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Madison Social Security Office Manager

Date: 10 08 1950
Description: Sydney S. Miller, manager of the Madison Social Security Office, shares a 1950 government-issued booklet explaining a program to employers of household wor...
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Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus Hearing

Date: 03 25 1951
Description: A large crowd made up of both friends and foes of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus attend a legislative committee hearing on his record. The commis...
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JCC Safety Contest

Date: 04 29 1951
Description: Top prize winners in the JCC safety slogan contest posing with a new bicycle and contest officials. Left to right: Harry Tobias, chairman of the contest; S...
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Governor Walter J. Kohler's Committee on Human Rights

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler appointed eight civic leaders to the Governor's Commission on Human Rights created to promote tolerance and understanding through...
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Velma Hamilton

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Harry (Velma) Hamilton, Route 3, Madison, appointed to the Governor's Commission on Human Rights and Madison Human Rights Council by Gover...
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Gertrude Anderson, Member of Governor's Commission on Human Rights

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ernest H. (Gertrude) Anderson, member of Governor Walter Kohler's Commission on Human Rights and Madison Human Rights Council.
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Madison Recreation Department Staff

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of staff members of the Madison Recreation Department, left to right: Standing, Hermine Sauthoff, Clarence Schwengel, Glenn "Pat" Holmes and...
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Woman Examining Tax Rolls

Date: 02 01 1952
Description: A woman sits on a table in an office, possibly examining tax rolls.
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Draft Protest Meeting

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Adolph Maasen (left), the leader of a group of state farmers claiming prejudice against farmers by the State Selective Service, observing Colonel Bentley C...
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Draft Protest Meeting

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Elevated view of some of the nearly 70 farmers and their wives from nine Wisconsin counties gathered in the state assembly chamber to hear a discussion of ...
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Rebecca Chalmers Barton

Date: 07 08 1953
Description: Portrait of Rebecca Chalmers Barton, Director of the Wisconsin Governor's Commission on Human Rights, seated at her desk.
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National States' Conference on Alcoholism

Date: 10 11 1954
Description: General sessions of the fifth annual meeting of the National States' Conference on Alcoholism were held at the Hotel Loraine. Left to right are Ernest A. S...
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Governor's Commission on Human Rights

Date: 10 29 1954
Description: The Governor's Commission on Human Rights gathers in the Governor's conference room.
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Walter Simon with his Shot Gun

Date: 11 08 1955
Description: Walter Simon holds his shot gun to show its wooden parts that he crafted himself. According to his obituary, published on October 18, 1964, he was the Dir...
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Fond du Lac County agricultural agent George Massey looking over an exhibit of early household equipment at the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and H...
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New Members of Visiting Nurse Staff

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Two recent additions to the visiting nurse staff of the Madison health department include, from left to right: Charlotte Sneyd, physical therapist; and Pat...
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City Honored for Better Traffic Record

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: The city of Madison receives a state flag from the Safety Division of the State Motor Vehicle Department for its record in improving its traffic accident r...
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Dairy Day at Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Alpha Gamma Rho members talking with Dale Bruhn of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. Left to right: John Mitchell (Hillsboro), Dale Bruhn, Wesley Fa...
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New American Motors Squad Car for the State Patrol

Date: 01 12 1959
Description: Mike Gilomen, an employee of Capital Auto Body, applies a state patrol decal to the side of the first American Motors Ambassador to be added to the patrol'...
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Claudia Dennis

Date: 01 15 1959
Description: Portrait of Claudia Dennis, the receptionist in the attorney general's office. She was recently hired by the new attorney general, John W. Reynolds.

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