F. Kirwin taken on his 83rd birthday. He was employed by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railroad for 56 years.
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Bowler Stan Thaden

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: Portrait of Stan Thaden, who was participating in an American Bowling Congress tournament in Detroit. He recently rolled the first 700 game of his career.
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Old Time Fiddlers

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: George Gilberstson, champion of the Old-Time Fiddlers' contest at the Madison Community Center, receiving his $35 prize from the Master of Ceremonies, Ralp...
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm hanging a dedication plaque on the wall of the Governor's suite in the new Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue. Shown looking on...
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John Burrowbridge

Date: 03 28 1948
Description: John Burrowbridge, nearing his 80th birthday, operated a baggage and package delivery truck for 52 years. He is a member of an early Madison family after w...
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Wisconsin High School Play Cast

Date: 05 13 1948
Description: Youth Journal features a play which students of Wisconsin High School will present in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Pictured are Dorothy Kobs, Paul T...

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