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City Hall Demolition

Date: 1955
Description: View across Mifflin Street, towards Madison City Hall as it is being demolished. On the street women are walking around the construction to get to the side...
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Elsa Seipp Madlener

Date: 1955
Description: A handwritten note describes this portrait as: "Aunt Elsa in her summer house "The Lindens" when she was eighty years old." She is wearing a print dress an...
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View of State Street

Date: 1955
Description: View through a glass door towards a woman walking on the sidewalk past a parked car. On the opposite side of the street are signs for Madison Surgical Supp...
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Swarthout Lakeside Park

Date: 1955
Description: A motorboat on Lake Neshonoc is speeding toward the public landing, where there is a car parked and a small group of people has gathered. A man in a swimmi...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: Two sisters of St. Benedict before the dedication of the new mother-house. They are standing on the terrace of the convent located on County Highway M near...
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Dedication of Sisters of St. Benedict Mother-House

Date: 1955
Description: A group of Benedictine nuns singing as the choir at the solemn high Mass of Thanksgiving in their small chapel at their new mother-house located on County ...
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Woman Posing in Flower Bed

Date: 1955
Description: A woman is posing in a small flower bed on a lawn. There are Canna plants in the center. The bed is surrounded by a simple living willow fence.
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First Leaves

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view towards a woman posing on a spit of land jutting into a lake, seen through birch trees in the spring. Caption reads: "Spring comes suddenly t...
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First Flowers

Date: 1955
Description: Olbrich Gardens viewed through the tulip garden towards Lake Monona. Two women and a man are walking on the sidewalk towards an open structure.
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The Plotters

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of four women sitting, and one man standing, around a large map of northeast Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The women are wearing ...
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Wittnebel's Tavern

Date: 1955
Description: View from behind bar towards a man standing on the left, and a group of men, women and children sitting at the bar. Pictured from left to right are Arni...
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Dane County Republican Women Meeting

Date: 1955
Description: Nine women are sitting around a table. Caption reads: "Pictured above is the meeting of the Dane County Republican Women, held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the L...
Book or Pamphlet

"A Guide To Community Action" Cover

Date: 1955
Description: The front cover of a booklet titled: "A Guide To Community Action For Public School Integration." Text over image at bottom reads: "Highlander Staff Planni...

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