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Newspaper Print Shop

Date: 1950
Description: Sports editor and sports reporter from the "Wisconsin State Journal" confer with a printer over trays of lead type.
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Working the Linotype

Date: 1950
Description: A woman types text into a linotype machine.
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Printed Circuit Board

Date: 1950
Description: Jean Hoffman looks over a printed circuit board in the foreground, with a map of Madison, Wisconsin on the wall behind her.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Washington School

Date: 1950
Description: Rear entrance of Washington School.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of the classroom space in the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. Window openings and the roof construction are shown....
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Roof trusses in auditorium of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of Our Saviour Lutheran Church at 1 South Hancock Street, on the corner of Hancock Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Madison isthmus looking north. Caption reads: "Madison Wisconsin — Between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona".
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of Bethel Lutheran Church at 312 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Bethel Lutheran Church Parish House

Date: 1950
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church parish house and Sunday School, 10 West Johnson Street.
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Civil War Cannon

Date: 1950
Description: A Civil War cannon captured at the Battle of Shiloh, displayed at Camp Randall near the corner of Randall Street and Dayton Street. A fire station is visib...
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Loftsgordon Residence

Date: 1950
Description: The Herman Loftsgordon family residence at 2429 Center Avenue, with daughter Hazel on the steps. Loftsgordon served as chairman of Anchor Savings and Loan ...
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Confederate Rest at Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 1950
Description: Burial plot at Forest Hill Cemetery, where 140 Confederate prisoners of war were interred after perishing at Camp Randall military prison during the spring...
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Hans Christian Heg Statue

Date: 1950
Description: The statue of Colonel Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863), commander of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, as it stands in front o...
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State Street and Lake Street

Date: 1950
Description: Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end...
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Confederate Burial Monument

Date: 1950
Description: A monument to dead Confederate soldiers and Mrs. Alice W. Waterman at the entrance to "Confederate Rest" in the Forest Hill Cemetery. This monument was er...
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Wayne T. Vanderhoef with Skis

Date: 1950
Description: Winter scene with Wayne T. Vanderhoef (1929-1997) posing with his skis in front of 312 North Butler Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Historical M...
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Hamacher Hotel and Tavern

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Hamacher Hotel and Tavern, 302-306 West Mifflin Street, at the intersection of North Henry Street. Its demolition between 1955 and 195...
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Kennedy Manor Apartments

Date: 1950
Description: The Wisconsin Avenue entrance to the Kennedy Manor apartments.

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