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Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition

Date: 1956
Description: Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is on the left. Three men are working...
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Connie Moore and LuRay Arms

Date: 1956
Description: Friends Connie Moore (left) and LuRay (Frenchie) Arms pose comically with a motorcycle at 1851 South Park Street. Two children can be seen behind them sitt...
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Lewis Arms with a Guitar

Date: 1956
Description: Lewis Arms sits on the trunk of a 1949 convertible (DeSoto?) automobile, strumming a guitar.
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Date: 1956
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, surrounded by their children and their spouses. The y...
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Boys' Marching Band

Date: 1956
Description: Uniformed boys' bugle corps passing along a street in a parade. A group of people watch from the sidewalk across the street.
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Effective Advertising, Cooking Maple Syrup

Date: 1956
Description: A man is cooking maple syrup over a wood fire among trees. Steam is billowing from the kettle.
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"... Their Appointed Rounds"

Date: 1956
Description: A mailman is trudging through the snow with his loaded mailbag. A city street and buildings are barely visible through the snow.
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Sport Illustrated

Date: 1956
Description: An adult and a child riding a toboggan down the slide at Iverson Park.

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